ou bite or crush it ®|g<KJ; :
a crunchy
salad MMS cru-sade /krur'seid/ noun,
verb noun 1 ~ (for/against sth) | ~
(to do sth) a
long and determined effort to achieve sth that you believe to be right or to
stop sth that you believe to be wrong ( -{£$1 EBTC1 CAMPAIGN• to lead a crusade
against crime JT® 31111 Si 0
a
moral crusade 2 (sometimes
Crusade)
any of the wars fought in
verb [V] to make a long and determined effort
to achieve sth that you believe to be right or to stop sth you believe to be
wrong -j£ N M A A A A EffaTl
CAMPAIGN
cry-sack /krur'seida(r)/ noun
a person who takes part in a crusade ^ moral
crusaders SHlitfgjgs(j#J;£±
Crush
0“w /krA5/ verb, noun verb [VN] 1 to press or squeeze sth so
hard that it is damaged or injured, or loses its shape BE A; BE $5; ft BE % : The car was
completely crushed under the truck. J0
o They crush the
olives with a heavy wooden
press.
IMl Jf! f/ifi A ft1) BE ffl UllE UK BE 0 Several people were crushed to death in the accident.
#f-JlfrAf£^-$L(:pJ±J£To 2 [+adv./prep.] to push or press sb/sth into a
small space jE
• • • A, 'ft -MM. ( [*J ) : Over twenty prisoners were
crushed into a small dark cell.
H ^ ^—|bJ
3 to break
sth into small pieces or into a powder by pressing hard BE#?; 5?; KA$)A:
Add two cloves of crushed garlic. j)DAMifi#M»0 — picture o squeeze 4 to become or make sth full of
folds or lines ($»)$!£> ^ 5 to use violent
methods to defeat people who are opposing you K BE; ( Jill A ) M k
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put down,
quash : The army was sent in
to crush the rebellion.
M i§L o 6 to destroy sb’s
confidence or happiness $£ A, Win ( ) : She felt completely
crushed by the teacher’s
criticism. % pip #J lit
if fll % i
B^To
* noun 1 [C, usually sing.] a crowd of people
pressed close together in a small space ( )
$j$Ff$A$¥: a
big crush in the theatre
bar
J9J^MREM#it/f AflllftAt? o I couldn’t find a way
through the crush. A A ft,
$tft Ail A o 2 [C] ~ (on sb) a strong feeling of
love, that usually does not last very long, that a young person has for sb
older ( iiljf j£A&A) M,
: a schoolgirl crush fr¥ £ (ft ££35 0 I had a huge crush on her. 3 [U] a drink made from
fruit juice
‘crush bar noun [BrE) a
place in a theatre where you can buy drinks ( )
AH$P
'crush barrier noun [BrE) a temporary metal fence
used for keeping back a crowd mft^; Wft^ft ( m H IBS
m)
crusher /'krAja(r)/ noun (often in compounds ^t5|) a machine or tool for crushing sth
RE
#?$fl; BE$? til; — picture c> kitchen
Crush
ing
/‘krAjiij/ adj. [usually before noun] used to emphasize how bad or
severe sth is (
, f&A'I: a crushing defeat in the election ?E ^ A 6AI# 0 The
shipyard has been dealt another crushing blow with the failure to win
this contract. *^rXilUJ J-lAW
fi WtTAo ►
crushtng-ly adv. crust /krAst/ noun 1 [C, U] the hard outer
surface of bread Wi&fk: sandwiches with
the crusts cut o/f
2 [C, usually sing.] a layer of pastry, especially on top of a pie jit# ( AlafSI# ) ifrBc: Bake until the crust is
golden. 3 [C, U] a
hard layer or surface,
especially above or around sth soft or liquid ( JMltt
) WM, W
A®: a thin crust of ice —IftK 0 the
earth’s crust itfe % — see also upper crust flgBI see earn crust acean /krA’steiJn/ noun
[technical Ain) any creature with a soft body that is divided into
sections, and a
hard outer shell. Most crustaceans live in
water. Crabs, lobsters and shrimps are all crustaceans. % M Z& ^ ( tU W H, M A ti A ) — picture
o page R29 — compare shellfish
crust ed /'krAStid/ adj. [not usually before noun] ~ (with sth) having a hard layer or
covering of sth ff 5f ; ff
vm
crusty /'krASti/ adj., noun adj. 1 (of food # $j) having a
hard outer layer ff W ; A A M : fresh crusty bread if 0 01 k ffi h
2 [informal) (especially of older people it ta A A A) bad-tempered; easily irritated H H A (ft; a
crusty old man A
noun (also istie)
(pi. ) {BrE,
informal) a person who usually has no
permanent home, has a dirty or untidy appearance, and rejects the way that most
people live in Western society A
crutch
/krAtJV
noun 1 one of two long sticks that you put
under your arms to help you walk after you have injured your leg or foot (
After the accident I spent six months on crutches. AMUp
tl ffj
T AAjf W®o — picture o page R25 2 (usually disapproving) a person or thing that gives you help or
support but often makes you depend on them too much f&fft 3 = CROTCH
crux /krAks/ noun [sing.] the ~ (of sth) the most important or difficult part of a problem or an issue ( jfe
IS M |n]MfHj ) Sip
H33NUB: Now we come
to the crux of the matter. M& M\] A M
Cry CH* /krai/ verb, noun
m verb (cries, cry ing, cried, cried) 1 ~ (for sb/sth) | ~ (about/over sth) to produce tears from your
eyes because you are unhappy or hurt ^[V] It’s all right. Don’t
cry. A5c %, £1]^ 7 0 0 The
baby was crying for (= because it wanted) its mother. §£'JL;£$rI!^^o 0 There’s
nothing to cry about. A# A W „ 0 He felt like crying with rage, life H l# A o o I
just couldn’t stop crying. , ^^ffciAAo 0 tVN]
I
found
him crying his eyes out (= crying very much).
o
<> That night she cried herself to sleep. SPA [also V speech] 2 ~ (for sth) to shout loudly fli£ hl] ; Rf ^; Rf
bl] ; [v] She ran to the window
and cried for help. 0
[V
speech] ‘You’re safe!’ Tom cried in delight. “ jfc
A ^ 1® ! ” M S A M A fr it o 3 [V] (of a bird or an
animal tyy)
to make a loud unpleasant noise Aih
$|J
~gj Rt| ^ pl| ; o£ : Seagulls followed the
boat, crying loudly. $£ il U M SP ^ M
^ pt[ A » ITgTTTl ,cry 'foul (informal) to complain that sb else
has done sth wrong or unfair cry over spilt
milk (BrE) [US cry over spilled milk) to waste time worrying
about sth that has happened that you cannot do anything about
ftfj #3 tt: As the saying
goes — it’s no use crying over spilt milk. #Wi®: SzK2tift, A#o cry
wolf to call for help when you do not need it, with the result that when you
do need it people do not believe you Pi “3IA7” ; HMIf; %for .crying out loud [informal) used to show you are angry or surprised (
AAteMif ) PJtHfr, HcWAW, fr fit ?1: For crying
out loud! Why did you have to do that? —more
at laugh
v., shoulder n. IJillilVi ,cry 'off [BrE, informal) to say that you cannot do
sth that you promised to do fltlUifW; She said she was
coming to the party, but cried
off at the last moment. M
xry'outto
make a loud sound without words because you
are hurt, afraid, surprised, etc. ( HFIB,
^ )
AN, She tried to stop herself from crying out.
M
^ i'J H i B A N fh P A o 0 to cry out in fear/ alarm/pain / ^fS#ANfeA crv out/,cry
out sth to shout sth loudly A^Bf Pi: She cried out for help. MA^BfKCo 0 She cried out his
name.
0[+ speech] ‘Help!’ he cried out. “