vt.

1. 嘎吱作響地咬嚼
   People who crunch nuts at the movies can be very annoying.

   看電影時嘎吱作聲地嚼乾果的人會使人十分討厭。

2. 嘎扎嘎扎地碾（或踩、壓）過

vi.

1. 嘎吱作響地咀嚼[（+on）]
2. 嘎扎嘎扎地碾（或踩、壓）過
   Our feet crunched on the frozen snow.

   我們的雙腳嘎吱作響地踩著冰凍的雪地。

n.

1. 嘎吱吱的聲音；咬嚼聲[U][S1]
2. 艱難局面；財政困難；短缺[U][S1]
   an energy crunch

   能源危機

3. 【口】關鍵時刻；危機[the S]
   When it comes to the crunch they will support us.

   到緊要關頭他們會支持我們的。

v.

1. crush (a hard or brittle foodstuff) with the teeth, making a loud grinding sound.
2. make or move with a loud grinding sound.
3. (especially of a computer) process (large quantities of data).

n.

1. a crunching sound.
2. (the crunch) informal the crucial point of a situation.
3. a severe shortage of money or credit:
   the beleaguered company has become the latest victim of the credit crunch.
4. a sit-up.