crack

[kræk]

v.破裂, 砸开, 发出爆裂声, 撞击, 破解, 变嘶哑, 崩溃, 制裁, <非正式>开玩笑
n.裂缝, 裂痕, 爆裂声, 猛击, 尝试, 俏皮话
adj.训练有素的

vt.

1. 使爆裂, 使破裂

The heat cracked my lips.

我热得嘴唇开裂。

2. 砸开, 砰地一声打开; 强行进入

He carefully cracked a nut and then gave it to me.

他仔细敲开一只坚果, 然后递给了我。

3. 使霹啪作响

4. 使嗓音变粗(或变哑)

5. 猛击

He wanted to crack the rowdy over the head, but refrained.

他想猛击小流氓的头, 可还是忍住了。

6. 【口】说(笑话等)

They sat by the fire, cracking jokes.

他们坐在火堆旁讲笑话。

7. 破解(密码), 解开(难题等)

The police cracked the case in one week.

警察在一周内就侦破了此案。

She cracked the code.

她破译了电码。

vi.

1. 发出爆裂声

2. 裂开, 爆裂; 断裂

The glass cracked when I poured icy water into it.

当我把冰水倒进杯子时, 杯子裂开了。

3. (嗓音)变粗(变哑)

Her voice cracked with grief.

她悲伤得语不成声。

4. 垮掉; 屈服[(+up)]

n.[C]

1. 裂缝, 裂痕

There are many cracks in the old wall.

旧墙上有许多裂缝。

2. 爆裂声

We heard a crack of thunder.

我们听见一声霹雳。

3. 猛烈的一击

4. 【口】尝试[S1][(+at)]

This is my first crack at cooking.

这是我第一次尝试做饭。

5. 俏皮话[(+about)]

He's always making cracks about my big feet.

他老是取笑我的一双大脚。

6. (突然)变声, (嗓音)发哑

7. 瑕疵, 缺点

8. 纯可卡因

a.

第一流的, 顶呱呱的[B]

He is a crack baseball player.

他是个呱呱叫的棒球运动员。

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词形变化

动词过去式: cracked | 动词过去分词: cracked | 动词现在分词: cracking | 动词第三人称单数: cracks |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.使爆裂, 使破裂

break  split  open  slit

n.猛烈的一击

blow  shot  bang  

同义参见:

slug  rift  shot  explosion  shot  chip  sock  beat  bat  accomplished  pop  cleft  smack  opening  snap  fissure  chap  rupture  craze  buffet  hit  flaw  gulf  proficient  thunder  flick  unscramble  slap  unravel  fracture  shot  thunder  whack  wallop  vacancy  

英英释义

名词 crack:

a long narrow opening

同义词：cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure

a narrow opening

同义词：gap

a long narrow depression in a surface

同义词：crevice, cranny, fissure, chap

a sudden sharp noise

同义词：cracking, snap

a chance to do something

同义词：shot

witty remark

同义词：wisecrack, sally, quip

a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts

a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted

同义词：tornado

a usually brief attempt

同义词：fling, go, pass, whirl, offer

the act of cracking something

同义词：fracture, cracking

动词 crack:

become fractured; break or crack on the surface only

同义词：check, break

make a very sharp explosive sound

make a sharp sound

同义词：snap

hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise

pass through (a barrier)

同义词：break through

break partially but keep its integrity

break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension

同义词：snap

suffer a nervous breakdown

同义词：crack up, crock up, break up, collapse

tell spontaneously

cause to become cracked

reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking

break into simpler molecules by means of heat

形容词 crack:

of the highest quality

同义词：ace, A-one, fantastic, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, tops

短语词组

crack up

1. 撞坏

The plane went out of control and cracked up.

飞机失控坠毁。

2. 垮掉, 精神崩溃

He cracked up after his wife left him.

在他太太离开后, 他就崩溃了。

If you do not rest you'll soon crack up.

要是你不休息, 很快会垮下来的。

补充

crackcrack英:[kræk] 美:[kræk]vt. & vi.1.(使…)开裂, 破裂But at last the shells cracked, one after another.最后, 蛋壳一个接着一个地裂开了。You can crack this toughened glass, but you can't break it.这种韧化玻璃只裂不碎。2.(使)身体上或精神上垮掉3.打开, 砸开Father was cracking the nuts.父亲正在砸开那些坚果。4.(使)发出爆裂声The whip cracked threateningly.鞭子挥得噼啪响得惊人。He cracked the joints of his fingers.他把手指关节弄得劈啪作响。n.1.裂缝, 缝隙There's a crack in this cup.这个杯子上有个裂缝。2.劈叭声, 爆裂声He heard the sharp crack of a twig.他听到树枝清脆的断裂声。3.意外的一下重击I got a nasty crack on the head when I went through that low door.我走过那扇矮门时, 把头给撞了一下。4.试图, 尝试I've never done this before, but I'll have a crack.我以前从未做过这个, 不过我将试试看。5.俏皮话He's always making cracks about my big feet.他总是拿我的一双大脚开玩笑。

例句

1. The plate had a crack in it.盘子上有道裂缝。 2. The cracks in the walls were due to subsidence.墙上的裂缝是地面下沉引起的。 3. She questioned them constantly, looking for the crack in their serene complacency.她不断地盘问他们, 想从他们的平静自得中找到破绽。 4. Kathryn had seen him through a crack in the curtains.凯瑟琳透过窗帘的缝隙看见了他。 5. He went to the door, opened it a crack, and listened.他走到门边, 把门打开一条缝, 然后侧耳倾听。 6. Suddenly there was a loud crack and glass flew into the car.突然啪的一声巨响, 玻璃飞进了汽车内。 7. His voice was like the crack of a whip.他的嗓音就像鞭子的噼啪声。 8. There were cracks about the Prime Minister.对首相有一些挖苦。 9. I'll have a crack at it.我会试一试。 10. She decided to take another crack at locating Blanche.她决定再试着找找布兰奇。 11. He was ashamed of the crack in his voice.他对自己的变声感到难为情。 12. I often start work at the crack of dawn.我经常一大早就开始工作。 13. They thought it was their divine right to govern the country till the crack of doom.他们认为, 统治这个国家直到世界末日是他们神圣的权力。 14. None of them is expecting any favours, just a fair crack of the whip.他们谁也不期望受到偏爱, 只是想获得一个公道的机会。 15. Everyone should be given a fair crack of the whip.每个人都应该得到公平合理的机会。 16. Their attempt to paper over the cracks is a lost cause.他们掩盖问题的企图注定会失败。 17. a crack undercover police officer出色的卧底警察 18. He is said to be a crack shot, despite weak vision in one eye.据说他是个神枪手, 尽管有一只眼睛视力较弱。 19. Remove the dish from the oven, crack the salt crust, and you will find the skin just peels off the fish.把盘子从烤箱里拿出来, 弄碎鱼表面的那层盐, 鱼皮就会从鱼身上剥落下来了。 20. crack the eggs into a bowl.把蛋打进碗里。 21. They cracked the whips over their heads.他们把鞭子在头顶上甩得噼啪作响。 22. He cracked his fingers nervously.他紧张不安地把手指按得咔吧作响。 23. He has finally cracked the system after years of painstaking research.经过多年的潜心研究, 他终于破解了这个系统。 24. He cracked jokes and talked about beer and girls.他爱说笑话, 喜欢谈论啤酒和姑娘。 25. These are psychological tricks they are using to crack them.这些是他们正用来摧垮他们的心理战术。 26. It might crack their resolve.这可能会动摇他们的决心。 27. He cracked his head on the pavement and was knocked cold.他一头撞到人行道上, 不省人事了。 28. in a bid to crack shopping-centre safes企图撬开购物中心的保险箱 29. He may crack a bottle of champagne.他可能会开一瓶香槟。 30. I cracked open a bottle of bubbly.我开了一瓶香槟酒。 31. I love heading down the Mornington Peninsula to crack a few waves.我喜欢沿莫宁顿半岛迎着浪花往前走。 32. A gas main had cracked under my neighbour's garage and gas had seeped into our home.邻居车库下面的一根煤气总管裂开了, 煤气渗进了我们家。 33. The whip cracked, the wheels turned.鞭子噼啪作响, 车轮辘辘转动。 34. Some countries are showing signs of cracking under intense pressure from the United States.在美国的强大压力下, 一些国家显露出屈服的迹象。 35. She cracked under the pressures of fame.她在名声的压力下屈服了。 36. I had the conviction Larkin's nerve would crack and he'd squeeze the trigger in a reflex action.我确信拉金的精神会崩溃, 他会本能地扣动扳机。 37. Her voice cracked and she began to cry.她声音变得嘶哑, 然后哭了起来。 38. I'm determined to crack it.我下定决心要达到目的。 39. You'd better get cracking, the sooner the better.你应该动手了, 越快越好。 40. Vouchers must be redeemed before September 14th so you'd better get cracking to cash in.优惠券必须在9月14日之前兑换, 你最好抓紧点。 41. Package holidays are not always all they're cracked up to be.全包旅游并不总像人们说的那么好。 42. 'crack!' The first shot rang out, hitting Paolo.“啪！”第一枪响了, 射中了保罗。 43. Don't pour hot water into the glass or it will crack.不要把热水倒入玻璃杯里，否则杯子会破裂。 44. The branch cracked under the weight of the snow.树枝在雪的重压下啪地一声折断了。 45. The fireworks cracked overhead.鞭炮在头顶上空噼啪地爆响。 46. His voice is beginning to crack.他的嗓子开始倒仓。 47. His confidence cracked under the strain.他因紧张而失去信心。 48. He cracked under the pressure of work.他的身体在工作的压力下垮了下来。 49. Their mission was to crack into the computer system of a major corporation.他们的任务是侵入一家大公司的计算机系统。 50. to get cracking发生性交 51. The driver cracked the whip above the horse's head.车夫把鞭子在马头上方挥舞得噼啪作响。 52. The boiling water cracked the glass.开水把玻璃杯弄裂了。 53. The boy fell and cracked his head against the wall.男孩跌倒了，脑袋砰地一声撞到墙上。 54. The new evidence against him cracked his composure.新的不利于他的证据使他沉不住气了。 55. She cracked the window to let in fresh air.她稍微打开了一点窗户，让新鲜空气进入室内。 56. They sat down around the stove, smoking and cracking jokes.他们坐在火炉周围，边吸烟边说笑话。 57. The police cracked a murder case last week.警察上周侦破了一件凶杀案。 58. to crack a bottle打开酒瓶喝酒 59. The burglars broke into our office and cracked the safe last night.昨夜盗贼闯入我们的办公室并撬开了保险柜。 60. Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules.在反应堆内部大的分子被裂解为较小的分子。 61. The shirt wasn't all the salesclerk cracked it up to be.这件衬衫并不全像售货员所吹嘘的那么好。 62. With technical details of the security system already circulating on the Internet, instructions for cracking it will almost certainly make their way into the computer underground.由于保安系统的技术资料已在因特网上流传，如何侵入该系统的指令也当然会流入非法人员所用的计算机中。 63. a hairline crack down the middle of the glass.玻璃杯沿中部以下的一条极细的裂缝。 64. he climbed into a crack between two rocks.他爬进两块岩石间的缝隙中。 65. the door opened a tiny crack.门开了一条小缝。 66. the company spotted a crack in their rival's defences.这家公司发现他们对手的辩护中有个漏洞。 67. a loud crack of thunder.一声炸雷。 68. she gave the thief a crack over the head with her rolling pin.她用擀面杖猛击小偷的头部。 69. the boy's voice had an uncertain crack in it.这个男孩似乎开始变声了。 70. they are having a great crack about shooting.他们在大谈特谈射击。 71. he loved the crack, the laughing.他喜欢这个开心时刻，这些笑声。 72. I fancy having a crack at winning a fourth title.我想试试夺得第四项冠军。 73. he wanted to have a crack at the enemy.他希望有进攻敌人的机会。 74. [no obj.]the ice all over the bog had cracked.沼泽上的冰都裂开了。 75. [with obj.]take care not to crack the glass.小心别将玻璃弄裂了。 76. [no obj., with adverbial]a chunk of the cliff had cracked off in a storm.暴风雨中悬崖裂开了一大块。 77. his face cracked into a smile.他咧嘴而笑。 78. [with obj.]she cracked an egg into the frying pan.她将鸡蛋打入煎锅。 79. [no obj.]the witnesses cracked and the truth came out.目击者终于屈服，说出了真相。 80. [with obj.]no one can crack them—they believe their cover story.没有人能揭穿他们——人们相信他们编造的故事。 81. [no obj.]a shot cracked across the ridge.山脊传出一声枪响。 82. [with obj.]he cracked his whip and galloped away.他甩了个响鞭，骑马飞驰而去。 83. she winced as her knees cracked against metal.膝盖撞上金属时她蹙紧了眉头。 84. she cracked him across the forehead.她使劲敲他的额头。 85. ‘I want to get away,’ she said, her voice cracking.她哑着嗓子说道，“我想走了。”。 86. the code will help you crack the messages.这个代码可以帮助你破译这些信息。 87. he cracked a brilliant goal.他达到了很高的目标。 88. [as noun cracking]catalytic cracking.催化性裂化。 89. he is a crack shot.他是个一流的枪手。 90. crack troops.顶呱呱的部队。 91. individuals who feel that they have not had a fair crack of the whip.感觉没有公平机会的个人。 92. life on tour is not as glamorous as it's cracked up to be.旅行生活并不像所吹嘘的那样迷人。 93. most tickets have been snapped up, so get cracking if you want one.大部分票都被一抢而空了，想要的话得赶快行动了。 94. we need to crack down hard on workplaces that break safety regulations.我们必须严惩不守安全规则的工场。 95. we'll crack on with the second half of the job this month.这个月我们要加快下半部分工作的进程。 96. Don't put boiling water into that glass -- it'll crack.不要把滚热的水倒进去，那玻璃杯会裂的。 97. The stone cracked the windscreen but didn't break it.那石块打裂了挡风玻璃，但没有把它砸碎。 98. crack two eggs into a bowl.将两个鸡蛋打进碗里。 99. to crack a whip/your knuckles啪啪地甩鞭子；拧指关节 100. She stood up and cracked her head on the cupboard door.她站起来，头撞着橱柜的门。 101. She cracked the thief over the head with her umbrella.她用雨伞敲窃贼的脑袋。 102. He cracked under the strain of all his problems.他在问题重重的压力下精神崩溃了。 103. Her voice cracked as she spoke about her parent's death.她说到父母去世时，声音沙哑了。 104. to crack a code破译密码 105. The police have cracked an international drug-smuggling ring.警方破获了一个国际毒品走私集团。 106. Stop cracking jokes and do some work!别再开玩笑了，干点活吧！ 107. I have to finish this job today so I'd better get cracking.我今天得完成这工作，所以最好还是马上开始。 108. The police have started to crack down on drug dealers.警方已经开始严厉打击毒贩。 109. He cracked up when his wife left him.他的妻子一离开他，他便精神崩溃。 110. They had always seemed happy together, but then cracks began to appear in their relationship.他们似乎一直相亲相爱，然后他们的关系开始出现裂缝。 111. a crack in the curtains窗帘间的缝隙 112. There was a loud crack as the gun went off.开炮了，发出砰的一声巨响。 113. Suddenly a golf ball gave him a nasty crack on the head.突然之间，一个高尔夫球猛然打在他头上，难受极了。 114. I'm not sure how to play but I'll have a crack at it.我不知道怎样玩，但我想试一试。 115. crack troops精锐部队 116. He's a crack shot (= very accurate at shooting) with a rifle.他打步枪是个神射手。 117. The hailstones were big enough to crack some windows.这些冰雹大得足以砸裂窗户。 118. He cracked his collarbone in a skiing accident.他在一次滑雪事故中摔裂了锁骨。 119. The mirror/glass cracked when she dropped it.她把镜子/玻璃杯掉到地上摔裂了。 120. A piece of the statue cracked off. [=broke off]雕像有一块脱落了。 121. Workers cracked the large rock into three pieces so it could be moved.工人们把巨石破成三块，以便搬运。 122. The bird cracked the seed on a tree branch.那只鸟在树枝上啄开了种子。 123. a tool used for cracking nuts用来破开坚果的工具 124. He cracked open the eggs.他敲开鸡蛋。 125. Someone cracked him over the head with a beer bottle.有人用啤酒瓶砸了他的头。 126. The baby cracked her chin pretty hard when she fell.宝宝摔倒时，她的下巴被重重地磕了一下。 127. He fell and cracked his elbow on/against the ice.他跌倒时，肘部撞到了冰上。 128. He cracked open a beer.他开了瓶啤酒。 129. He hardly cracked a book his whole first semester of college.大学的整个第一学期，他几乎都没翻过书本。 130. It's a perfect day to relax and crack open a good book.今天天气极好，正适合打开一本好书放松一下。 131. Any good thief could crack this safe.任何一个盗窃高手都能打开这个保险箱。 132. Scientists have cracked [=solved] an ancient mystery using new technology.科学家们运用新技术，找到了破解古老谜团的方法。 133. The police finally cracked [=broke] the case and arrested the murderer.警方最终破了案，逮捕了凶手。 134. He was able to crack [=break] the enemy's secret code.他能够破解敌人的密码。 135. She cracked open the door and peeked into the room.她打开一条门缝，向房间内窥视。 136. "When the sled dogs heard her crack the whip, they broke into a run."这些雪橇狗一听到她抽响鞭子就飞奔起来。 137. His habit of cracking his knuckles bothered her.他啪啪地掰压指关节的习惯让她很厌烦。 138. The sled dogs are trained to run when they hear the whip crack.这些雪橇狗被训练得一听到挥鞭声就跑。 139. Her voice cracked (with emotion) as she told them what had happened.当她向他们讲述所发生的事情时，（因为激动）嗓音突然变得嘶哑。 140. The two of them crack jokes all the time. = The two of them are always cracking jokes.他们这两个人总是开玩笑。 141. "After hours of questioning by the police, the suspect finally cracked. [=finally told the police what they wanted to know]"被警方询问几个小时后，嫌犯终于交代了。 142. He cracked under the pressure/stress of the job.在工作的重压下他崩溃了。 143. "I tried to get him to laugh, but he never even cracked a smile."我想方设法让他高兴，可他连一丝笑容都没露过。 144. "People have been violating this law for years, and now the government is finally starting to crack down."人们违反这条法律已经多年了，现在政府终于开始严厉打击。 145. Authorities are cracking down on companies that pollute.当局正在竭力取缔污染企业。 146. Its not easy to crack into [=break into] professional football.要从事职业橄榄球运动不是件容易的事。 147. The team needs a coach who isn't afraid to crack the whip.球队需要一个敢于严厉训练的教练。 148. "When we saw the picture, we both cracked up."我们看到那幅图画时，都忍不住大笑起来。 149. That joke really cracks me up. [=I think that joke is very funny]那个笑话让我捧腹大笑。 150. "The stress was getting worse, and she felt herself cracking up. [=going crazy]"压力越来越大，她觉得自己要精神崩溃了。 151. I cracked up [=crashed] on a curve in the road.我在弯道处撞坏了汽车。 152. I cracked up [=crashed] the car.我把车撞坏了。 153. Is the movie really all it's cracked up to be? = Is it really as good as it's cracked up to be?这部电影真有人们说的那么好看吗？ 154. "The new restaurant is not all it's cracked up to be. When we went, the service was awful and our food was cold."新开的那家餐馆没有人们说的那么好。我们去就餐时，服务很差，饭菜是凉的。 155. She's always cracking wise.她爱说俏皮话。 156. You ought to get cracking [=get going; get moving] on that assignment. [=you should start working on that assignment right away]你该开始这项工作了。 157. The crack runs all the way from the top of the wall to the bottom.裂缝从墙顶一直延伸到墙脚。 158. an old patio with grass growing up through the cracks带有裂缝并从中长出草的旧露台 159. "The vase has a few fine cracks, but it is still usable."这个花瓶有些细小的裂纹，但还能用。 160. There were cracks in the ice.冰上有裂纹。 161. There is a crack in the mirror/windshield/glass.镜子/挡风玻璃/玻璃上有条裂纹。 162. Grass is growing up through the cracks in the old patio.草从旧露台的裂缝里长出来。 163. I could see them through the crack in the doorway.我能从门道的缝隙中看到他们。 164. Light came through the cracks in the walls of the barn.光线从畜棚墙上的缝隙中透进来。 165. Could you please open the window a crack? [=open it slightly] It's getting hot in here.请你稍稍开点窗户好吗？这里越来越热。 166. We heard a loud crack as the ice broke.我们听到冰块裂开时巨大的爆裂声。 167. The horse was frightened by the crack of the whip.马儿被鞭子的啪啪声吓惊了。 168. a crack of thunder一声炸雷响 169. There was a crack in her voice as she told us her story.她给我们讲她的故事时，嗓音变得沙哑。 170. Your theory/argument has a few cracks.你的理论/论点有些问题。 171. The cracks in their relationship were becoming evident.他们之间的问题日趋明显。 172. They're always making cracks [=wisecracks] about their teacher.他们经常拿他们的老师开玩笑。 173. I didn't appreciate your crack about my weight.我讨厌你拿我的体重开玩笑。 174. Someone gave him a crack on the head with a beer bottle.有人用啤酒瓶砸了他脑袋一下子。 175. She succeeded in her first crack at writing a novel.她第一次尝试写小说就取得了成功。 176. "If he's lucky, he'll get to take a crack at (a career in) professional baseball."幸运的话，他会就此开始他的棒球职业生涯。 177. Let me have a crack at it.让我来试试。 178. He is addicted to crack.他吸食强效可卡因成瘾。 179. They were smoking crack.他们在吸食强效可卡因。 180. They might have succeeded if they'd been given a fair crack of the whip.如果有同样的机遇，他们也许就成功了。 181. We got up at the crack of dawn to go fishing.我们清早起床去钓鱼。 182. Parents are concerned that children who have trouble in school will fall through the cracks in the school system. [=will not be given the help they need; will graduate without anyone noticing that they are unable to do the work]家长们担心，学校里那些问题学生会被现行的教育体制所忽略。 183. The program is meant to help workers who may have slipped through the cracks [=who may have not been included in other programs] because of their age.这个计划的目的是要帮助那些因年龄问题而未被其他计划惠及的工人。 184. crack troops精锐部队 185. The company has a crack sales force.这家公司拥有一支优秀的销售队伍。 186. I hear she's become a crack shot. [=a person who is very good at shooting a gun]我听说她已成为一名神枪手了。