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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。

  1. “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。)
  2. “You could hear him crunching through the fresh snow.” (能听见他踩在新鲜积雪上嘎吱作响。)
  3. “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。)