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- (of a substance) firm, dry, and brittle, especially in a way considered pleasing or attractive（松）脆的; 易碎的：
crisp bacon
松脆的熏咸肉
the snow is lovely and crisp.
雪松软可爱。
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- (of a fruit or vegetable) firm, indicating freshness（水果或蔬菜）鲜嫩的：
a crisp lettuce
鲜嫩的莴苣。
1.2
- (of paper or cloth) smoothly and attractively stiff and uncreased（纸或布）挺括的：
£65 in crisp new notes
挺括的65英镑新钞。
1.3
- (of hair) having tight curls, giving an impression of rigidity（头发）卷曲的; 卷的。
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- (of the weather) cool, fresh, and invigorating（天气）清新的; 凉爽的; 寒冷的：
a crisp autumn day
凉爽的秋日。
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- (of a way of speaking) briskly decisive and matter-of-fact, without hesitation or unnecessary detail（说话方式）干脆的; 干净利落的; 简明扼要的：
her answer was crisp.
她的回答很爽快。
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- （亦作potato crisp）Brit. a wafer-thin slice of potato fried until crisp and eaten as a snack or appetizer〈英〉薯片, 油炸土豆片。
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- a dessert of fruit baked with a crunchy topping of brown sugar, butter, and flour（用糖、黄油和面粉作浇头并经烘烤的）脆皮水果甜点：
rhubarb crisp.
大黄脆皮水果甜点。
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- with obj. give (something, especially food) a crisp surface by placing it in an oven or grill（放烤箱里或烤架上）将（食物等）的表面烤脆：
crisp the pitta in the oven.
把皮塔饼放在烤箱里烤脆。
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- no obj.(of food) acquire a crisp surface in this way（食物）变脆, 发脆：
open the foil so that the bread browns and crisps.
将箔纸打开, 让面包变成棕色并变脆。
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- archaic curl into short, stiff, wavy folds or crinkles〈古〉（使）变卷; （使）变卷曲。
短语
burn something to a crisp
- burn something completely, leaving only a charred remnant把某物烧焦。
派生词
crisply
adverbcrispness
noun词源
Old English （referring to hair in the sense 'curly'）：from Latin crispus 'curled'. Other senses may result from symbolic interpretation of the sound of the word.