crunch
/krʌntʃ/
动词
嘎吱地咬嚼；嘎吱作响
She was crunching noisily on an apple.
她嘎吱嘎吱地嚼着苹果。
/krʌntʃ/
名词
嘎吱的声音
The woods were silent apart from the crunch of our feet in the snow.
树林里一片寂静，只有我们踩在雪地上的嘎吱嘎吱声。
严峻的形势；紧要关头；需要作出艰难抉择的时刻
The crunch came when she was forced to choose between her marriage and her career.
关键时刻到了，她不得不在婚姻和事业之间作出选择。
增强腹肌的锻炼；仰卧起坐
Doing crunches every day strengthens your abdominal muscles.
每天练习仰卧起坐可以增强腹部肌肉。