v.發(fā)出碎裂聲；嘎吱嘎吱地咀嚼；嘎喳嘎喳地碾過
n.嘎吱聲；艱難局面；關(guān)鍵時刻
The wheels crunched the gravel. 車輪碾在碎石上嘎吱嘎吱地響。
用作名詞 (n.)There was a crunch as he bit the apple. 在他咬蘋果時，發(fā)出嘎扎一響。
He was caught in a financial crunch. 他陷入財政危機(jī)。
We are today facing a serious credit crunch. 我們今日正面對嚴(yán)重的信貸困難。
When it comes to the crunch they will support us. 到緊要關(guān)頭他們會支持我們的。
He always says he'll help, but when it comes to the crunch, he does nothing. 他口口聲聲說他一定幫忙，然而事到臨頭他什麼也不幫。
adj.發(fā)嘎吱嘎吱聲的；易碎的
n.嘎吱嘎吱嚼食的人；嘎吱嘎吱響的東西
