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单词 crack
释义 crack¹ /kræk/ n.
1.(damage; in wall, wooden furniture, woodwork, dish, glass)裂口;裂缝;裂隙
(in bone)骨裂

The plate had a crack in it.盘子上有道裂缝。

The cracks in the walls were due to subsidence.墙上的裂缝是地面下沉引起的。

2.(flaw)缺陷;瑕疵

She questioned them constantly, looking for the crack in their serene complacency.她不断地盘问他们, 想从他们的平静自得中找到破绽。

3.(gap)窄缝;缝隙

Kathryn had seen him through a crack in the curtains.凯瑟琳透过窗帘的缝隙看见了他。

4.to open sth a crack把某物微微打开一点

He went to the door, opened it a crack, and listened.他走到门边, 把门打开一条缝, 然后侧耳倾听。

5.(noise; of branches, wood, glass, gun)爆裂声;噼啪声
(of thunder)霹雳声

Suddenly there was a loud crack and glass flew into the car.突然啪的一声巨响, 玻璃飞进了汽车内。

the crack of a whip鞭子的噼啪声

His voice was like the crack of a whip.他的嗓音就像鞭子的噼啪声。

6.<非正式>(joke)挖苦话;俏皮话;笑话

There were cracks about the Prime Minister.对首相有一些挖苦。

7.<非正式>(attempt)尝试
to have a crack尝试一下
to have a crack at sthorto take a crack at sth尝试(做)某事

I'll have a crack at it.我会试一试。

She decided to take another crack at locating Blanche.她决定再试着找找布兰奇。

8.<俚>(crack cocaine)强效纯可卡因
9.(blow)啪的一击
a hard crack on the head头部受到的猛击
10.(tone of voice)(嗓子的)发哑, 变声

He was ashamed of the crack in his voice.他对自己的变声感到难为情。

11.<非正式>(fun)玩乐;娱乐
12.<苏格兰,英格兰北部,方>(chat)谈话;聊天
13.at the crack of dawn
(very early)一大早;大清早

I often start work at the crack of dawn.我经常一大早就开始工作。

(the minute the sun rises)在破晓时;在黎明时
14.the crack of doom<文>世界末日

They thought it was their divine right to govern the country till the crack of doom.他们认为, 统治这个国家直到世界末日是他们神圣的权力。

15.a fair crack of the whip<英,非正式>公平的机会

None of them is expecting any favours, just a fair crack of the whip.他们谁也不期望受到偏爱, 只是想获得一个公道的机会。

to give sb a fair crack of the whip给某人公道的机会

Everyone should be given a fair crack of the whip.每个人都应该得到公平合理的机会。

16.to paper over the cracks<主英>掩饰问题

Their attempt to paper over the cracks is a lost cause.他们掩盖问题的企图注定会失败。

crack² /kræk/ adj.
出类拔萃的;出众的

a crack undercover police officer出色的卧底警察

He is said to be a crack shot, despite weak vision in one eye.据说他是个神枪手, 尽管有一只眼睛视力较弱。

crack³ /kræk/
🄰 vt.
1.(break)使破裂;使断裂

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.(break open)+ nut砸开;+ egg打破

Crack the eggs into a bowl.把蛋打进碗里。

3.(damage)+ cup, glass, plate, wall, plaster, bone使裂开
4.(make cracking sound with)使发出爆裂声;使发出噼啪声

They cracked the whips over their heads.他们把鞭子在头顶上甩得噼啪作响。

He cracked his fingers nervously.他紧张不安地把手指按得咔吧作响。

5.+ code, problem破译;破解

He has finally cracked the system after years of painstaking research.经过多年的潜心研究, 他终于破解了这个系统。

6.to crack a joke开个玩笑

He cracked jokes and talked about beer and girls.他爱说笑话, 喜欢谈论啤酒和姑娘。

7.(force to yield)使屈服

These are psychological tricks they are using to crack them.这些是他们正用来摧垮他们的心理战术。

8.(cause to fail)使失控

It might crack their resolve.这可能会动摇他们的决心。

9.(hit)重击;猛击

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。

10.(force open)闯入;强行打开

in a bid to crack shopping-centre safes企图撬开购物中心的保险箱

11.<非正式>(open)(为了饮用)打开(尤指瓶子)

He may crack a bottle of champagne.他可能会开一瓶香槟。

to crack open a bottleorto crack a bottle open开瓶

I cracked open a bottle of bubbly.我开了一瓶香槟酒。

12.+ voice使变粗;使变声
13.【化】+ molecule使裂化
14.<澳,非正式>(catch)找到;抓住

I love heading down the Mornington Peninsula to crack a few waves.我喜欢沿莫宁顿半岛迎着浪花往前走。

🄱 vi.
1.window, dish, glass, pipe +裂开;破裂

A gas main had cracked under my neighbour's garage and gas had seeped into our home.邻居车库下面的一根煤气总管裂开了, 煤气渗进了我们家。

2.(make cracking sound)发出爆裂声;发出噼啪声

The whip cracked, the wheels turned.鞭子噼啪作响, 车轮辘辘转动。

3.(give in)屈服

Some countries are showing signs of cracking under intense pressure from the United States.在美国的强大压力下, 一些国家显露出屈服的迹象。

to crack under sth屈服于某事物

She cracked under the pressures of fame.她在名声的压力下屈服了。

4.(fail)失控;崩溃

I had the conviction Larkin's nerve would crack and he'd squeeze the trigger in a reflex action.我确信拉金的精神会崩溃, 他会本能地扣动扳机。

5.voice +变粗;变嘶哑;变声

Her voice cracked and she began to cry.她声音变得嘶哑, 然后哭了起来。

6.<苏格兰,英格兰北部>(chat)聊天;闲谈
7.to crack hardyorto crack hearty<澳,新西兰,非正式>装作若无其事;装出大胆的样子
8.to crack it<非正式>成功;达到目的

I'm determined to crack it.我下定决心要达到目的。

9.to crack a smile<非正式>绽出微笑
10.to crack the whip<非正式>行使权威;(尤指)威逼某人苦干
11.to get cracking<非正式>(start)开始;动手

You'd better get cracking, the sooner the better.你应该动手了, 越快越好。

(hurry)赶紧;赶快

Vouchers must be redeemed before September 14th so you'd better get cracking to cash in.优惠券必须在9月14日之前兑换, 你最好抓紧点。

12.it's not all it's cracked up to be<非正式>不如人们所说的那样(好)

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。

Phrasal Verbscrack down,crack down on,crack on,crack up
crack⁴ /kræk/ interj.
啪;噼啪

'Crack!' The first shot rang out, hitting Paolo.“啪!”第一枪响了, 射中了保罗。

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