1 / kr?k; kr?k/ n
~ (in sth) (a) line along which sth has broken, but not into separate parts 裂縫; 裂紋: a cup with bad cracks in it 有很多裂紋的杯子 * Don't go skating today there are dangerous cracks in the ice. 今天別去溜冰了--冰上有裂縫很危險. * (fig 比喻) The cracks (ie defects) in the Government's economic policy are beginning to show. 政府經濟政策上的失誤已漸漸明顯. =>illus at chip 見chip之插圖. (b) narrow opening 縫隙: She looked through a crack in the curtains. 她透過簾子的縫隙觀望. * Open the door a crack, ie Open it very slightly. 把門打開壹條縫（打開壹點點）.
sudden sharp noise 爆裂聲; ?啪聲: the crack of a pistol shot ?啪啪的手槍聲 * a crack of thunder 壹聲霹靂.
~ (on sth) sharp blow, usu one that can be heard 重擊（通常為可聽到響聲的）: give sb/get a crack on the head 吧的壹聲打在某人的頭上[頭上挨了壹下子].
~ (about sth) (infml 口) clever and amusing remark, often critical; joke 俏皮話（常為挖苦人的）; 笑話: She made a crack about his fatness. 她取笑他肥胖.
~ at sth/doing sth (infml 口) attempt at sth 試做某事物: Have another crack at solving this puzzle. 再試壹試把這個難題解決了吧.
(idm 習語) the crack of `dawn (infml 口) very early in the morning 黎明; 破曉: get up at the crack of dawn 黎明即起. the crack of `doom the end of the world 世界末日: (fig 比喻) To get a bus here you have to wait till the crack of doom, ie an extremely long time. 在這兒真要等到世界末日（很久很久以後）才能有公***汽車. a fair crack of the whip => fair1. paper over the cracks => paper.
> crack adj [attrib 作定語] very clever or expert; excellent 精明能幹的; 技藝高超的; 優秀的: a crack regiment 勁旅 * He's a crack shot, ie expert at shooting. 他是神槍手.
# `crack-brained adj (infml 口) crazy; foolish 瘋狂的; 愚蠢的: a crack-brained idea, scheme, etc 愚蠢的念頭、 計謀等. crack 2
/ kr?k; kr?k/ v
[I, Tn] (cause to) develop a crack1(1a) or cracks （使）開裂, 破裂, 爆裂: The ice cracked as I stepped onto it. 我壹踩冰就裂了. * You can crack this toughened glass, but you can't break it. 這種韌化玻璃只裂不碎. * She has cracked a bone in her arm. 她手臂有壹處骨裂. * a cracked mug 有裂紋的缸子.
[Tn, Cn.a] break (sth) open or into pieces 砸開或砸碎（某物）: crack a nut 把堅果砸碎 * crack a safe, ie open it to steal from it 砸開保險箱 * crack a casing open ?裏啪啦打開包裝.
[Tn, Tn.pr] sth (on/against sth) hit sth sharply 猛擊某物: I cracked my head on the low door-frame. 我的頭撞在低矮的門框上了.
[I, Tn no passive 不用於被動語態] (cause sth to) make a sharp sound （使某物）發出爆裂聲; （使某物）?啪作響: crack a whip, one's knuckles 抽鞭子、 屈指節?啪作響 * The hunter's rifle cracked and the deer fell dead. 獵人的槍壹響, 鹿即倒地而死.
[I, Tn] (cause sb to) cease to resist; (cause sth to) fail （使某人）屈服; （使某事物）垮臺: The suspect cracked under questioning. 嫌疑分子在審問之下招供了. * They finally cracked the defence and scored a goal. 他們終於突破了防守, 射進壹球.
[Tn] (infml 口) solve (a problem, etc) 解決（問題等）: The calculation was difficult, but we finally cracked it. 計算起來很費勁, 然而我們終於解決了. * crack a code, ie decipher it 破譯密碼.
[I] (of the voice) change in depth, loudness, etc suddenly and uncontrollably （指嗓音）突然而失控地改變音色、 音量等: In a voice cracking with emotion, he announced the death of his father. 他悲慟失聲地宣布了父親去世的消息. * A boy's voice cracks (ie becomes deeper) at puberty. 男孩在青春期嗓音改變（聲音變粗）.
[Tn] (infml 口) open (a bottle, esp of alcoholic drink) and drink its contents 開（瓶, 尤指酒瓶）飲用.
[Tn] (infml 口) tell (a joke) 說（笑話）.
[Tn] (chemistry 化) break down (heavy oils) by heat and pressure to produce lighter oils 使裂化（利用高溫高壓從質量較重的石油裏制取輕油）.
(idm 習語) cracked `up to be sth (usu negative 通常作否定) (infml 口) reputed to be sth 號稱: He's not such a good writer as he's cracked up to be. 他並不像人們所吹捧的那樣是什麼傑出的作家. get `cracking (infml 口) begin, esp energetically 開始; （尤指）大幹起來: There's a lot to be done, so let's get cracking. 工作很多, 咱們開始幹吧.
(phr v) crack down (on sb/sth) impose more severe treatment or restrictions on sb/sth （對某人[某事物]）嚴加處置或限制: Police are cracking down on drug dealers. 警方現對販毒分子嚴懲不貸. crack up (infml 口) lose one's physical or mental health （身體）垮掉; （精神）崩潰: You'll crack up if you go on working so hard. 妳繼續這樣拚命幹下去, 身體會吃不消的.
> cracked / kr?kt; kr?kt/ adj [usu pred 通常作表語] (infml 口) mad; crazy 瘋狂; 狂熱.
cracking / ?kr?k?; ˋkr?k?/ adj [usu attrib 通常作定語] (Brit infml 口) excellent 精采的; 棒的: That was a cracking shot he played. 他這壹下打得妙極了.
# `crack-down n ~ (on sb/sth) severe measures to restrict or discourage undesirable or criminal people or actions 制裁; 取締: a crack-down on tax evasion 對逃稅行為的嚴厲打擊.
`crack-up n (infml 口) loss of physical or mental health （身體的）衰退; （精神的）崩潰: a crack-up due to overwork 因操勞過度而招致的身體的衰退.
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1 / kr?; kr?/ n
(a) (usu sing 通常作單數) (loud noise made by a) violent fall, blow or breakage 墜落（聲）; 撞擊（聲）; 破裂（聲）: the crash of dishes being dropped 摔碎盤碟的聲音 * The tree fell with a great crash. 那棵樹嘩啦壹聲倒了. * His words were drowned in a crash of thunder. 他的話為壹陣雷聲所淹沒. (b) accident involving a vehicle in a collision or some other impact 撞車; （車輛等）碰撞: a crash in which two cars collided 兩輛汽車相撞的事故 * a `car crash/an `air crash 汽車撞車事故[飛機墜毀].
collapse, esp of a business or stock-market 崩潰; 垮臺; （尤指）倒閉; （證券市場）暴跌: The great financial crash in 1929 ruined international trade. 1929年的經濟大蕭條摧毀了國際貿易.
> crash adj [attrib 作定語] done intensively to achieve quick results 突擊式的; 速成的: a crash course in computer programming 計算機程序設計速成課程 * a crash diet 速效飲食.
crash adv with a crash 嘩啦壹聲地: The vase fell crash on to the tiles. 花瓶嘩啦壹聲掉在瓷磚上.
# `crash barrier fence, rail, etc to restrain crowds, divide vehicles travelling in opposite directions on a motorway, etc （限制人群通行的）隔離柵; （高速公路等的雙程行車道之間的）防撞護欄. =>illus at App 1 見附錄1之插圖, page xiii.
`crash-dive n sudden dive made by a submarine or an aircraft, eg to avoid being attacked （潛艇或飛機為免受攻擊而實行的）緊急下潛或下降. v [I] dive in this way （潛艇）緊急下潛; （飛機）緊急下降.
`crash helmet hat made of very strong material (eg metal), worn by motor-cyclists, racing drivers, etc to protect the head （摩托車手、 賽車駕駛員等戴的）防撞頭盔.
,crash-`land v [I, Tn] land (an aircraft) or be landed roughly in an emergency, usu with resulting damage （使飛行器）強行著陸. ,crash-`landing n landing of this kind 強行著陸: make a crash-landing 實行強行著陸. crash 2
/ kr?; kr?/ v
(a) [Ipr, Ip, Tn.pr, Tn.p] fall or strike (sth) suddenly and noisily 突然倒下, 撞擊（某物）發出聲響: The rocks crashed (down) onto the car. 巖石轟隆壹聲砸在汽車上. * The tree crashed through the window. 樹嘩啦壹聲倒入窗內. * The dishes crashed to the floor. 碗碟嘩啦壹聲掉在地板上. * She crashed the plates (down) on the table. 她嘩啦壹聲把那些盤子摔到桌上. (b) [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] ~ (sth) (into sth) (cause sth to) have a collision （使某物）猛撞: The plane crashed (into the mountain). 飛機撞毀（在山上）了. * He crashed his car (into a wall). 他把汽車撞（到墻上）了. * a crashed car, plane 撞毀的汽車、 墜毀的飛機. (c) [Ipr, Ip, Tn.pr, Tn.p] (cause sth to) move noisily or violently （使某物）轟然或猛然沖, 闖: an enraged elephant crashing about in the undergrowth 被激怒了的大象, 在矮樹叢中東奔西竄 * He crashed the trolley through the doors. 他推著小腳輪車乒乒乓乓地過了幾道門.
[I] make a loud noise 發出巨響: The thunder crashed. 雷聲隆隆.
[I] (of a business company, government, etc) fail suddenly; collapse （指企業、 政府等）突然倒臺, 崩潰: The company crashed with debts of ￡2 million. 那家公司因負債2百萬英鎊而告破產.
[Tn] (infml 口) = gatecrash (gate).
[Ipr, Ip] ~ (out) (sl 俚 esp US) sleep in an improvised bed, esp when very tired 在臨時床鋪上睡覺（尤指困極時）: Mind if I crash (out) on your floor tonight? 今晚我在妳家打地鋪行嗎?
(idm 習語) a crashing `bore very boring person 討厭鬼.
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/ kr?; kr?/ v
[Tn, Tn.pr] press or squeeze (sth/sb) hard so that there is breakage or injury 壓（或擠）壞, 壓（或擠）傷（某物[某人]）: Don't crush the box; it has flowers in it. 別把盒子壓破了, 裏面有花. * Wine is made by crushing grapes. 葡萄酒是壓榨葡萄制成的. * Several people were crushed to death by the falling rocks. 有幾個人被落下來的巖石壓死了.
[Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (up) break sth hard into small pieces or into powder by pressing 搗（或碾）碎某物; 把某物搗（或碾）成粉末: Huge hammers crush (up) the rocks. 用大錘把巖石砸成了碎塊.
[I, Tn] (cause sth to) become full of creases or irregular folds （使某物）顯得皺皺巴巴的: The clothes were badly crushed in the suitcase. 衣服壓在箱子裏皺得不像樣子了. * Some synthetic materials do not crush easily. 有些化纖衣料不易起皺.
[Tn] defeat (sb/sth) completely; subdue 消滅, 擊潰, 鎮壓（某人[某事物]）; 制服: The rebellion was crushed by government forces. 政府軍已把叛亂鎮壓下去. * Her refusal crushed all our hopes. 她壹拒絕, 我的希望就全都破滅了. * He felt completely crushed (ie humiliated) by her last remark. 他聽到她最後的壹番話感到深受淩辱.
(phr v) crush (sb/sth) into, past, through, etc sth (cause sb/sth to) move into or through a narrow space by pressing or pushing （使某人[某物]）擠入或擠過: A large crowd crushed past (the barrier). 大群的人擠過了（障礙物）. * You can't crush twenty people into such a tiny room. 不能讓二十個人擠進這樣壹個狹小的房間裏. * The postman tried to crush the packet through the letter-box. 郵遞員使勁把郵件塞進信箱裏. crush sth out (of sth) remove sth by pressing or squeezing 擠出或榨出某物: crush the juice out of oranges 榨橙子汁 * (fig 比喻) With his hands round her throat he crushed the life out of her. 他雙手扼住她的喉嚨把她掐死了.
> crushing adj [usu attrib 通常作定語]
1 overwhelming 壓倒的: a crushing defeat, blow, etc 慘重的失敗、 打擊等.
2 intended to subdue or humiliate 企圖制服或羞辱對方的: a crushing look, remark, etc 讓人受不了的臉色、 話語等. crushingly adv. crush 2
/ kr?; kr?/ n
[sing] crowd of people pressed close together 擁擠的人群: a big crush in the theatre bar 劇院小賣部裏擁擠不堪的人群 * I couldn't get through the crush. 我無法從人群中擠過去.
[C] ~ (on sb) (infml 口) strong but typically brief liking (for sb); infatuation （對某人的）強烈而短暫的喜愛, 迷戀: Schoolchildren often have/get crushes on teachers. 小學生往往很欽佩老師.
[U] (Brit) drink made from fruit juice 果汁飲料: lemon crush 檸檬飲料.
# `crush barrier fence put up to control crowds 防擠欄桿.