scrunch

英 [skrʌntʃ] 美 [skrʌntʃ]

• v. 碾；压；蜷缩；揉皱；嘎吱嘎吱地作响
• n. 嘎吱嘎吱的响声

英英释义

Noun:

1. a crunching noise

Verb:

1. make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants

2. sit on one's heels;

   "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"
   "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
   

3. make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in;

   "The dress got wrinkled"
   "crease the paper like this to make a crane"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. He scrunched out his cigarette with his foot.
   他用脚把香烟踩灭。
2. She scrunched into a corner.
   她蜷缩在一个角落里。
3. She scrunched it up and threw it in the bin.
   她把它揉成一团,扔进了垃圾箱。
4. The children scrunched through the snow.
   孩子们喀嚓喀嚓地踏雪而过。

经典引文

• There are three leopards..you'd think they'd be out in seconds and scrunch up the people.

  出自： M. Gee

词汇搭配

• scrunch up 揉皱
• scrunch-dry 用手挤压使之吹干...

近反义词

【近义词】

• wrinkle 皱纹
• crease 折痕
• crumple （使)起皱
• crush 压碎
• crunch 发出碎裂声
• squeeze 挤压
• scrunch up 揉皱
• crouch 蹲下
• hunker down 盘坐
• ruckle 弄皱
• hunker 蹲
• squat 蹲下
• crisp 脆的
• crump 爆炸
• thud 重击声
• crinkle 变皱