crack
verb
noun
adj
kræk
verb
1
BREAK
断裂
to
break
or
to
make
something
break,
either
so
that
it
gets
lines
on
its
surface,
or
so
that
it
breaks
into
pieces
（使）破裂，（使）裂开
I,T
Don’t
put
boiling
water
in
the
glass
or
it
will
crack.
不要把沸水倒进这个玻璃杯里，否则它会破裂的。
Concrete
is
liable
to
crack
in
very
cold
weather.
在严寒的天气下混凝土可能会开裂。
He
picked
up
a
piece
of
rock
and
cracked
it
in
half.
他捡起一块石头，把它击碎成两半。
She
fell
and
cracked
a
bone
in
her
leg.
她摔了一跤，摔裂了一根腿骨。
He
cracked
a
couple
of
eggs
into
a
pan.
他往平底锅里打了几个鸡蛋。
2
SOUND
声音
to
make
a
quick
loud
sound
like
the
sound
of
something
breaking,
or
to
make
something
do
this
（使）发出爆裂声
I,T
Thunder
cracked
overhead.
头顶响起一个炸雷。
He
cracked
his
whip
and
galloped
off.
他甩了个响鞭策马而去。
Dennis
rubbed
his
hands
together
and
cracked
his
knuckles
.
丹尼斯搓搓双手，把指关节弄得格格响。
3
HIT
击打
to
hit
someone
or
something
hard
重击
T
crack
sth
on
sth
I
slipped
and
cracked
my
head
on
the
door.
我滑了一跤，头磕在了门上。
She
cracked
him
over
the
head
with
a
hammer.
她用锤子狠狠地砸他的头。
4
NOT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE
无法继续
to
be
unable
to
continue
doing
something
because
there
is
too
much
pressure
and
you
do
not
have
the
mental
strength
to
continue
〔因压力太大而〕崩溃，失控，垮掉
I
[+
under
]
Some
young
executives
crack
under
the
pressure
of
having
to
meet
tough
sales
targets
every
month.
一些年轻的主管崩溃了，他们压力很大，每个月都要完成很高的销售指标。
He
cracked
under
interrogation
and
confessed.
他招架不住盘问，供认了一切。
5
VOICE
嗓音
if
your
voice
cracks,
it
starts
to
sound
different
because
you
are
feeling
strong
emotions
〔嗓音〕变嘶哑
I
His
voice
cracked
slightly
as
he
tried
to
explain.
他试图解释的时候声音有点沙哑了。
6
SOLVE/UNDERSTAND
解决/懂得
to
find
the
answer
to
a
problem
or
manage
to
understand
something
that
is
difficult
to
understand
解决〔难题〕;
T
I
think
we’ve
cracked
the
problem
of
the
computer
crashing
all
the
time.
我想我们已经解决了计算机总是崩溃的难题。
It
took
them
nearly
two
months
to
crack
the
code
.
他们花了差不多两个月的时间才破译了这个密码。
This
new
evidence
could
help
detectives
to
crack
the
case
.
这个新证据可以帮助警探侦破此案。
7
STOP SB
阻止某人
to
stop
a
person
from
being
successful
[非正式] 阻碍，阻止〔某人成功〕
T | informal
Political
enemies
have
tried
to
crack
me.
我的政敌试图阻止我成功。
8
OPEN A SAFE
打开保险箱
to
open
a
safe
illegally
in
order
to
steal
the
things
inside
it
〔为偷窃〕砸开，撬开，弄开〔保险箱〕
T
9
COMPUTER
计算机
to
illegally
copy
computer
software
or
change
free
software
which
may
lack
certain
features
of
the
full
version,
so
that
the
free
software
works
in
the
same
way
as
the
full
version
破解〔计算机软件〕
T
You
can
find
out
how
to
crack
any
kind
of
software
on
the
web.
你在网上可以找到破解任何软件的办法。
10
crack it
10.
to
manage
to
do
something
successfully
[英，非正式] 做成某事
BrE informal
I
think
we’ve
cracked
it!
我想我们已经成功了！
He
seems
to
have
got
it
cracked
.
他好像成功了。
11
crack a joke
11.
to
tell
a
joke
[非正式] 说笑话
informal
He
kept
cracking
jokes
about
my
appearance.
他老是拿我的长相开玩笑。
12
crack open a bottle
12.
to
open
a
bottle
of
alcohol
for
drinking
[英，非正式] 打开一瓶酒
BrE informal
We
cracked
open
a
few
bottles.
我们打开了几瓶酒。
13
get cracking
13.
to
start
doing
something
or
going
somewhere
quickly
[非正式] 抓紧时间
informal
I
think
we
need
to
get
cracking
if
we’re
going
to
catch
this
train.
如果我们要赶上这班火车的话，我觉得我们需要抓紧时间了。
14
crack the whip
14.
to
make
people
work
very
hard
[非正式] 逼手下人努力工作
informal
15
sth is not all/everything it’s cracked up to be
15.
used
to
say
that
something
is
not
as
good
as
people
say
it
is
[非正式] 某事物不像大家说的那么好
informal
I
thought
the
film
was
OK,
but
it’s
not
all
it’s
cracked
up
to
be.
我认为这部电影还可以，但没有人们说的那么好。
16
to
become
more
strict
in
dealing
with
a
problem
and
punishing
the
people
involved
严厉打击; 制裁; 镇压
[+
on
]
The
government
is
determined
to
crack
down
on
terrorism.
这个政府决心打击恐怖主义。
The
police
are
cracking
down
hard
on
violent
crime.
警方正在严厉打击暴力犯罪活动。
17
to
secretly
enter
someone
else’s
computer
system,
especially
in
order
to
damage
the
system
or
steal
the
information
stored
on
it
侵入，非法闯入〔别人的计算机系统〕;
A
teenager
was
accused
of
cracking
into
the
company’s
network.
一名青少年被指控非法侵入该公司的计算机系统。
18
to
continue
working
hard
at
something
in
order
to
finish
it
继续努力干
[+
with
]
I
need
to
crack
on
with
my
project
work
this
weekend.
这个周末我得赶紧把专题研究作业完成。
19
crack (sb) up
to
laugh
a
lot
at
something,
or
to
make
someone
laugh
a
lot
（使）（某人）捧腹大笑
Everyone
in
the
class
just
cracked
up.
班上所有的人都大笑起来。
She’s
so
funny.
She
cracks
me
up.
她很有趣，逗得我捧腹大笑。
20
to
become
unable
to
think
or
behave
sensibly
because
you
have
too
many
problems
or
too
much
work
吃不消，精神崩溃
I
was
beginning
to
think
I
was
cracking
up!
我开始觉得我快要精神崩溃了！
noun
21
GAP
裂缝
a
very
narrow
space
between
two
things
or
two
parts
of
something
裂缝，缝隙
C
[+
between
]
He
squeezed
into
a
crack
between
two
rocks.
他挤入两块岩石之间的缝隙中。
[+
in
]
He
could
see
them
through
a
crack
in
the
door.
他能透过门上的一条裂缝看到他们。
She
opened
the
door
a
crack
and
peeped
into
the
room.
她把门打开一条缝，往房间里偷看。
22
BREAK
断裂
a
thin
line
on
the
surface
of
something
when
it
is
broken
but
has
not
actually
come
apart
裂痕，裂口
C
[+
in
]
There
were
several
small
cracks
in
the
glass.
玻璃上有几条细小的裂纹。
23
WEAKNESS
缺点
a
weakness
or
fault
in
an
idea,
system,
or
organization
〔观点、制度或组织中的〕缺陷，缺点
C
[+
in
]
The
cracks
in
their
relationship
were
starting
to
show.
他们关系中的裂痕开始显现了出来。
The
first
cracks
are
beginning
to
appear
in
the
economic
policy.
最早的漏洞开始在经济政策中显露。
24
SOUND
声音
a
sudden
loud
sound
like
the
sound
of
a
stick
being
broken
爆裂声，噼啪声
C
loud/sharp
crack
There
was
a
sharp
crack
as
the
branch
broke
off.
树枝 嚓一声断落下来。
[+
of
]
We
could
hear
the
crack
of
gunfire
in
the
distance.
我们听到远处炮火轰鸣。
a
crack
of
thunder
一声雷响
25
JOKE
玩笑
a
clever
joke
or
rude
remark
[非正式] 俏皮话; 粗鲁的话
C | informal
[+
about
]
I
didn’t
like
his
crack
about
her
being
overweight.
我不喜欢他开玩笑说她太胖。
He’s
always
making
cracks
about
how
stupid
I
am.
他老是开玩笑说我愚蠢。
26
ATTEMPT
试图
an
attempt
to
do
something
[非正式] 试图，尝试;
C | informal
[+
at
]
I’d
like
a
crack
at
climbing
that
mountain.
我想试试爬那座山。
The
competition’s
open
to
anyone
–
why
don’t
you
have
a
crack
?
这次比赛人人都可以参加，你为什么不去试试呢？
27
DRUG
毒品
an
illegal
drug
that
some
people
take
for
pleasure
强效可卡因
U
crack
addicts
吸强效可卡因成瘾的人
28
BODY
身体
the
space
between
someone’s
buttocks
[非正式] 股沟
C | informal
29
a crack on the head
a
hard
hit
on
the
head
头上的重击
You’ve
had
a
nasty
crack
on
the
head
and
you
need
to
rest.
你的脑袋重重地磕了一下，你需要休息。
30
a crack in sb’s voice
10.
a
change
in
someone’s
voice
because
they
are
feeling
very
upset
〔因情绪激动而引起的〕某人嗓音的变化
He
noticed
the
crack
in
her
voice
as
she
tried
to
continue.
他注意到她继续说下去时声音都变了。
31
the crack of dawn
11.
very
early
in
the
morning
大清早，黎明，破晓
at
the
crack
of
dawn
We
were
up
at
the
crack
of
dawn.
我们一大清早就起来了。
32
COMPUTER
计算机
a
piece
of
information
or
computer
CODE
that
lets
you
illegally
change
free
software
which
may
lack
certain
features
of
the
full
version,
so
that
the
free
software
works
in
the
same
way
as
the
full
version
〔非法使用正版计算机软件的〕破解信息，破解码
C
33
a fair crack of the whip
13.
the
same
chance
as
other
people
to
do
something
[英，非正式] 均等的机会，平等的机会
BrE informal
They
feel
they
haven’t
been
given
a
fair
crack
of
the
whip
.
他们感到自己没有得到均等的机会。
adj
34
with
a
lot
of
experience
and
skill
优秀的，经验丰富的，训练有素的
crack
troops
训练有素的军队
a
crack
regiment
战斗经验丰富的一个团
a
crack
sportsman
优秀运动员
35
crack shot
someone
who
is
able
to
shoot
a
weapon
very
well
and
hit
the
thing
they
are
aiming
at
神枪手