crash
n
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(a) (usu sing 通常作單數) (loud noise made by a) violent fall, blow or breakage 墜落(聲); 撞擊(聲); 破裂(聲)
the crash of dishes being dropped 摔碎盤碟的聲音
The tree fell with a great crash. 那棵樹嘩啦一聲倒了.
His words were drowned in a crash of thunder. 他的話為一陣雷聲所淹沒.
(b) accident involving a vehicle in a collision or some other impact 撞車; (車輛等)碰撞
a crash in which two cars collided 兩輛汽車相撞的事故
a `car crash/an `air crash 汽車撞車事故[飛機墜毀].
2 collapse, esp of a business or stock-market 崩潰; 垮臺; (尤指)倒閉; (證券市場)暴跌
The great financial crash in 1929 ruined international trade. 1929年的經濟大蕭條摧毀了國際貿易. crash, adj [attrib 作定語]
done intensively to achieve quick results 突擊式的; 速成的
a crash course in computer programming 計算機程序設計速成課程
a crash diet 速效飲食. crash, adv with a crash 嘩啦一聲地
The vase fell crash on to the tiles. 花瓶嘩啦一聲掉在瓷磚上.
crash v
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(a) [Ipr, Ip, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
fall or strike (sth) suddenly and noisily 突然倒下, 撞擊(某物)發出聲響
The rocks crashed (down) onto the car. 巖石轟隆一聲砸在汽車上.
The tree crashed through the window. 樹嘩啦一聲倒入窗內.
The dishes crashed to the floor. 碗碟嘩啦一聲掉在地板上.
She crashed the plates (down) on the table. 她嘩啦一聲把那些盤子摔到桌上.
(b) [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr]
~ (sth) (into sth) (cause sth to) have a collision (使某物)猛撞
The plane crashed (into the mountain). 飛機撞毀(在山上)了.
He crashed his car (into a wall). 他把汽車撞(到墻上)了.
a crashed car, plane 撞毀的汽車、 墜毀的飛機.
(c) [Ipr, Ip, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
(cause sth to) move noisily or violently (使某物)轟然或猛然沖, 闖
an enraged elephant crashing about in the undergrowth 被激怒了的大象, 在矮樹叢中東奔西竄
He crashed the trolley through the doors. 他推著小腳輪車乒乒乓乓地過了幾道門.
2 [I] make a loud noise 發出巨響
The thunder crashed. 雷聲隆隆.
3 [I] (of a business company, government, etc) fail suddenly; collapse (指企業、 政府等)突然倒臺, 崩潰
The company crashed with debts of £2 million. 那家公司因負債2百萬英鎊而告破產.
4 [Tn] (infml 口) = gatecrash (gate). 5 [Ipr, Ip]
~ (out) (sl 俚 esp US) sleep in an improvised bed, esp when very tired 在臨時床鋪上睡覺(尤指困極時)
Mind if I crash (out) on your floor tonight? 今晚我在你家打地鋪行嗎?
6 (idm 習語) a crashing `bore very boring person 討厭鬼.