cracks

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. The cracks are showing in the walls and a lick of paint would not come amiss.
   墙面开始出现裂缝了，刷一点油漆就能补好。
2. All you see of the outside world is the sunlight beaming through the cracks in the roof.
   而外面的世界，你所能看见的就只是透过房顶缝隙射进来的阳光。
3. There were cracks in the brickwork.
   砖墙上有裂缝。
4. The larvae burrow into cracks in the floor.
   幼虫钻进了地板的缝隙里。
5. They just cleave the stone along the cracks.
   他们就是顺着裂缝把石头劈开。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. Cracks appeared in the wall and a door jammed shut
   墙上出现了裂缝，一扇门卡住打不开了。
9. Cracks of light filtered through the shutters
   斑驳的光线透过百叶窗照射进来。
10. The metal is then minutely examined to ensure there are no cracks
    然后仔细检查了这块金属，以确保没有裂缝。
11. Plants growing out of cracks in paving strike the right note up a cottage-garden path.
    从铺路石缝隙间长出的植物恰好营造出乡间农舍花园小径的感觉。
12. There were huge cracks in the plaster, and the green shutters were faded
    灰泥上出现多条大裂缝，绿色百叶窗也褪色了。
13. Cracks, bulges, crumbling pointing and damp patches mean trouble.
    裂缝、凸起、剥落的勾缝和湿斑都意味着存在问题。
14. Out of beams and cracks came troops of beetles, ants and spiders.
    从横梁上和裂缝里爬出来了一群群甲虫、蚂蚁和蜘蛛。
15. They would look out through the cracks of their weather-beaten door.
    他们会透过那扇经受风吹日晒的老木门的缝隙向外张望。
16. One corner cracks open.
    崩了一角。
17. Cracks and leaks are signs of poor construction in a house.
    裂缝和漏水表明房子的施工质量不好。
18. The ground was full of cracks in the summer.
    夏天地上都是裂痕。
19. He cracks me up. I don't think I've met anybody so funny in my whole life.
    他常逗我发笑，我一生中还没有见过这样有趣的人。
20. Burn off the old paint, fill any cracks in the woodwork, and rub down well with sandpaper.
    将这件木器原来的漆烧掉，填补好上面的裂缝，再用砂纸磨光。
21. Beams of light came through the cracks in the wall.
    束束光线透过墙上的裂缝照进屋里。
22. He's always making cracks about my big feet.
    他总是拿我的一双大脚开玩笑。
23. He agreed to paper over the cracks for the period of the election.
    他同意在选举期间暂时把分歧掩盖起来。
24. Check the container for cracks or leaks.
    检验容器是否有裂缝或者漏的地方。
25. The wall was decayed and full of cracks and chinks, one of which she enlarged with her fingers, cautiously and without noise.
    土墙业已剥落，到处露出缝隙。她小心翼翼地用手指把一条缝隙掏宽，不出一丝声音。
26. Critics of government policy argue that the new measures introduced to fight crime are simply papering over the cracks.
    批评政府政策的人指责反犯罪活动新措施，认为纯粹是为掩盖过错而制定的。
27. There has been no rain for a long time and the fields are full of cracks.
    长期干旱，田地龟裂。
28. The construction joint, temperature and shrinkage cracks should be controlled specially in mass concrete construction.
    施工冷缝、温度和收缩裂缝是大体积混凝土施工中应重点控制的问题。
29. The influence of cracks in clay surface on the stabilization and deformation of slope was discussed.
    最后探讨了非饱和土中表面裂缝的形成对边坡稳定和变形的影响。
30. Cracks have also been found.
    还发现了裂缝。