crunch

vt. 嘎吱嘎吱的咬嚼, 压碎, 嘎吱嘎吱地踏过
vi. 嘎吱嘎吱的咬嚼, 压碎, 嘎吱嘎吱地踏过
n. 咬碎, 咬碎声
【医】 磨擦音

动词过去式:crunched 过去分词:crunched 现在分词:crunching 第三人称单数:crunches 形容词:crunchable 

crunch

v.（动词）
crunched,crunch.ing,crunch.es
v.tr.（及物动词）
To chew with a noisy crackling sound.
嘎吱嘎吱地咀嚼
To crush, grind, or tread noisily.
嘎吱嘎吱地压，嘎吱嘎吱地碾，嘎吱嘎吱地跺
Slang To perform operations on; manipulate or process (numerical or mathematical data).
【俚语】 运行，处理：在…上运行；处理（数字或数学数据）
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To chew noisily with a crackling sound:
嘎吱嘎吱地咀嚼：
例句：
crunching on celery.
嘎吱嘎吱地嚼着芹菜

To move with a crushing sound:
嘎吱嘎吱地动：发出嘎吱嘎吱声地移动：
例句：
crunching through the snow.
嘎吱嘎吱地踩着雪前进

To produce or emit a crushing sound.
发嘎吱嘎吱声：产生或发出嘎吱嘎吱的声音
n.（名词）
The act or sound of crunching.
嘎吱声：发出嘎吱声的行为


A decisive confrontation.
决定性冲突
A critical moment or situation, especially one that occurs because of a shortage of time or resources:
危急情况：危急时刻或紧急状态，尤指由于缺少时间或资源而产生的危机：
例句：
a year-end crunch; an energy crunch.
年底的危急状况；能源危机

A period of financial difficulty characterized by tight money and unavailability of credit.
经济收缩：以贷钱困难和信用无效为特征的财政困难时期

来源：
Alteration of craunch [possibly of imitative origin]
craunch的变化 [可能源于拟音词]

【引伸】
crunch.able
adj.（形容词）