1. (使)破裂;(使)裂开;(使)断裂
    If something hard cracks, or if you crack it, it becomes slightly damaged, with lines appearing on its surface.

crack什么意思

    e.g. A gas main had cracked under my neighbour's garage and gas had seeped into our homes...
           邻居车库下面的煤气总管裂开了，煤气渗入了我们家。
    e.g. Remove the dish from the oven, crack the salt crust and you will find the skin just peels off the fish.
           把盘子从烤箱里拿出来，弄碎鱼表面的那层盐，鱼皮就会从鱼身上剥落下来了。

2. (使)发出爆裂声;(使)噼啪作响
    If something cracks, or if you crack it, it makes a sharp sound like the sound of a piece of wood breaking.

crack的反义词

    e.g. Thunder cracked in the sky...
           空中雷声咔嚓作响。
    e.g. He cracked his fingers nervously.
           他紧张不安地把手指按得咔吧作响。

3. 重击;猛击
    If you crack a hard part of your body, such as your knee or your head, you hurt it by accidentally hitting it hard against something.

    e.g. He cracked his head on the pavement and was knocked cold.
           他一头撞到人行道上，不省人事了。

4. 打破;砸开;砸碎
    When you crack something that has a shell, such as an egg or a nut, you break the shell in order to reach the inside part.

    e.g. Crack the eggs into a bowl.
           把鸡蛋打在一个碗中。

5. (尤指经过反复思考)找到…的解决办法，破译(密码)
    If you crack a problem or a code, you solve it, especially after a lot of thought.

    e.g. He has finally cracked the system after years of painstaking research.
           经过多年的努力研究，他终于找到了破解这个系统的办法。

6. (因压力大而)失控，崩溃，瓦解
    If someone cracks, they lose control of their emotions or actions because they are under a lot of pressure.

    e.g. She's calm and strong, and she is just not going to crack...
           她镇定而且坚强，绝不会垮掉。
    e.g. I had the conviction Larkin's nerve would crack and he'd squeeze the trigger in a reflex action...
           我确信拉金会神经崩溃，他会反射性地扣动扳机。

7. (因感情强烈而嗓音)变嘶哑，变沙哑
    If your voice cracks when you are speaking or singing, it changes in pitch because you are feeling a strong emotion.

    e.g. Her voice cracked and she began to cry.
           她的声音变得沙哑，继而哭了起来。

8. 说(笑话);开(玩笑)
    If you crack a joke, you tell it.

    e.g. He cracked jokes and talked about beer and girls.
           他爱说笑话，喜欢谈论啤酒和姑娘。

9. see also: cracked;cracking

10. 不如别人说的那么好
    If you say that something is not all it's cracked up to be, you mean that it is not as good as other people have said it is.

crack的反义词

    e.g. Package holidays are not always all they're cracked up to be.
           全包旅游并不总像人们说的那么好。

相关词组：crack downcrack up

1. 缝隙;狭缝;窄缝
    A crack is a very narrow gap between two things, or between two parts of a thing.

crack

    e.g. Kathryn had seen him through a crack in the curtains.
           凯瑟琳透过窗帘缝看见了他。

2. (门或窗户打开的)缝隙，窄缝
    If you open something such as a door, window, or curtain a crack, you open it only a small amount.

    e.g. He went to the door, opened it a crack, and listened.
           他朝门走去，打开一条门缝听着。

3. 裂纹;裂缝
    A crack is a line that appears on the surface of something when it is slightly damaged.

    e.g. The plate had a crack in it...
           盘子上有一道裂纹。
    e.g. Hundreds of office buildings and homes developed large cracks in walls and ceilings.
           数百栋写字楼和住宅楼的墙壁和天花板上都出现了裂缝。

4. 爆裂声;噼啪声
    A crack is a sharp sound, like the sound of a piece of wood breaking.

    e.g. Suddenly there was a loud crack and glass flew into the car...
           突然发出一声巨大的爆裂声，玻璃碎片飞进了车里。
    e.g. 'Crack!' — The first shot rang out, hitting Paolo.
           “砰！”第一声枪响了，打中了保罗。

5. 尝试;试图
    If you have or take a crack at something, you make an attempt to do or achieve something.

    e.g. I should love to have a crack at the Olympia title in my last year...
           我非常愿意在我职业生涯的最后一年向奥林匹亚大赛冠军头衔发起冲击。
    e.g. She decided to head for the dormitory to take another crack at locating Blanche.
           她决定回宿舍再找找布兰奇。

6. (略显粗鲁或刻薄的)笑话，俏皮话
    A crack is a slightly rude or cruel joke.

    e.g. When Paul made the crack about the 'famous girl detective', I began to suspect that he had it in for you.
           当保罗挖苦你是“著名的女侦探”时，我开始怀疑他是不是故意刁难你。

7. 强效可卡因;强力古柯碱
    Crack is a very pure form of the drug cocaine.

8. (士兵或运动员)训练有素的，一流的
    A crack soldier or sportsman is highly trained and very skilful.

    e.g. ...a crack undercover police officer...
           训练有素的便衣警察
    e.g. He is said to be a crack shot, despite weak vision in one eye.
           尽管一只眼视力较弱，他仍被称为神枪手。

9. see also: craic

10. 黎明;破晓;清晨
    If you say that someone does something at the crack of dawn, you are emphasizing that they do it very early in the morning.

crack的解释

    e.g. I often start work at the crack of dawn when there is a big order to get out.
           有大笔订单要处理时，我经常会清晨便开始工作。

11. 掩盖错误
      If you paper over the cracks, you try to hide all the things that are wrong with something.

crack

      e.g. The meeting was stormy, and the two sides managed only to paper over the cracks on some issues.
             会议很激烈，但双方只是在试图掩盖某些问题上的错误。

12. 合理的机会;均等的机会
      If you get a fair crack of the whip, you are allowed a reasonable opportunity to succeed at something.

      e.g. None of them is expecting any favours, just a fair crack of the whip.
             他们谁也不期望受到任何特殊照顾，只希望机会均等。