break, burst, crack, crush, fracture, shatter, smash

名詞 crack:

1. a long narrow opening
   同義詞：cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure
2. a narrow opening
   同義詞：gap
3. a long narrow depression in a surface
   同義詞：crevice, cranny, fissure, chap
4. a sudden sharp noise
   同義詞：cracking, snap
5. a chance to do something
   同義詞：shot
6. witty remark
   同義詞：wisecrack, sally, quip
7. a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts
8. a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted
   同義詞：tornado
9. a usually brief attempt
   同義詞：fling, go, pass, whirl, offer
10. the act of cracking something
    同義詞：fracture, cracking

動(dòng)詞 crack:

1. become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
   同義詞：check, break
2. make a very sharp explosive sound
3. make a sharp sound
   同義詞：snap
4. hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise
5. pass through (a barrier)
   同義詞：break through
6. break partially but keep its integrity
7. break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
   同義詞：snap
8. suffer a nervous breakdown
   同義詞：crack up, crock up, break up, collapse
9. tell spontaneously
10. cause to become cracked
11. reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
12. break into simpler molecules by means of heat

形容詞 crack:

1. of the highest quality
   同義詞：ace, A-one, fantastic, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, tops

1. Police are cracking down on drug dealers.
   警方現(xiàn)對(duì)販毒分子嚴(yán)懲不貸。
2. The suspect cracked under questioning.
   嫌疑分子在審問之下招供了。
3. His voice cracked with emotion.
   由于激動(dòng)，他的聲音變得嘶啞。
4. I cracked two eggs into the frying pan.
   我往平底鍋里打了兩個(gè)雞蛋。
5. There is a crack in this window.
   這扇窗戶上有個(gè)裂紋。
6. Don't pour hot water into the glass or it will crack.
   別把熱水倒進(jìn)玻璃杯里，不然它會(huì)炸的。

crack

v.（動(dòng)詞）
cracked,crack.ing,cracks
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To break or snap apart.
斷裂，折斷
To make a sharp, snapping sound.
碎裂聲，爆裂聲：發(fā)出尖銳的爆裂聲
To break without complete separation of parts; fissure:
破裂，裂縫：沒有完全分離部分的破裂；裂開：
例句：
The mirror cracked.
鏡子破裂了

To change sharply in pitch or timbre, as from hoarseness or emotion. Used of the voice.
嗓音發(fā)劈：由于聲音嘶啞或情緒激動(dòng)而造成的音高或音質(zhì)的突變。用于指嗓音
To break down; fail:
失去控制；衰退：
例句：
The defendant`s composure finally began to crack.
被告最終開始失去鎮(zhèn)定了

To have a mental or physical breakdown:
崩潰：精神上或體力上的崩潰：
例句：
cracked under the pressure.
在壓力下崩潰了

To move or go rapidly:
快速移動(dòng)：
例句：
was cracking along at 70 miles an hour.
以每小時(shí)七十英里的速度快速行駛

Chemistry To break into simpler molecules by means of heat.
【化學(xué)】 裂化：通過加熱分解成更簡(jiǎn)單的分子
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To cause to make a sharp, snapping sound.
使發(fā)出尖銳的爆裂聲
To cause to break without complete separation of parts:
使裂開：使裂開但并未造成部分的完全分裂：
例句：
cracked the glass.
敲碎玻璃

To break with a sharp, snapping sound.See Synonyms at break
使有尖銳的爆裂聲參見 break
To crush (corn or wheat, for example) into small pieces.
壓碎：將（稻谷或小麥等） 壓成碎末
To strike with a sudden, sharp sound.
擊打：帶有突然或尖銳的聲音擊打
Informal
【非正式用語】
To break open or into:
打開，撬開：
例句：
crack a safe.
打開保險(xiǎn)箱

To open up for use or consumption:
打開：打開以供使用或消費(fèi)：
例句：
crack a book; cracked a beer.
打開書本；打開啤酒

To break through (an obstacle) in order to win acceptance or acknowledgement:
排除障礙：為使他人接受或承認(rèn)突破（障礙）：
例句：
finally cracked the .men-only. rule at the club.
最終打破了只許男子進(jìn)入俱樂部的規(guī)定

To discover the solution to, especially after considerable effort:
解決：尤指在經(jīng)過大量努力后發(fā)現(xiàn)…的解決方法：
例句：
crack a code.
破譯密碼

To cause (the voice) to crack.
使（嗓音）變啞
Informal To tell (a joke), especially on impulse or in an effective manner.
【非正式用語】 開玩笑：尤指機(jī)智并有效地說（笑話）
To cause to have a mental or physical breakdown.
崩潰：使在精神上或體力上崩潰
To impair or destroy:
損害，破壞：
例句：
Their rude remarks cracked his equanimity.
他們粗俗的話語使他再也不能保持鎮(zhèn)定

To reduce (petroleum) to simpler compounds by cracking.
分餾，裂解：通過擠壓使（石油）變成更簡(jiǎn)單的化合物
n.（名詞）
A sharp, snapping sound, such as the report of a firearm.
爆裂聲：尖銳的爆裂聲（如槍擊聲）

A partial split or break; a fissure.
碎裂，裂縫：部分破裂或裂開；裂縫
A slight, narrow space:
狹縫，窄縫：輕微的狹窄裂縫：
例句：
The window was open a crack.
這扇窗只開了一條細(xì)縫

A sharp, resounding blow.
重?fù)袈暎杭怃J且有回聲的打擊聲

A mental or physical impairment; a defect.
缺陷：腦力或體力上的弱點(diǎn)；缺陷
A breaking, harshly dissonant vocal tone or sound, as in hoarseness.
沙啞聲，變聲：破裂、尖銳刺耳的音調(diào)或聲音，如沙啞
An attempt or try:
試圖，嘗試：
例句：
gave him a crack at the job; took a crack at photography.
讓他試著干這工作；試著從事攝影工作

A witty or sarcastic remark.See Synonyms at joke
俏皮話，挖苦話參見 joke
A moment; an instant:
一瞬；片刻：
例句：
at the crack of dawn.
黎明時(shí)分

Slang Chemically purified, very potent cocaine in pellet form that is smoked through a glass pipe and is considered highly and rapidly addictive.
【俚語】 快克：一種經(jīng)過高度化學(xué)提純的可卡因藥丸，通過玻璃煙管吸取，很容易使人上癮
adj.（形容詞）
Excelling in skill or achievement; first-rate:
一流的，頂尖的：在技藝或成就上超群的；第一流的：
例句：
a crack shot; a crack tennis player.
神槍手；一流的網(wǎng)球運(yùn)動(dòng)員

<常用詞組>crack down
To act more forcefully to regulate, repress, or restrain:
嚴(yán)厲取締：采取嚴(yán)厲措施來規(guī)定、抑制或約束：
例句：
The police cracked down on speeding.
警察取締超速行車

crack up 【非正式用語】
To praise highly:
高度贊揚(yáng)：
例句：
He was simply not the genius he was cracked up to be.
他不象人們所贊揚(yáng)的那樣是個(gè)天才

To damage or wreck (a vehicle or vessel):
損壞：（汽車、輪船等）撞壞或摧毀：
例句：
crack up a plane; crack up a boat.
撞毀了一架飛機(jī)；撞沉了一條船

To wreck a vehicle in an accident:
撞車：在事故中撞毀一輛汽車：
例句：
cracked up on the expressway.
在高速公路上撞車了

To have a mental or physical breakdown.
崩潰：在精神上或體力上的崩潰
To experience or cause to experience a great deal of amusement:
大笑：經(jīng)歷或使經(jīng)歷極大的快樂：
例句：
really cracked up when I heard that joke.
聽到那個(gè)笑話我真想大笑

<習(xí)慣用語>crack the whip
To behave in a domineering manner; demand hard work and efficiency from those under one`s control.
盛氣凌人地：以盛氣凌人的方式表現(xiàn)；要求其下屬努力并有效地干活
來源：
Middle English craken
中古英語 craken
from Old English cracian * see ger…- 2
源自 古英語 cracian *參見 ger…- 2