crunch
(also scrunch) v
1 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (up) crush sth noisily with the teeth when eating 嘎吱嘎吱地咬或嚼某物
crunch peanuts, biscuits, etc 嚼花生、 餅乾等
The dog was crunching a bone. 那只狗在啃一塊骨頭.
2 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) make a harsh grating noise (使某物)發出刺耳的碎裂聲
The frozen snow crunched under our feet. 凍結的雪在我們的腳下嘎吱作響.
The wheels crunched the gravel. 車輪碾在碎石上嘎吱嘎吱地響. crunch, n
1 (also scrunch) (usu sing 通常作單數) noise made by crunching; act of crunching 碎裂聲; 使發出碎裂聲的動作
There was a crunch as he bit the apple. 在他咬蘋果時, 發出嘎扎一響.
2 (idm 習語) if/when it comes to the `crunch; if/when the `crunch comes if/when the decisive moment comes 當關鍵時刻到來時
He always says he'll help, but when it comes to the crunch, he does nothing. 他口口聲聲說他一定幫忙, 然而事到臨頭他什麼也不幫.