to animais 对动物的虐待◊ 77ie deHberate crueZty o/his words cut her Wee a fcm/e.他故意说的残酷无情的话对她 像刀割一样。PU3 kindness 2 [C, usually pi.] a cruel action 残秦—行为 3 [C, U] something that happens that seems unfair 木公；—待：the crueZries 〇/ Zi/e 生活中的 种种不公

cruet /'krunt/ noun a small container, or set of containers, for salt, pepper, oil, etc. for use on the table at jneals (餐桌上的）调味瓶，一组调味瓶 cruise /kru:z/ noun, verb

■                  noun a journey by sea, visiting different places, espe- cially as a holiday》vacation 乘船游览；航行：J’d〖ove to go on a round-the-worW cruise.我很想乘船周游世界。◊ a hm/ry cruise ship 豪华游轮

mverb 1 to travel in a ship or boat visiting different places，especially as a holiSay/vacation 乘船游览：[V， usually    印.]77iey cruised down the MZe•他们沿

尼罗 M 而下秦游览。◊ [VN] We spent two wee^s cruising the Bahamas.我扪花了两个星期乘船游览巴哈马 群岛。2 [V，usually +〇〇^./口/-印.】（of a car，plane, etc. g 去、飞机％) to travel at a steady speed lit平稳速度行 驶：a Zight airem/t cruising at 4 000/eet —架在 4 000..矣 尺高度巡航的轻型飞机◊ a cruising speed c^50 mi〖es an hour每小而50英里％稳行驶的速度3 <of a car, etc. or its driver 汽车 _或驾驶员j to drive along slowly, espe­cially when you are looking at or for sth . (尤指查看或 寻找时）慢k行驶，巡行：[V +flc/v./prep.] She cruised around the block looking for a parking space.

个街区慢慢行驶，想找个停车的地方。◊[vN]r〇jris cruised the streets, 〖oofcing/or/ares.出租汽车缓慢行驶在 街上招揽顾客。4[V          印.]to win or achieve sth

easily轻而易举贏得（或获得）；轻取：77ie home team cruised to victory.主队轻松取胜。5 [V，VN] (s/a/ig) to go around in public places looking for a sexual partner (，公共场所）寻觅性伙伴，猎艳 'cruise control noun [u] a device in a vehicle that allows it to stay at the speed that the driver has chosen 巡，车亨控.制-置（让车辆以选定速度行驶）

.cruise 'missile noun a large weapon with a warhead that flies close to the ground and is guided by its own computer to an exact place.巡航■导弹■ cruiser /'kru:za(r)/ noun 1 a large fast ship used in war 巡洋舰 2 (also 'cabin cruiser) a boat witi a motor and room for people to sleep in, used for pleasure trips (.可 供住宿的）瘙式游艇一picture o page R3 3 (AMmf) a police car 巡逻警_

crumb /krAm/ noun 1 a very small piece of food, espe­cially of bread or cake, that has fallen off a larger piece 食物碎屑；（尤指）面包屑，糕饼屑：She stood up cmd brushed the crumbs 介om’ her sweater.她站起身掸捧了毛 衣上的面包屑。2a small piece or amount —点；少 许；少量：a /ew crumbs 〇/ usey^nn/ormarion 点滴有用 的-消息◊ The government’s oniy crumb 〇/ com/ort is that their opponents are as ccm_/i/sed as they are.政府唯 一聊以自慰的是反对派与他们一样困惑不解。 crum-ble /'krAmbl/ verb, noun

mverb 1 to break or break sth into very small pieces (使）破碎，成碎屑：{V] Rfce_/?our makes the'cafce 〖ess Zffcdy to cnim6〖e.这种糕饼用米粉做不那么容易碎。◊ [VN] CrumbZe the cheese over the saZad•把千酶弄成碎屑.粞 在色拉上。2 [V] if a building or piece of land is crumi)ling，parts of it are breaking off 班塌；损环；崩 裂：buiWZngs crumbHng into dust渐渐玥■遍的建故物◊ crumWin^ stoneworfc不断破裂的石身建余;◊ 77ie di方is graduaHy crumbing away.岫壁 ik 全逐知崩對。3 [V] ~ (into/to sth) | ~ (away) to begin to fail or get weaker or to come to an end (开始渐渐）衰退，衰弱；崩溃； 瓦解；消亡：a cmmbh’ng busmess/reZationship 逐渐 衰也的企业；日益恶化的关系◊ AH his hopes began to crumbZe away.他所有的希望开始化为泡影。o The empire/iinaHy crumbZed mto dust•这个帝国最终崩溃了。 IT*rai see way n.

■                  nown [U，C]' (8/-£) a dessert (= a sweet dish) made from fruit that is covered with a rough mixture of flour, butter and sugar, cooked in the oven and usually served hot 穌皮水桌甜点：apple crumbZe cmd custard 病

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crum-bly /'krAmbli/ adj. that easily breaks into very small pieces 易碎的；脆的：cramWy soil/cheese 易碎品 土壤/干酪

crumbs /krAmz/ exclamation [old-fashioned, BrE, in­formal) used to show that you are surprised (惊讶时 说）4 呀，哎哟，天哪：Oh crumbs/ Is that the time? 啊，天哪！都这会儿啦？ crum-horn noun = krummhorn crummy /'krAmi/ adj. [informal) of very bad quality 劣质的；低劣的；糟邊的：Most 〇/ his son^s are pretty crummy.他的歌曲大多糟糕透顶。 crum-pet /'krAmpit/ noun {Br£) 1 [C] a small flat round cake with small holes in the top, eaten hot with butter (上层有孔，涂上黄油趁热吃的 > 小圆烤饼2 [U]⑼7ng) an offensive way of referring to people who are sexually attractive, usually women (对每感的人的蔑 称，通常指女人/

crum-ple /'krAmpl/ verb 1 ~ (sth) (up) (into sth) to crush sth into folds; to become crushed into folds 压皱； (使）变皱，左皱：[VN] She crumpZed the ietter up fnto a baH and threw i't on the戶re.她治那封信揉成一.扔进 了火里。◊ [V] This materiaZ crumpZes very easfZy.这种布 料很容易起皱。2 [V]〜（up) if your face crumples, you look sad and disappointed, as if you might cry (指 脸）沮丧地皱起，哭丧着3 [V]〜（up) to fall down in an uncontrolled way because you are injured, uncon- scious, drunk, etc.(因受伤、失去知觉、喝醉而〉瘫倒 H771 collapse ： He crumpied up fn agony•他极度痛苦 地 _ 倒在地。► crump.led : crumpted cZot/ies/ papers 皱巴巴的衣服 / 纸张 crumbed          toy

motfon〖ess _ fn the doorway.门口躺着一个人，赌缩成一 团/一动不动。

'crumple zone noun the part of a car that is designed to crumple easily if there is an accident, to protect the people in the car (汽车的）防撞缓冲区 crunch /krAntJ1/ noun, verb, adj.

■                  noun 1 [C, usually sing.] a noise like the sound of sth firm

being crushed 碎声；碎裂声：the crimch o//eet on srnnv脚踩着雪发出私嗅吱嘎&声◊ The car drew up wiYh a crunch 〇/grave〖.那幸在沙砾路上嘎吱一声#了下 来。2 the crunch [sing.]’      an important and

often unpleasant situation or piece of information 紧要 关头；困境；症结；令人不快的重要消息：The crunch came when she returned介om Amierica•她从美国回来以 后，危机就出现了。◊ He always says he7Z /ie!p but when it comes to the crunch (= when it is time for action) he does nothing.他口 口声声说一定帮忙，然而到关键时备却

〇 The crunch is that we can't afford to go abroad this year.症结在于我们今年担负不会出国的费 用。3 [C, usually sing.] (espec/a//y /VAm£) a situation in which there is suddenly not enough of sth, especially money (突发的〉不兔，短缺；（尤指）缺钱：a budgei/energy/housing cnmc/i 预算金额 / 能源 / 住房短 缺 4 [C] = sit-up

■                  verb 1 〜（on sth) to crush sth noisily between your

teeth when you are eating 嘎吱嘎吱地嚼：[VN] She crunched her appte noisiZy.她nk幸桌爰出1i嚓嘎嚓的声 音 0 [also V] 2 to make or cause sth to make a noise like sth hard being crushed,，.乂使）美出碎裂声.HTTl scrunch ： ..{V] rhe snow crunched under our/eet.积雪 在我们脚下嘎4作响。._ [also VN] 3 [V    to move

over a surface, making a loud crushing noise (在路 上 i 行进发出 _声：■ J crunched across the gmveZ to the _/hmtdoor.我嗅吱嘎吱走过石子路来到前门。4[VN] {computing if) to deal with large amounts of data very quickly (快速大量地）处理信息;数字捣弄.一see also number crunching       .crunch sth^'up to crush

sth completely 彻底压碎（或碾碎）：He cruncheci up the empty pack and threw it out of the window. jlfelE/h 空纸包揉成一团丢出了窗外。

■ adj. [only before noun] (informal) a crunch meeting, sports game, etc. is very important and may be the last chance to succeed (会议、体育竞赛等）至关重要的， 最后一线胜机的：Sunday’s cnmdi game with Leeds 星期

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crunchy /'krAntJi/ adj. (approving) (especially of food X 指食物）firm and crisp and making a sharp sound when