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crunches

/ˈkɹʌntʃɪz/

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noun

嘎吱声，碎裂声

A noisy crackling sound; the sound usually associated with crunching.

Examples :

"The crunches coming from the bag of chips were so loud, I knew my brother was sneaking a snack. "

从薯片袋子里传来的嘎吱嘎吱声太大了，我知道我弟弟在偷偷吃零食。

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noun

关键时刻，紧要关头

A critical moment or event.

Examples :

"The final crunches of the basketball game were intense, with both teams fighting for every point. "

篮球比赛最后的那段关键时刻真是太激烈了，两队都在为每一分拼尽全力。

event time situation

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noun

危机，困境

A problem that leads to a crisis.

Examples :

"Several unexpected crunches, like a broken printer and a sudden power outage, led to a deadline crisis at the office. "

几个突如其来的小危机，比如打印机坏了和突然停电，最终导致了办公室的截止日期危机。

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noun

仰卧起坐，卷腹。

(exercise) A form of abdominal exercise, based on a sit-up but in which the lower back remains in contact with the floor.

Examples :

"My personal trainer recommended three sets of fifteen crunches to strengthen my core. "

我的私人教练建议我做三组，每组十五个卷腹，来加强我的核心肌群。

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noun

加班冲刺, 紧急赶工

The overtime work required to catch up and finish a project, usually in the final weeks of development before release.

Examples :

"The team knew the crunches would be intense as the deadline for the video game approached. "

随着这款视频游戏的截止日期临近，团队知道这段时间的加班冲刺将会非常紧张。

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noun

酥皮水果甜点，水果酥。

A dessert consisting of a crunchy topping with fruit underneath.

Examples :

"The bakery's new strawberry crunches were a popular dessert after school. "

这家面包店新出的草莓酥皮水果甜点，放学后很受欢迎。

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noun

碎屑，脆片。

(generally in the plural) A small piece created by crushing; a piece of material with a friable or crunchy texture.

Examples :

"The trail mix had lots of little chocolate crunches. "

这个混合坚果里有很多小块的巧克力脆片。

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verb

嘎吱作响地咀嚼，咬碎.

To crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling sound.

Examples :

"When I came home, Susan was watching TV with her feet up on the couch, crunching a piece of celery."

我回家的时候，苏珊正把脚翘在沙发上看电视，嘎吱嘎吱地嚼着一根芹菜。

food sound action

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verb

嘎吱作响，压碎。

To be crushed with a noisy crackling sound.

Examples :

"The heavy truck crunches over the gravel driveway every morning. "

每天早上，那辆重型卡车都嘎吱作响地碾过碎石车道。

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verb

计算，运算

To calculate or otherwise process (e.g. to crunch numbers: to perform mathematical calculations). Presumably from the sound made by mechanical calculators.

Examples :

"That metadata makes it much easier for the search engine to crunch the data for queries."

有了这些元数据，搜索引擎就能更轻松地运算数据，响应查询。

computing math number statistics process

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verb

嘎吱作响，咬碎。

To grind or press with violence and noise.

Examples :

"The car crunches over the gravel driveway. "

汽车碾过碎石车道，发出嘎吱嘎吱的响声。

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verb

嘎吱作响，咯吱作响

To emit a grinding or crunching noise.

Examples :

"The car's tires crunches on the gravel driveway. "

汽车轮胎在砂石车道上嘎吱嘎吱地响。

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verb

压缩 (yā suō)

To compress (data) using a particular algorithm, so that it can be restored by decrunching.

Examples :

"The software crunches the large image files to make them easier to send by email. "

这款软件会对大型图像文件进行压缩处理，方便通过电子邮件发送。

computing technology

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verb

加班赶工, 猛赶工期

To make employees work overtime in order to meet a deadline in the development of a project.

Examples :

"The video game company crunches its employees for months before releasing a new game, forcing them to work long hours. "

这家游戏公司在发布新游戏前的几个月，会让员工加班赶工，迫使他们长时间工作。

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