Crunching
“Crunching” 可指咬碎薯片的清脆声(crunching chips),也可指在 deadline 前 crunching numbers(埋头算账)或 crunching data(处理海量数据);crunch time 指关键时刻。
- “Analysts spent the night crunching sales figures for the quarterly report.” (分析师通宵核算销售数据,撰写季度报告。)
- “You could hear him crunching through the fresh snow.” (能听见他踩在新鲜积雪上嘎吱作响。)
- “The team is crunching to finish the prototype before the demo.” (团队正争分夺秒,想在演示前完成原型。)
“Crunch” 为拟声词,模仿压碎硬物时发出的嘎吱声,17 世纪进入英语后广泛用于咀嚼与压碎场景。
象声动词 “crunch” 加 “-ing” 表示正在压碎、咀嚼或紧张处理任务的过程。
科技行业常说 number crunching / data crunching;经济报道中 credit crunch(信贷紧缩)是固定搭配;口语 crunch time 形容压力最大的冲刺阶段。
- 原形: crunch
- 名词: crunch
- 固定搭配: “crunching numbers” (算账), “crunching data” (处理数据), “crunch time” (关键时刻)
咬薯片 “crunch” 一声 + “-ing”——crunching 既是嘎吱压碎,也是像咬碎硬骨头一样啃难题、算数据。
“Crunching the budget late at night, she finally found enough savings to fund the new hire.” (深夜埋头核算预算时,她终于挤出足够资金招聘新人。)