英:[kræk waiz]
美:[kræk waɪz]
英:[kræk waiz]
美:[kræk waɪz]
v.
说俏皮话
verb
intransitive verb
to make a very sharp explosive sound
The whip cracks through the air.
to break, split, or snap apart
The statue cracked when she dropped it.
fail: such as
to lose control or effectiveness under pressure—often used with up
The stress was so great that she started to crack up.
to fail in tone
His voice cracked.
to go or travel at good speed—usually used with on
The steamboat cracked on.
transitive verb
to break so that fissures appear on the surface
crack a mirror
to break with a sudden sharp sound
crack nuts
to tell especially suddenly or strikingly
crack a joke
to strike with a sharp noise : rap cracked a two-run homer in the eighth
then cracks him over the head
to open (something, such as a bottle) for drinking
to puzzle out and expose, solve, or reveal the mystery of
crack a code
to break into
crack a safe
to open slightly
crack the throttle
to break through (something, such as a barrier) so as to gain acceptance or recognition
… on track to crack Hollywood after landing a big screen role.—Ed Gleave and Peter Dyke
to show or begin showing (a smile) especially reluctantly or uncharacteristically
to impair seriously or irreparably : wreck
crack an opponent's courage
to destroy the tone of (a voice)
disorder, craze
Worry had cracked his otherwise cheerful disposition.
to interrupt sharply or abruptly
The criticism cracked our complacency.
to cause to make a sharp noise
cracks his knuckles
to subject (hydrocarbons) to cracking
cracked gasoline
to break up (chemical compounds) into simpler compounds by means of heat
noun
a loud roll or peal
a crack of thunder
a sudden sharp noise
the crack of rifle fire
a sharp witty remark : quip
a narrow break : fissure
a crack in the ice
a narrow opening cracks between floorboards—used figuratively in phrases like fall through the cracks to describe one that has been improperly or inadvertently ignored or left outa player who fell through the cracks in the college draftChildren slipping through the cracks of available youth services.
Leave the door open a crack.
a weakness or flaw caused by decay, age, or deficiency : unsoundness
a broken tone of the voice
crackpot
moment, instant
the crack of dawn
housebreaking, burglary
a sharp resounding blow
gave him a crack on the head
an attempt or opportunity to do something got first crack at the job opening
her first crack at writing a novel
or crack cocaine a potent form of cocaine that is obtained by treating the hydrochloride of cocaine with sodium bicarbonate to create small chips used illicitly for smoking
adjective
of superior excellence or ability
a crack marksman
verb
intransitive verb
to make a very sharp explosive sound
The whip cracks through the air.
to break, split, or snap apart
The statue cracked when she dropped it.
fail: such as
to lose control or effectiveness under pressure—often used with up
The stress was so great that she started to crack up.
to fail in tone
His voice cracked.
to go or travel at good speed—usually used with on
The steamboat cracked on.
transitive verb
to break so that fissures appear on the surface
crack a mirror
to break with a sudden sharp sound
crack nuts
to tell especially suddenly or strikingly
crack a joke
to strike with a sharp noise : rap cracked a two-run homer in the eighth
then cracks him over the head
to open (something, such as a bottle) for drinking
to puzzle out and expose, solve, or reveal the mystery of
crack a code
to break into
crack a safe
to open slightly
crack the throttle
to break through (something, such as a barrier) so as to gain acceptance or recognition
… on track to crack Hollywood after landing a big screen role.—Ed Gleave and Peter Dyke
to show or begin showing (a smile) especially reluctantly or uncharacteristically
to impair seriously or irreparably : wreck
crack an opponent's courage
to destroy the tone of (a voice)
disorder, craze
Worry had cracked his otherwise cheerful disposition.
to interrupt sharply or abruptly
The criticism cracked our complacency.
to cause to make a sharp noise
cracks his knuckles
to subject (hydrocarbons) to cracking
cracked gasoline
to break up (chemical compounds) into simpler compounds by means of heat
noun
a loud roll or peal
a crack of thunder
a sudden sharp noise
the crack of rifle fire
a sharp witty remark : quip
a narrow break : fissure
a crack in the ice
a narrow opening cracks between floorboards—used figuratively in phrases like fall through the cracks to describe one that has been improperly or inadvertently ignored or left outa player who fell through the cracks in the college draftChildren slipping through the cracks of available youth services.
Leave the door open a crack.
a weakness or flaw caused by decay, age, or deficiency : unsoundness
a broken tone of the voice
crackpot
moment, instant
the crack of dawn
housebreaking, burglary
a sharp resounding blow
gave him a crack on the head
an attempt or opportunity to do something got first crack at the job opening
her first crack at writing a novel
or crack cocaine a potent form of cocaine that is obtained by treating the hydrochloride of cocaine with sodium bicarbonate to create small chips used illicitly for smoking
adjective
of superior excellence or ability
a crack marksman
Verb, Noun, and Adjective Middle English crakken, from Old English cracian; akin to Old High German chrahhōn to resound
The first known use of crack was before the 12th century
crack1 of 3verb
to break or cause to break with a sudden sharp sound : snap
to make or cause to make such a sound
crack a whip
to break with or without complete separation of parts
the ice cracked in several places
to tell especially in a clever or witty way
crack jokes
to lose control under pressure—often used with up
to fail in tone
her voice cracked
to give or receive a sharp blow
cracked my head
to puzzle out : solve
crack a code
to break into or through crack the sound barrier
crack a safe
to put hydrocarbons through cracking
crack petroleum
to produce by cracking
cracked gasoline
crack2 of 3noun
a sudden sharp noise
a sharp witty remark : quip
a narrow break or opening open the window a crack
a crack in the glass
weakness sense 2, flaw
a broken tone of the voice
the beginning moment
the crack of dawn
a sharp resounding blow
try entry 2
take a crack at it
highly purified cocaine in small chips used illegally usually for smoking
crack3 of 3adjective
of high quality or ability
crack troops
crack1 of 3verb
to break or cause to break with a sudden sharp sound : snap
to make or cause to make such a sound
crack a whip
to break with or without complete separation of parts
the ice cracked in several places
to tell especially in a clever or witty way
crack jokes
to lose control under pressure—often used with up
to fail in tone
her voice cracked
to give or receive a sharp blow
cracked my head
to puzzle out : solve
crack a code
to break into or through crack the sound barrier
crack a safe
to put hydrocarbons through cracking
crack petroleum
to produce by cracking
cracked gasoline
crack2 of 3noun
a sudden sharp noise
a sharp witty remark : quip
a narrow break or opening open the window a crack
a crack in the glass
weakness sense 2, flaw
a broken tone of the voice
the beginning moment
the crack of dawn
a sharp resounding blow
try entry 2
take a crack at it
highly purified cocaine in small chips used illegally usually for smoking
crack3 of 3adjective
of high quality or ability
crack troops
crack1 of 3verb
to break or cause to break with a sudden sharp sound : snap
to make or cause to make such a sound
crack a whip
to break with or without complete separation of parts
the ice cracked in several places
to tell especially in a clever or witty way
crack jokes
to lose control under pressure—often used with up
to fail in tone
her voice cracked
to give or receive a sharp blow
cracked my head
to puzzle out : solve
crack a code
to break into or through crack the sound barrier
crack a safe
to put hydrocarbons through cracking
crack petroleum
to produce by cracking
cracked gasoline
crack2 of 3noun
a sudden sharp noise
a sharp witty remark : quip
a narrow break or opening open the window a crack
a crack in the glass
weakness sense 2, flaw
a broken tone of the voice
the beginning moment
the crack of dawn
a sharp resounding blow
try entry 2
take a crack at it
highly purified cocaine in small chips used illegally usually for smoking
crack3 of 3adjective
of high quality or ability
crack troops
1 The hailstones were big enough to crack some windows.
2 He cracked his collarbone in a skiing accident.
3 The mirror cracked when she dropped it.
4 Workers cracked the large rock into three pieces so it could be moved.
5 The bird cracked the seed on a tree branch.
6 a tool used for cracking nuts
7 He cracked open the eggs.
8 Someone cracked him over the head with a beer bottle.
9 The baby cracked her chin pretty hard when she fell.
10 He fell and cracked his elbow on the ice.
11 The crack runs all the way from the top of the wall to the bottom.
12 an old patio with grass growing up through the cracks
13 The vase has a few fine cracks, but it is still usable.
14 I could see them through the crack in the doorway.
15 Light came through the cracks in the walls of the barn.
16 The company has a crack sales force.
17 known as one of the college's crack tennis players
18 But none of those concerns even crack the top five on their list.
19 Only one California city cracked the top 20 of the Beracha and Johnson Housing Market Ranking.