1V-ERG (使)破裂;(使)裂開;(使)斷裂 If something hard cracks, or if you crack it, it becomes slightly damaged, with lines appearing on its surface. (使)破裂;(使)裂開;(使)斷裂
A gas main had cracked under my neighbour's garage and gas had seeped into our homes. [VERB]
鄰居車庫下面的煤氣總管裂開了,煤氣滲入了我們家。
Remove the dish from the oven, crack the salt crust and you will find the skin just peels off the fish. [VERB noun]
3VERB 重擊;猛擊 If you crack a hard part of your body, such as your knee or your head, you hurt it by accidentally hitting it hard against something. 重擊;猛擊
He cracked his head on the pavement and was knocked cold. [VERB noun]
他一頭撞到人行道上,不省人事了。
4VERB 打破;砸開;砸碎 When you crack something that has a shell, such as an egg or a nut, you break the shell in order to reach the inside part. 打破;砸開;砸碎
6VERB (因壓力大而)失控,崩潰,瓦解 If someone cracks, they lose control of their emotions or actions because they are under a lot of pressure. (因壓力大而)失控,崩潰,瓦解 [informal]
She's calm and strong, and she is just not going to crack. [VERB]
她鎮定而且堅強,絕不會垮掉。
I had the conviction Larkin's nerve would crack and he'd squeeze the trigger in a reflex action. [VERB]
我確信拉金會神經崩潰,他會反射性地扣動扳機。
Some countries are showing signs of cracking under intense pressure from the United States. [VERB]
7VERB (因感情強烈而嗓音)變嘶啞,變沙啞 If your voice cracks when you are speaking or singing, it changes in pitch because you are feeling a strong emotion. (因感情強烈而嗓音)變嘶啞,變沙啞
Her voice cracked and she began to cry. [VERB]
她的聲音變得沙啞,繼而哭了起來。
8VERB 說(笑話);開(玩笑) If you crack a joke, you tell it. 說(笑話);開(玩笑)
He cracked jokes and talked about beer and girls. [VERB noun]
10PHRASE 不如别人說的那麽好 If you say that something is not all it's cracked up to be, you mean that it is not as good as other people have said it is. 不如别人說的那麽好 [informal]
Package holidays are not always all they're cracked up to be.
全包旅遊並不總像人們說的那麽好。
crack on
(尤指更努力地)繼續幹;抓緊時間幹 If you crack on with something, you continue doing it, especially with more effort than before, or as quickly as possible. (尤指更努力地)繼續幹;抓緊時間幹
You've just got to crack on, whatever the problems are.
不管有什麽問題,你都得抓緊時間努力幹。
Just tell him what to do and he'll crack on with the work.
11PHRASE 黎明;破曉;清晨 If you say that someone does something at the crack of dawn, you are emphasizing that they do it very early in the morning. 黎明;破曉;清晨 [emphasis]
I often start work at the crack of dawn when there is a big order to get out.
有大筆訂單要處理時,我經常會清晨便開始工作。
12PHRASE [VERB inflects]掩蓋錯誤 If you paper over the cracks, you try to hide all the things that are wrong with something. 掩蓋錯誤 [mainly British]
The meeting was stormy, and the two sides managed only to paper over the cracks on some issues.
會議很激烈,但雙方只是在試圖掩蓋某些問題上的錯誤。
13PHRASE [PHRASE after verb]合理的機會;均等的機會 If you get a fair crack of the whip, you are allowed a reasonable opportunity to succeed at something. 合理的機會;均等的機會 [British, informal]
None of them is expecting any favours, just a fair crack of the whip.
1line on the surface of sth where it has broken表面的裂縫ADJECTIVE | CRACK + VERBADJECTIVE➤big, deep, huge, large, long, serious (especially BrE) 大的裂縫;深的裂縫;長的裂紋;大量的裂縫▸➤short, small短裂紋;小裂紋▸➤fine, hairline, thin細小的裂紋;極細的裂紋CRACK + VERB➤appear裂紋出現▸➤develop, spread裂紋變大/擴展▸➤run裂紋延伸◇A fine crack ran up the wall.牆體向上裂開一道細紋。crack
noun²
2narrow opening縫隙ADJECTIVE | VERB + CRACK | CRACK + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤narrow, small, tiny窄縫;小縫▸➤wide寬縫VERB + CRACK➤fill, seal填縫隙;封縫隙◇We filled the cracks in the plaster before hanging the wallpaper.我們把灰泥上的縫隙填上後才貼壁紙。CRACK + VERB➤appear縫隙出現◇Wide cracks appeared in the ground during the drought.乾旱期間,地面出現了很寬的縫隙。➤open up, widen縫隙變寬PREPOSITION➤crack in⋯上的縫隙◇There's a crack in the fence big enough to look through.籬笆上的縫隙大得可以看到裏面。PHRASES➤a crack of light一縷光線◇a tiny crack of light under the door門下一縷細細的光線➤open a door, window, etc. a crack門、窗等打開一條縫◇Could you open the window just a crack?您把窗子打開一條縫好嗎?crack
noun³
3sudden loud sound突然的巨響ADJECTIVE | VERB + CRACK | CRACK + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤loud, resounding, sharp響亮的劈啪聲;刺耳的爆裂聲➤sickening令人難受的爆裂聲➤satisfying令人滿意的劈啪聲➤audible聽得見的劈啪聲VERB + CRACK➤hear聽到劈啪聲CRACK + VERB➤echo爆裂聲回響◇A loud crack echoed off the empty walls.巨大的爆裂聲在空蕩蕩的圍牆間回響。PREPOSITION➤with a crack劈啪一聲◇The chandelier hit the floor with a crack.枝形吊燈啪的一聲掉在了地板上。➤crack of⋯的劈啪聲PHRASES➤the crack of a whip鞭子的劈啪聲➤a crack of thunder一聲霹靂➡ note at soundcrack
verb
become mentally ill精神崩潰ADVERB | PHRASESADVERB➤completely徹底崩潰▸➤finally最終崩潰◇The stresses of her job became too great and she finally cracked.她工作壓力變得太過巨大,最終精神崩潰了。➤up精神垮掉◇He thought he'd never get through the ordeal without cracking up.他覺得自己即使能躲過這一劫也要變瘋了。PHRASES➤crack under the pressure, crack under the strain, show signs of cracking因壓力而吃不消;因緊張而吃不消;表現出崩潰的跡象◇He is under a lot of pressure but is showing no signs of cracking.他的壓力很大,但還沒看出他吃不消。crack
verb
●crack downADVERB➤hard嚴厲打擊PREPOSITION➤on對⋯採取嚴厲措施◇to crack down hard on crime嚴厲打擊犯罪
crack verb ⇨bang1 (crack a whip)⇨bang2 (crack your head on the ceiling)⇨break1 (ice/leather/paint cracks)⇨solve2 (crack a case/code)crack noun ⇨crack (cracks in the wall)⇨bang (the crack of a rifle shot)crack
noun
crack ♦︎ fissure ♦︎ crevice ♦︎ cleft ♦︎ chink ♦︎ faultThese are all words for a long, narrow opening in sth hard.這些詞均表示硬物上的裂縫、裂口、裂紋。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a crack / fissure / crevice / cleft / chink / fault in sth◆a narrow crack / fissure / crevice / cleft / chink◆a long crack / fissure / cleft◆a crack / fissure opens■crack [countable] a line on the surface of sth hard where it has broken but not split into separate parts; a narrow space or opening裂紋;裂縫;縫隙◆This cup has a crack in it.這杯子有一道裂痕。◆Cracks began to appear in the walls.牆壁開始出現裂縫。◆She peeped through a crack in the curtains.她透過窗簾的縫隙窺視。◆The door opened a crack(= a small amount).門開了一條縫。 see also crack ⇨ breakverb1■fissure ˈfɪʃə(r) [countable] (technical術語) a long deep crack in sth, especially in rock or in the earth(尤指岩石或土地中深長的)裂縫,裂隙◆fissures in the ocean floor海底的裂縫▸fissured
adjective
◆fissured rock / terrain裂隙岩體/地面■crevice ˈkrevɪs [countable] a narrow crack in a rock or wall(岩石或牆壁的)裂縫,裂隙,裂口◆Most of the year the insects are hidden in rock crevices.一年中的大部分時間昆蟲都藏在岩石縫隙中。■cleft [countable] a natural opening or crack, for example in the ground or in rock, or in part of the body(地面、岩石或身體上自然形成的)裂口,裂縫◆a cleft in the rocks / hills岩石/山體的裂縫◆the cleft in his chin他下巴上的凹陷■chink [countable] a narrow opening in sth, especially one that lets light through(尤指光線可進入的)裂口,縫隙,裂縫◆a chink in the curtains窗簾的縫隙◆I noticed a chink of light under the door(= a small area of light shining through a narrow opening).我注意到門下透出一道光線。NOTE辨析 Crack or chink?Crack is a more general word than chink. * crack含義比chink廣。You can say可以說◆a crack / chink in the curtains窗簾的縫隙and以及◆The door opened a crack.門開了一條縫。but not但不說◆The door opened a chink.You can have可以說◆a chink of light一道光線but not但不說◆a crack of light■fault [countable] a place where there is a break that is longer than usual in the layers of rock in the earth's crust(地殼岩層的)斷層◆the San Andreas fault聖安德烈亞斯斷層◆a fault line斷層線