crack
- IPA[krak]
英式
- a line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking apart；a narrow space between two surfaces which have broken or been moved apart
- break or cause to break without a complete separation of the parts；break or cause to break open or apart
- very good or skilful
verb: crack, 3rd person present: cracks, gerund or present participle: cracking, past tense: cracked, past participle: cracked
noun: crack, plural noun: cracks
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- 片語
名詞
- 1. a line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking apart a hairline crack down the middle of the glass 同義詞
- ▪ a narrow space between two surfaces which have broken or been moved apart he climbed into a crack between two rocks the door opened a tiny crack 同義詞
- ▪ a vulnerable point; a flaw the company spotted a crack in their rival's defences
- ▪ informal the cleft between the buttocks her hair came down to her bum crack I've got sand in my crack. I don't know how that's even possible
- 2. a sudden sharp or explosive noise a loud crack of thunder 同義詞
- ▪ a sharp audible blow she gave the thief a crack over the head with her rolling pin 同義詞
- ▪ a sudden harshness or change in pitch in a person's voice the boy's voice had an uncertain crack in it
- 3. informal a joke, typically a critical or unkind one he knew about the gossip and would make the odd crack 同義詞
- 4. Irish enjoyable social activity; a good time he loved the crack, the laughing
- ▪ Scottish, Northern English a conversation they are having a great crack about shooting
- 5. informal an attempt to achieve something I fancy having a crack at winning a fourth title 同義詞
- ▪ a chance to attack or compete with someone he wanted to have a crack at the enemy
- 6. a potent hard crystalline form of cocaine broken into small pieces and inhaled or smoked he uses crack and cocaine a crack dealer
動詞
- 1. break or cause to break without a complete separation of the parts the ice all over the bog had cracked take care not to crack the glass 同義詞
- ▪ break or cause to break open or apart a chunk of the cliff had cracked off in a storm his face cracked into a smile
- ▪ break (wheat or corn) into coarse pieces.
- ▪ give way or cause to give way under torture, pressure, or strain the witnesses cracked and the truth came out no one can crack them—they believe their cover story 同義詞
- 2. make or cause to make a sudden sharp or explosive sound a shot cracked across the ridge he cracked his whip and galloped away 同義詞
- ▪ knock hard against something she winced as her knees cracked against metal
- ▪ hit (someone or something) hard she cracked him across the forehead 同義詞
- ▪ (of a person's voice) suddenly change in pitch, especially through strain ‘I want to get away,’ she said, her voice cracking
- 3. informal find a solution to; decipher or interpret the code will help you crack the messages 同義詞
- ▪ break into (a safe).
- 4. tell (a joke) he cracked jokes which she didn't find very funny
- 5. decompose (hydrocarbons) by heat and pressure with or without a catalyst to produce lighter hydrocarbons, especially in oil refining catalytic cracking increases gasoline yields
形容詞
- 1. very good or skilful he is a crack shot crack troops
