Crunch

(noun.) the sound of something crunching; 'he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path'.

(noun.) a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources); 'an end-of-the year crunch'; 'a financial crunch'.

(verb.) make a crushing noise; 'his shoes were crunching on the gravel'.

(verb.) chew noisily; 'The children crunched the celery sticks'.

(verb.) press or grind with a crushing noise.

安塞姆校对

• How they sprang upon a bone, how they crunched the bread we gave them! 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• It was chiefly a noise of feet, briskly crunching hither and thither over the sanded floor within. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.

整理:梅纳德