单词crunch
n.: 嚼；〔方言〕碎屑；嘎扎嘎扎的响声；〔美俚〕摊牌(时刻)
v.: 嘎扎嘎扎地咀嚼(饼干等)
adj.: 最后一线胜机的
网络: 关键时刻；吱嘎吱嘎咬或嚼某物；危机
压碎声；碎裂声:
a noise like the sound of sth firm being crushed
紧要关头；困境；症结；令人不快的重要消息:
an important and often unpleasant situation or piece of information
（突发的）不足，短缺；（尤指）缺钱:
a situation in which there is suddenly not enough of sth, especially money
嘎吱嘎吱地嚼:
to crush sth noisily between your teeth when you are eating
（使）发出碎裂声:
to make or cause sth to make a noise like sth hard being crushed
（在路上）行进发出响声:
to move over a surface, making a loud crushing noise
（快速大量地）处理信息；数字捣弄:
to deal with large amounts of data very quickly
（会议、体育竞赛等）至关重要的，最后一线胜机的:
acrunch meeting, sports game, etc. is very important and may be the last chance to succeed
嗄吱嗄吱声
〔美俚〕摊牌(时刻),紧要[决定性]关头;困境;(经济等)紧缩状态
咬碎,咬,嚼;〔方言〕碎屑;嘎扎嘎扎的响声
发出嗄吱嗄吱(的声音)
嘎扎嘎扎地咀嚼(饼干等);(车轮,皮靴等)嘎喳嘎喳地(在砂砾路上)碾过[踏过]
现在分词：crunching
过去式：crunched
第三人称单数：crunches
v.champchewchompmunchn.crisiscritical pointcritical situationcruxhead
There has been a huge increase in the number of people interested in becoming teachers since the start of the so-called credit crunch.
自所谓的信贷紧缩开始以来，有志成为教师的人数大幅增长。
Retaining older staff has also been a challenge for companies trying to avert a labor crunch.
留住老职员对试图避免劳动力危机的公司来说也是个挑战。
After holding its own against the U. S. dollar throughout the financial crunch, the British currency could be in for a prolonged pounding.
在金融危机中，英镑兑美元汇率一直保持坚挺，但现在英镑却可能面临遭受长期打击的命运。
Consumers in the wealthiest nations are struggling with the consequences of the credit crunch and with the soaring cost of energy and food.
最富裕国家的消费者正疲于应对信贷紧缩的后果和不断飙升的能源及食品价格。
Mining firms" shares, which plummeted in response to the credit crunch, have perked up a lot since the beginning of the year.
曾应信贷萎缩之声而下挫的采矿业公司股票，自年初以来已大幅反弹。
The goal doesn"t seem too daunting and will allow you to begin developing the habit without too much of a crunch on your budget.
这个目标看上去并不太令人气馁，而且会让你在不造成预算紧张的情况下开始养成存钱的习惯。
She made a bet that she could defy the credit crunch and live on just one pound a day for a year.
她打赌自己可以和信贷紧缩抗争——1天只花1英镑并且持续一年的时间。
The company was a leader in creating and marketing some of the exotic securities that have been at the heart of the credit crunch.
该公司在创建和销售一些复杂证券方面是整个行业的领头羊，而这些证券正是信贷危机的核心所在。
It did not engineer this credit crunch to force low-wage, low-margin companies out of business. But that may be the upshot.
虽然政府不可能设计这么一场信贷危机来逼迫那些低工资，低效益的公司出局，但这也许正是这场危机的结局。
The credit crunch does not seem to have affected confidence in private equity in Asia.
这场信贷危机似乎没有影响亚洲私人股本的信心。