crunch
[krʌntʃ]
v.发出碎裂声, 嘎吱嘎吱地咀嚼,嘎喳嘎喳地碾过
n.嘎吱声, 艰难局面, 关键时刻
v.处理（数据）
例句与用法：
The frozen snow crunched under our feet.
冻结的雪在我们的脚下嘎吱作响。
The wheels crunched the gravel.
车轮碾在碎石上嘎吱嘎吱地响。
There was a crunch as he bit the apple.
在他咬苹果时，发出嘎扎一响。
He always says he'll help, but when it comes to the crunch, he does nothing.
他口口声声说他一定帮忙，然而事到临头他什麽也不帮。
词形变化：
形容词: crunchable | 动词过去式: crunched | 动词过去分词: crunched | 动词现在分词: crunching | 动词第三人称单数: crunches |
详细释义：
vt.
1. 嘎吱作响地咬嚼
People who crunch nuts at the movies can be very annoying.
看电影时嘎吱作声地嚼干果的人会使人十分讨厌。
2. 嘎扎嘎扎地碾(或踩、压)过
vi.
1. 嘎吱作响地咀嚼[(+on)]
2. 嘎扎嘎扎地碾(或踩、压)过
Our feet crunched on the frozen snow.
我们的双脚嘎吱作响地踩着冰冻的雪地。
n.
1. 嘎吱吱的声音; 咬嚼声[U][S1]
2. 艰难局面; 财政困难; 短缺[U][S1]
an energy crunch
能源危机
3. 【口】关键时刻; 危机[the S]
When it comes to the crunch they will support us.
到紧要关头他们会支持我们的。
短语词组：
when it comes to the crunch
1. 当关键时刻到来时
They're against our plan now but when it comes to the crunch they'll support us.
现在他们是反对我们的计划, 但到关键时刻会支持我们的。