crunches

英 [ˈkrʌntʃɪz] 美 [ˈkrʌntʃɪz]

n.  压碎声; 碎裂声; 紧要关头; 困境; 症结; 令人不快的重要消息; (突发的)不足，短缺; (尤指)缺钱
v.  嘎吱嘎吱地嚼; (使)发出碎裂声; (在路上)行进发出响声
crunch的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

  1. VERB 嘎吱嘎吱地嚼
    If you crunch something hard, such as a sweet, you crush it noisily between your teeth.
    1. She sucked an ice cube into her mouth, and crunched it loudly...
      她吸了块冰块到嘴里，嘎嘣嘎嘣地大声嚼着。
    2. Richard crunched into the apple.
      理查德咬了一口苹果。
  2. V-ERG (使)发出碎裂声;(使)嘎吱作响
    If something crunches or if you crunch it, it makes a breaking or crushing noise, for example when you step on it.
    1. A piece of china crunched under my foot...
      我踩碎了一块瓷片。
    2. He crunched the sheets of paper in his hands.
      他把那沓纸揉得嚓嚓响。
    3. Crunch is also a noun.
    4. She heard the crunch of tires on the gravel driveway.
      她听到轮胎轧过石子铺成的车道，发出嘎吱声。
  3. VERB (在小石子铺成的路上)嘎吱嘎吱地行进
    If you crunch across a surface made of very small stones, you move across it causing it to make a crunching noise.
    1. I crunched across the gravel.
      我嘎吱嘎吱地走过石子路。
    2. ...wheels crunching over a stony surface.
      嘎吱嘎吱地驶过石头路面的车轮
  4. N-SING 紧要关头;重要事件
    You can refer to an important time or event, for example when an important decision has to be made, as the crunch .
    1. Tomorrow, though, is the crunch...
      明天可就是紧要关头了。
    2. He can rely on my support when the crunch comes...
      关键时刻，他可以依靠我的支持。
    3. The Prime Minister is expected to call a crunch meeting on Monday.
      预计首相将于周一召开紧急会议。
  5. VERB (用计算器或计算机大量地)处理(数字)
    To crunch numbers means to do a lot of calculations using a calculator or computer.
    1. I pored over the books with great enthusiasm, often crunching the numbers until 1:00 a.m.
      我兴致勃勃地研究这些账簿，经常计算到凌晨1点。
  6. N-COUNT 缺少资金;经济收缩;财政困难
    A situation in which a business or economy has very little money can be referred to as a crunch .
    1. The UN is facing a cash crunch.
      联合国面临着现金短缺问题。
    2. ...a financial crunch that could threaten the company's future.
      可能会威胁到该公司前途的财政危机
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双语例句

  1. I work out with weights and do crunches, telling myself I'm still being productive while I remain glued to the tube.
    我会进行力量练习，做俯卧撑，告诉自己尽管对电视着迷，但仍然高效地完成了很多事情。
  2. At stake is billions of dollars of business for major American companies that make the advanced computing hardware and software that crunches numbers for banks across China.
    这项规定涉及研发先进计算机硬件和软件的大型美国企业，价值数十亿美元的业务，中国各地的银行都利用这些软硬件来处理数据。
  3. A lot of people think that exercises targeting the stomach area, such as sit-ups or crunches, are the way to go.
    很多人认为诀计是进行针对腹部的运动，如仰卧起坐或卷腹。
  4. Short-term rates skyrocketed to around 10% during liquidity crunches in June and December.
    在去年6月份和12月份钱荒期间，银行间市场短期利率飙升至10%左右。
  5. Restricting the measurement to easily reached consumers, or those in the main cities, crunches the numbers lower still.
    把衡量对象局限在容易接触到的消费者，或大城市的消费者，会使得实际数字更低。
  6. Everyday I do hundreds of crunches to flatten my abs.
    我每天做仰卧起坐数百次，就是想打平我的肚腩。
  7. Swiss-ball crunches, full situps, or bicycle situps are all fine.
    像平衡球、全程仰卧起坐、自行车仰卧起坐等都可以。
  8. I can't bear the way she crunches the sugar.
    我简直看不惯她嚼糖的那副样子。
  9. Reversed crunches, develops hip flex and abdominal strength.
    仰卧腿上举，增强臀部和腹部力量。
  10. Hazen says that origins-of-life experiments may also help create synthetic cells that can churn out biofuels, which would be a boon in these days of energy crunches and concerns about climate change.
    Hazen认为关于生命起源的实验也可能帮助制造出可以大量产生生物燃料的合成细胞，这将有助于解决当前的能源危机和气候变化的忧虑。
  11. And irrespective of speculation in the markets, credit crunches and short-term liquidity issues, the needs of the masses are not likely to dwindle in the medium-to long-term.
    尽管目前存在市场投机行为、信贷紧缩及短期流动性问题，但在中长期内，大众需求不太可能萎缩。
  12. I am not complaining traditional crunches is not good, but to really get the core muscles to work hard, plank and pike is a better choice.
    我没有抱怨传统的紧缩是不好的，但要真正获得核心肌肉勤奋工作，木板和狗鱼是一个更好的选择。
  13. The WFP has survived such funding crunches in the past, but UN officials fear donors have now become exasperated with North Korea, which expelled US non-governmental organisations last March.
    过去，WFP一直能够度过此类融资难关，但联合国官员担心，如今捐助者已被朝鲜激怒。去年3月，朝鲜将美国一些非政府组织驱逐出境。
  14. Tumbling stock markets and credit crunches always unnerve.
    不断下挫的股市和信贷紧缩总是令人失去勇气。
  15. China understands the issues, said Mr Tanaka, referring to the strategic use of stockpiles in reducing OPEC's influence over prices and in countering supply crunches.
    在谈到通过石油储备的战略运用来减少石油输出国组织的价格影响力和应对供应危机时，田中伸男表示：中国明白这些问题。
  16. If you're after a six pack, forget about crunches and sit ups and try the bicycle technique instead.
    若你想练腹肌，放弃仰卧起坐，换作脚踏车运动试试。
  17. Many adopted a more cautious approach, while also coming under pressure to invest in their home markets, as the global economic crisis hit local economies, slowing growth and triggering domestic credit crunches.
    许多基金采取了更为审慎的态度，同时也是受到投资本国市场的压力，因为本国经济受到了全球经济危机的冲击，增长放缓，国内信贷趋于紧缩。
  18. The responsibilities of central banks "now extend well beyond inflation to credit crunches, growth slowdowns, asset bubbles, and, in some cases, exchange rates."
    目前，各国中央银行的职责“大大超出了控制通胀范畴，而延伸至信贷紧缩、增长放缓、资产泡沫甚至汇率领域。”
  19. Because firms could follow products through the production and logistics system, bottlenecks could be bypassed and supply crunches spotted in advance.
    由于企业能够追踪产品在生产与物流体系中的移动轨迹，它们可以绕过瓶颈，提前发现供应紧缺状况。
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