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crack/kræk/ n., v. & adj.●n. 1a a sudden sharp or explosive noise 爆裂声，噼啪声 the crack of a whip 鞭子的噼啪声; a rifle crack 步枪射击声 b (in a voice) a sudden harshness or change in pitch (说话声音)突然嘶哑，变调 2 a sharp blow 猛的一击 a crack on the head 猛击头部 3a a narrow opening formed by a break 裂口，豁口；缝隙 entered through a crack in the wall 从墙的裂缝里进去 b a partial fracture, with the parts still joined 裂缝，裂纹 the teacup has a crack in it 这个茶杯上有一条裂纹 c a chink 门缝，开裂 looked through the crack formed by the door 透过门缝观望; a crack of light 一线光亮 4 colloq. a mischievous or malicious remark or aside [口]俏皮话，挖苦话，笑话；离题的话 a nasty crack about my age 关于我的年龄的俏皮话 5 colloq. an attempt [口]一试，尝试 I'll have a crack at it 我要尝试一下这件事 6 the exact moment 片刻，瞬间 the crack of dawn 黎明，破晓 7 Brit. colloq. a first-rate player, horse, etc. [英口]运动健将；骏马 8 Brit. dial. colloq. conversation; good company; fun [英方] [口]谈话，聊天；好伙伴；乐趣 only went there for the crack 去那里只是为了聊天 9 slang a potent hard crystalline form of cocaine broken into small pieces and inhaled or smoked for its stimulating effect [俚语]强效晶状可卡因 ●v. 1 tr. & intr. break without a complete separation of the parts (使)破裂，(使)裂纹 cracked the window 打破窗户; the cup cracked on hitting the floor 杯子一掉在地板上便摔出了裂纹 2 intr. & tr. make or cause to make a sudden sharp or explosive sound 发出爆裂声，使噼啪作响 3 intr. & tr. break or cause to break with a sudden sharp sound (使)爆裂，(使)啪地一声破碎 4 intr. & tr. give way or cause to give way (under torture etc.); yield (因酷刑等) (使)垮下，(使)退让；屈服 5 intr. (of the voice, esp. of an adolescent boy or a person under strain) become dissonant; break (说话声音)变粗，变嘶哑；(青春期男孩的嗓音)变声 6 tr. colloq. find a solution to (a problem, code, etc.) [口]解决(难题)；破译(密码等) 7 tr. say (a joke etc.) in a jocular way 打趣，开玩笑 8 tr. colloq. hit sharply or hard [口]猛击，撞击 cracked her head on the ceiling 她的头撞在了天花板上 9 tr. Chem. decompose (heavy oils) by heat and pressure with or without a catalyst to produce lighter hydrocarbons (such as petrol) 【化】使裂化，使分解(指用高温高压的方法从重油中制取轻油) 10 tr. break (wheat) into coarse pieces 碾麦(成粗颗粒) ●attrib. adj. excellent; first-rate 优秀的；极好的；一流的 a crack regiment 顶呱呱的一个团; a crack shot 神枪手 □ crack a bottle open a bottle, esp. of wine, and drink it (尤指)开瓶饮酒 □ crack a crib Brit. slang break into a house [英] [俚语]破门而入 □ crack down on colloq. take severe measures against [口]对…采取严厉措施；镇压，制裁 □ cracked up to be colloq. glowingly asserted to be [口]吹捧，夸赞 □ crack of doom a peal of thunder announcing the Day of Judgement 世界末日的霹雳 □ crack up colloq. [口] 1 collapse under strain (身体或精神)压垮，垮掉 2 burst into laughter 捧腹大笑 □ fair crack of the whip Brit. colloq. a fair chance to participate etc. [英口]均等的参与机会 □ get cracking colloq. begin promptly and vigorously [口]马上开始，大干起来 □ have a crack at colloq. attempt [口]尝试(一下)[Old English cracian ‘resound’] |