crack

verb

破裂 break

1. 破裂；裂开；断裂
   to break without dividing into separate parts; to break sth in this way
   1. The ice cracked as I stepped onto it.
      我一踩冰就裂了。
   2. He has cracked a bone in his arm.
      他的手臂有一处骨裂。
   3. Her lips were dry and cracked.
      她的嘴唇干裂了。
2. 砸开；破开；砸碎；打碎
   to break open or into pieces; to break sth in this way
   1. A chunk of the cliff had cracked off in a storm.
      山崖上的一块石头在暴风雨中崩塌下来。
   2. His face cracked into a smile.
      他脸上绽出了微笑。
   3. to crack a nut
      把坚果砸开
   4. She cracked an egg into the pan.
      她往锅里打了一个鸡蛋。

击中 hit

3. 重击；猛击
   to hit sth/sb with a short hard blow
   1. I cracked my head on the low ceiling.
      我的头撞上了低矮的天花板。
   2. He cracked me on the head with a ruler.
      他用尺子猛击我的头部。

发出声音 make sound

4. （使）发出爆裂声，噼啪作响
   to make a sharp sound; to make sth do this
   1. A shot cracked across the ridge.
      一颗炮弹飞过山脊爆炸了。
   2. He cracked his whip and galloped away.
      他抽响鞭子，策马飞奔而去。

嗓音 of voice

5. （突然）变嘶哑，变沙哑
   if your voice cracks , it changes in depth, volume, etc. suddenly and in a way that you cannot control
   1. In a voice cracking with emotion, he told us of his son's death.
      他悲恸失声地告诉我们他儿子去世的消息。

在压力下 under pressure

6. （因压力而）吃不消，崩溃，瓦解
   to no longer be able to function normally because of pressure
   1. Things are terrible at work and people are cracking under the strain.
      工作情况很糟糕，人们因过度紧张越来越吃不消了。
   2. They questioned him for days before he cracked.
      他们审讯他多日后他就垮掉了。
   3. The old institutions are cracking.
      旧的制度正在瓦解。

找到解决方法 find solution

7. 找到解决（难题等的）方法
   to find the solution to a problem, etc. ; to find the way to do sth difficult
   1. to crack the enemy's code
      破译敌人的密码
   2. After a year in this job I think I've got it cracked !
      干了一年后，我觉得我已知道怎样做好这项工作了。

阻止 stop sb/sth

8. 阻止，打击，击败，战胜（罪犯或敌人）
   to find a way of stopping or defeating a criminal or an enemy
   1. Police have cracked a major drugs ring.
      警方破获了一个重大的贩毒集团。

开瓶 open bottle

9. 开瓶；（尤指）开瓶饮酒
   to open a bottle, especially of wine, and drink it

玩笑 a joke

10. 说（笑话）；开（玩笑）
    to tell a joke

noun

裂缝 break

1. 裂纹；裂缝
   a line on the surface of sth where it has broken but not split into separate parts
   1. This cup has a crack in it.
      这杯子有一道裂痕。
   2. Cracks began to appear in the walls.
      墙壁开始出现裂缝了。
   3. The cracks (= faults) in the government's economic policy are already beginning to show.
      政府经济政策中的失误已开始显露出来。

缝隙 narrow opening

2. 缝隙；狭缝；窄缝
   a narrow space or opening
   1. She peeped through the crack in the curtains.
      她透过窗帘的缝隙窥视。
   2. The door opened a crack (= a small amount) .
      门开了一条缝。

声响 sound

3. （突然的）爆裂声，噼啪声
   a sudden loud noise
   1. a crack of thunder
      一声霹雳
   2. the sharp crack of a rifle shot
      尖利的步枪声

击中 hit

4. （可听到响声的）重击，猛击
   a sharp blow that can be heard
   1. She fell over and got a nasty crack on the head.
      她跌倒了，脑袋重重地磕了一下。

尝试 attempt

5. 尝试；试做
   an occasion when you try to do sth
   1. She hopes to have another crack at the world record this year.
      她希望今年再一次冲击世界纪录。

毒品 drug

6. 强效可卡因
   a powerful, illegal drug that is a form of cocaine
   1. a crack addict
      吸强效可卡因成瘾的人

玩笑 joke

7. （尤指挖苦人的）玩笑，俏皮话
   a joke, especially a critical one
   1. He made a very unfair crack about her looks.
      他开玩笑地损了一下她的长相，言语很是刻薄。

交谈 conversation

8. 好时光；友好愉快的交谈
   a good time; friendly, enjoyable talk
   1. Where's the crack tonight?
      今晚去哪里逍遥？
   2. He's a person who enjoys a drink and a bit of crack.
      他是个喜欢喝两杯又爱聊天的人。

adj.

1. 训练有素的；技艺高超的；优秀的；一流的
   expert and highly trained; excellent at sth
   1. crack troops
      精锐部队
   2. He's a crack shot (= accurate and skilled at shooting) .
      他是个神枪手。

VERB USES 动词用法

1. V-ERG (使)破裂;(使)裂开;(使)断裂
   If something hard cracks, or if you crack it, it becomes slightly damaged, with lines appearing on its surface.
   1. A gas main had cracked under my neighbour's garage and gas had seeped into our homes...
      邻居车库下面的煤气总管裂开了，煤气渗入了我们家。
   2. Remove the dish from the oven, crack the salt crust and you will find the skin just peels off the fish.
      把盘子从烤箱里拿出来，弄碎鱼表面的那层盐，鱼皮就会从鱼身上剥落下来了。
2. V-ERG (使)发出爆裂声;(使)噼啪作响
   If something cracks, or if you crack it, it makes a sharp sound like the sound of a piece of wood breaking.
   1. Thunder cracked in the sky...
      空中雷声咔嚓作响。
   2. He cracked his fingers nervously.
      他紧张不安地把手指按得咔吧作响。
3. VERB 重击;猛击
   If you crack a hard part of your body, such as your knee or your head, you hurt it by accidentally hitting it hard against something.
   1. He cracked his head on the pavement and was knocked cold.
      他一头撞到人行道上，不省人事了。
4. VERB 打破;砸开;砸碎
   When you crack something that has a shell, such as an egg or a nut, you break the shell in order to reach the inside part.
   1. Crack the eggs into a bowl.
      把鸡蛋打在一个碗中。
5. VERB (尤指经过反复思考)找到…的解决办法，破译(密码)
   If you crack a problem or a code, you solve it, especially after a lot of thought.
   1. He has finally cracked the system after years of painstaking research.
      经过多年的努力研究，他终于找到了限免这个系统的办法。
6. VERB (因压力大而)失控，崩溃，瓦解
   If someone cracks, they lose control of their emotions or actions because they are under a lot of pressure.
   1. She's calm and strong, and she is just not going to crack...
      她镇定而且坚强，绝不会垮掉。
   2. I had the conviction Larkin's nerve would crack and he'd squeeze the trigger in a reflex action...
      我确信拉金会神经崩溃，他会反射性地扣动扳机。
   3. Some countries are showing signs of cracking under intense pressure from the United States.
      有些国家在美国的强大压力下有崩盘的迹象。
7. VERB (因感情强烈而嗓音)变嘶哑，变沙哑
   If your voice cracks when you are speaking or singing, it changes in pitch because you are feeling a strong emotion.
   1. Her voice cracked and she began to cry.
      她的声音变得沙哑，继而哭了起来。
8. VERB 说(笑话);开(玩笑)
   If you crack a joke, you tell it.
   1. He cracked jokes and talked about beer and girls.
      他爱说笑话，喜欢谈论啤酒和姑娘。
9. See also: cracked cracking
10. PHRASE 不如别人说的那么好
    If you say that something is not all it's cracked up to be, you mean that it is not as good as other people have said it is.
    1. Package holidays are not always all they're cracked up to be.
       全包旅游并不总像人们说的那么好。

NOUN AND ADJECTIVE USES 名词和形容词用法

1. N-COUNT 缝隙;狭缝;窄缝
   A crack is a very narrow gap between two things, or between two parts of a thing.
   1. Kathryn had seen him through a crack in the curtains.
      凯瑟琳透过窗帘缝看见了他。
2. N-SING (门或窗户打开的)缝隙，窄缝
   If you open something such as a door, window, or curtain a crack, you open it only a small amount.
   1. He went to the door, opened it a crack, and listened.
      他朝门走去，打开一条门缝听着。
3. N-COUNT 裂纹;裂缝
   A crack is a line that appears on the surface of something when it is slightly damaged.
   1. The plate had a crack in it...
      盘子上有一道裂纹。
   2. Hundreds of office buildings and homes developed large cracks in walls and ceilings.
      数百栋写字楼和住宅楼的墙壁和天花板上都出现了裂缝。
4. N-COUNT; SOUND 爆裂声;噼啪声
   A crack is a sharp sound, like the sound of a piece of wood breaking.
   1. Suddenly there was a loud crack and glass flew into the car...
      突然发出一声巨大的爆裂声，玻璃碎片飞进了车里。
   2. 'Crack!' — The first shot rang out, hitting Paolo.
      “砰！”第一声枪响了，打中了保罗。
5. N-SING 尝试;试图
   If you have or take a crack at something, you make an attempt to do or achieve something.
   1. I should love to have a crack at the Olympia title in my last year...
      我非常愿意在我职业生涯的最后一年向奥林匹亚大赛冠军头衔发起冲击。
   2. She decided to head for the dormitory to take another crack at locating Blanche.
      她决定回宿舍再找找布兰奇。
6. N-COUNT (略显粗鲁或刻薄的)笑话，俏皮话
   A crack is a slightly rude or cruel joke.
   1. When Paul made the crack about the 'famous girl detective', I began to suspect that he had it in for you.
      当保罗挖苦你是“著名的女侦探”时，我开始怀疑他是不是故意刁难你。
7. See also: crack cocaine
8. ADJ-GRADED (士兵或运动员)训练有素的，一流的
   A crack soldier or sportsman is highly trained and very skilful.
   1. ...a crack undercover police officer...
      训练有素的便衣警察
   2. He is said to be a crack shot, despite weak vision in one eye.
      尽管一只眼视力较弱，他仍被称为神枪手。
9. See also: craic
10. PHRASE 黎明;破晓;清晨
    If you say that someone does something at the crack of dawn, you are emphasizing that they do it very early in the morning.
    1. I often start work at the crack of dawn when there is a big order to get out.
       有大笔订单要处理时，我经常会清晨便开始工作。
11. PHRASE 掩盖错误
    If you paper over the cracks, you try to hide all the things that are wrong with something.
    1. The meeting was stormy, and the two sides managed only to paper over the cracks on some issues.
       会议很激烈，但双方只是在试图掩盖某些问题上的错误。
12. PHRASE 合理的机会;均等的机会
    If you get a fair crack of the whip, you are allowed a reasonable opportunity to succeed at something.
    1. None of them is expecting any favours, just a fair crack of the whip.
       他们谁也不期望受到任何特殊照顾，只希望机会均等。

1. A gas main had cracked under my neighbour's garage and gas had seeped into our homes
   邻居车库下面的煤气总管裂开了，煤气渗入了我们家。
2. Remove the dish from the oven, crack the salt crust and you will find the skin just peels off the fish.
   把盘子从烤箱里拿出来，弄碎鱼表面的那层盐，鱼皮就会从鱼身上剥落下来了。
3. Thunder cracked in the sky
   空中雷声咔嚓作响。
4. He cracked his fingers nervously.
   他紧张不安地把手指按得咔吧作响。
5. He cracked his head on the pavement and was knocked cold.
   他一头撞到人行道上，不省人事了。
6. Crack the eggs into a bowl.
   把鸡蛋打在一个碗中。
7. He has finally cracked the system after years of painstaking research.
   经过多年的努力研究，他终于找到了限免这个系统的办法。
8. She's calm and strong, and she is just not going to crack
   她镇定而且坚强，绝不会垮掉。
9. I had the conviction Larkin's nerve would crack and he'd squeeze the trigger in a reflex action
   我确信拉金会神经崩溃，他会反射性地扣动扳机。
10. Some countries are showing signs of cracking under intense pressure from the United States.
    有些国家在美国的强大压力下有崩盘的迹象。
11. Her voice cracked and she began to cry.
    她的声音变得沙哑，继而哭了起来。
12. He cracked jokes and talked about beer and girls.
    他爱说笑话，喜欢谈论啤酒和姑娘。
13. Package holidays are not always all they're cracked up to be.
    全包旅游并不总像人们说的那么好。
14. Kathryn had seen him through a crack in the curtains.
    凯瑟琳透过窗帘缝看见了他。
15. He went to the door, opened it a crack, and listened.
    他朝门走去，打开一条门缝听着。
16. The plate had a crack in it
    盘子上有一道裂纹。
17. Hundreds of office buildings and homes developed large cracks in walls and ceilings.
    数百栋写字楼和住宅楼的墙壁和天花板上都出现了裂缝。
18. Suddenly there was a loud crack and glass flew into the car
    突然发出一声巨大的爆裂声，玻璃碎片飞进了车里。
19. 'Crack!' — The first shot rang out, hitting Paolo.
    “砰！”第一声枪响了，打中了保罗。
20. I should love to have a crack at the Olympia title in my last year
    我非常愿意在我职业生涯的最后一年向奥林匹亚大赛冠军头衔发起冲击。
21. She decided to head for the dormitory to take another crack at locating Blanche.
    她决定回宿舍再找找布兰奇。
22. When Paul made the crack about the 'famous girl detective', I began to suspect that he had it in for you.
    当保罗挖苦你是“著名的女侦探”时，我开始怀疑他是不是故意刁难你。
23. He is said to be a crack shot, despite weak vision in one eye.
    尽管一只眼视力较弱，他仍被称为神枪手。
24. I often start work at the crack of dawn when there is a big order to get out.
    有大笔订单要处理时，我经常会清晨便开始工作。
25. The meeting was stormy, and the two sides managed only to paper over the cracks on some issues.
    会议很激烈，但双方只是在试图掩盖某些问题上的错误。
26. None of them is expecting any favours, just a fair crack of the whip.
    他们谁也不期望受到任何特殊照顾，只希望机会均等。
27. There's a hairline crack in the rim of that jar
    那只罐子的口沿有条极细的裂缝。
28. The rainwater dripped through a crack on the ceiling.
    雨水从天花板的裂缝中滴下。
29. There is a crack in the glass.
    这块玻璃有一道裂痕。
30. The bowl has a crack in it.
    这只碗上有条裂纹。

  break crack crush split【导航词义：裂开】

  break v. 打破，折断，破裂

〔辨析〕强调将某件东西扯、撕或击成碎片，可以针对具体的东西，也可以指抽象事物的整体或部分被破坏。

  crack v. （使）破裂，（使）裂开

〔辨析〕通常指某物出现裂纹或裂成碎片，尤指为得到或使用某物内部的东西而将其砸开。

  crush v. 压坏，压碎

〔辨析〕指较大的外力将某物压坏、压碎、压扁等。

  split v. （使）裂开，（使）断裂，（使）撕开

〔辨析〕指（使）某物顺着直线方向裂开或撕裂。

crack down (on sb/sth)

1. 竭力取缔；严厉打击；镇压
   to try harder to prevent an illegal activity and deal more severely with those who are caught doing it

crack on (with sth)

1. （为尽快完成而）努力干；（急速）经过，穿过；快速继续下去
   to work hard at sth so that you finish it quickly; to pass or continue quickly
   1. A chunk of the cliff had cracked off in a storm.
      山崖上的一块石头在暴风雨中崩塌下来。
   2. His face cracked into a smile.
      他脸上绽出了微笑。
   3. to crack a nut
      把坚果砸开
   4. She cracked an egg into the pan.
      她往锅里打了一个鸡蛋。

crack up

1. （因压力造成身体或精神）垮掉，崩溃
   to become ill, either physically or mentally, because of pressure
   1. I cracked my head on the low ceiling.
      我的头撞上了低矮的天花板。
   2. He cracked me on the head with a ruler.
      他用尺子猛击我的头部。
2. 开始大笑起来
   to start laughing a lot

crack sb up

1. 使大笑起来
   to make sb laugh a lot

v.

get cracking

• 立即大干起来
  to begin immediately and work quickly
  1. There's a lot to be done, so let's get cracking.
     要做的工作很多，咱们马上就干吧。

not all, everything, etc. sb's cracked up to be

• 不像人们说的那么好
  not as good as people say
  1. He's not nearly such a good writer as he's cracked up to be.
     他远不是人们所说的那种优秀作家。

crack the whip

• 极度役使
  to use your authority or power to make sb work very hard, usually by treating them in a strict way

use a sledgehammer to crack a nut

• 抡着大锤砸核桃；杀鸡用牛刀
  to use more force than is necessary

n.

at the crack of dawn

• 黎明；破晓；清晨
  very early in the morning

a fair crack of the whip

• （做某事的）合理机会
  a reasonable opportunity to show that you can do sth
  1. I felt we weren't given a fair crack of the whip.
     我觉得我们没有得到合理的机会。

noun

1. the act of cracking something

   Synonym:    fracturecracking

2. a usually brief attempt
   1. he took a crack at it
   2. I gave it a whirl

   Synonym:    flinggopasswhirloffer

3. a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted

   Synonym:    crack cocainetornado

4. a narrow opening
   1. he opened the window a crack

   Synonym:    gap

5. a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts
   1. there was a crack in the mirror

6. witty remark

   Synonym:    wisecracksallyquip

7. a sudden sharp noise
   1. the crack of a whip
   2. he heard the cracking of the ice
   3. he can hear the snap of a twig

   Synonym:    crackingsnap

8. a long narrow opening

   Synonym:    cleftcrevicefissurescissure

9. a long narrow depression in a surface

   Synonym:    crevicecrannyfissurechap

10. a chance to do something
    1. he wanted a shot at the champion

    Synonym:    shot

verb

1. break into simpler molecules by means of heat
   1. The petroleum cracked

2. reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking

3. become fractured
   1. The glass cracked when it was heated

   Synonym:    checkbreak

4. cause to become cracked
   1. heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair

5. break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
   1. The pipe snapped

   Synonym:    snap

6. break partially but keep its integrity
   1. The glass cracked

7. pass through (a barrier)
   1. Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county

   Synonym:    break through

8. tell spontaneously
   1. crack a joke

9. hit forcefully
   1. The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler

10. suffer a nervous breakdown

    Synonym:    crack upcrock upbreak upcollapse

11. make a sharp sound
    1. his fingers snapped

    Synonym:    snap

12. make a very sharp explosive sound
    1. His gun cracked

13. gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions
    1. she cracked my password
    2. crack a safe

adj

1. of the highest quality
   1. an ace reporter
   2. a crack shot
   3. a first-rate golfer
   4. a super party
   5. played top-notch tennis
   6. an athlete in tiptop condition
   7. she is absolutely tops

   Synonym:    aceA-onefirst-ratesupertiptoptopnotchtop-notchtops(p)