crunch
[krʌntʃ]
vt.
嘎吱嘎吱地咬嚼;
嘎吱嘎吱地压，碾，跺;
[俚]运行，处理;
vi.
嘎吱嘎吱地咀嚼;
嘎吱嘎吱地动;
发嘎吱嘎吱声;
n.
嘎吱声;
决定性冲突;
危急情况;
经济收缩;
例句:
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Neutrinos have sufficient weight to allow the Big Crunch!
来自SA
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If it comes to the crunch, I'll resign over this.
必要时，我会为此而辞职。
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He can rely on my support when the crunch comes.
关键时刻，他可以依靠我的支持。
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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。
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There is a similar crunch time looming on Europe.
来自THETIMES
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In a crunch, ETF investors can sell intraday.
来自WSJ
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His leather boots crunched on the frozen snow.
他的皮靴踩在冻雪上嘎吱作响。
来自《权威词典》
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The greedy boy was crunching on a hard and dry piece of toast.
那个贪吃的男孩正嘎吱嘎吱地嚼一片烤过的脆面包。
来自《权威词典》