vi.,vt. 嘎扎嘎扎地咀嚼(饼干等)；(车轮、皮靴等)嘎喳嘎喳地(在砂砾路上)碾过[踏过] (through)。 The dog was crunching a bone. 狗正在啃骨头。 n. 1.咬碎，咬，嚼；〔方言〕碎屑；嘎扎嘎扎的响声。 2.〔美俚〕摊牌(时刻)，紧要[决定性]关头；困境；(经济等)紧缩状态。
the act of crushing 同义词：crush, compaction,
the sound of something crunching; "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"
a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources); "an end-of-the year crunch"; "a financial crunch"
reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic" 同义词：grind, mash, bray, comminute,
make a crushing noise; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel" 同义词：scranch, scraunch, crackle,
chew noisily; "The children crunched the celery sticks" 同义词：munch,
press or grind with a crushing noise 同义词：cranch, craunch, grind,
例句与用法
1.
I can't bear the way she crunches the sugar . 我简直看不惯她嚼糖的那副样子。
2.
There was the crunch of footsteps . 传来了嗄吱嗄吱的脚步声。
3.
All these bear upon him with crunching weight . 这些问题使他的负担极其沉重。
4.
The dog was crunching a bone . 狗正在啃骨头。
5.
He liked to hear the sound of the snow crunching under his feet . 他喜欢听脚下白雪发出的嗄吱嗄吱的声音。
6.
He always says he will help , but when it comes to the crunch , he does nothing . 他口口声声说他一定帮忙，然而事到临头他什么也不帮。
7.
It was a crunching of heavy feet, punctuated now and again by the clattering of a displaced stone . 那是沉重的脚步发出的嘎吱嘎吱声响，时而夹杂着石头被踢开后滚落的声音。
8.
They crunched over the snow into the silent village, bending forward against the mountain wind that swept through the street . 他们踏着雪走进了沉寂的村庄，身子往前弯着，顶着从街上吹过的山风。
9.
When it comes to the crunch they will support us 到紧要关头他们会支持我们的。
10.
When it come to the crunch they will support us 到紧要关头他们会支持我们的。
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