crackle
verb [intransitive]to make short sharp sounds like something that is burning in a fire (像东西在火里燃烧一样)发爆裂声,噼啪作响 A log fire crackled in the hearth. 炉中的木柴烧得噼啪作响。 The radio crackled into life. 收音机嘎嘎地响了起来。 - (figurative)
The atmosphere crackled with tension. 气氛顿时紧张了起来。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCrackle is used with these nouns as the subject:- fire
- flame
- intercom
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from crack + -le.