crunch

• 名词，指咬碎或压碎硬物时发出的清脆响声，常与碾碎或折断硬物有关；也指一种常见的腹部锻炼动作（如仰卧起坐类）。

A noun referring to a sharp, crackling sound, often associated with crushing or breaking something hard, or a specific type of physical exercise.

1. A2informal

   A loud, sharp, crushing sound, like when something is crushed or broken.

   嘎吱声

   • I heard the crunch of leaves under my feet.
   • The crunch of the apple was satisfying.
   • The car made a loud crunch when it hit the barrier.

   同义词crackcracklegratinggrindraspscrunchsnap

2. B2informal

   A decisive or critical moment, often involving pressure or a difficult situation.

   关键时刻

   • When it comes to the crunch, he always makes the right decision.
   • The team faced a financial crunch and had to cut costs.
   • We are in a time crunch and need to finish this quickly.

   同义词climaxcrisiscruxmoment of truthshowdownturning point

3. B1informal

   An exercise that strengthens the abdominal muscles, typically performed by lying on the back and lifting the shoulders.

   卷腹

   • She does 50 crunches every morning.
   • Crunches are great for building core strength.
   • He added crunches to his workout routine.

   同义词curl upsit-up

• 动词，形容发出嘎吱声地压碎或碾碎某物，也比喻大量处理数据或数字。

A verb used to describe the act of crushing or grinding something noisily, or metaphorically to process large amounts of data or numbers.

1. Crush noisilyA2informal

   To crush something, especially food, with a loud, crackling sound.

   嘎吱嘎吱地嚼碎

   • She crunched the apple loudly.
   • He crunched the ice cubes between his teeth.
   • The dog crunched the bone in its mouth.

   同义词champchompgrindmunchscrunch

2. Process dataB2informalIT

   To process large amounts of data or numbers, often quickly or intensively.

   处理数据

   • The computer crunched the data overnight.
   • We need to crunch the numbers before the meeting.
   • The software crunches millions of records per second.

   同义词analyzecalculatecomputemanipulateprocess

3. Make a crunching soundA2informal

   To make a loud, crackling sound when walking on something like gravel or snow.

   嘎吱作响

   • The snow crunched under his boots.
   • Gravel crunched as the car drove over it.
   • Her footsteps crunched on the dry leaves.

   同义词cracklecrepitatecrinklescrunch