crisp

adjective

/krɪsp/

(comparative crisper, superlative crispest)

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(approving) (of food食物)
(also crispy)
pleasantly hard and dry脆的；酥脆的
- Bake until the pastry is golden and crisp.把油酥面团烤至金黄酥脆。
- When fried, the bacon rind becomes crisp and brown.油炸时，培根皮变得酥脆和棕色。
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(also crispy)
(approving) (of fruit and vegetables水果和蔬菜) fairly hard and fresh鲜脆的；脆嫩的
- a crisp apple/lettuce新鲜脆生的苹果／生菜
(approving) (of paper or cloth纸张或布料) fresh and clean; new and slightly stiff without any folds in it洁净的；挺括的
- a crisp new $5 bill一张崭新挺括的 5 美元钞票
- a crisp white shirt洁净挺括的白衬衫
- The sheets looked clean and crisp.床单看起来又干净又脆。
(approving) (of the air or the weather空气或天气) pleasantly dry and cold凉爽的；清新的；干燥寒冷让人舒畅的
- It was a crisp winter morning.那是一个清冷干爽的冬日早晨。
- The air was crisp and clear and the sky was blue.空气清新，天空碧蓝。
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- The air was crisp and fresh.空气清新。
- She stepped out into the crisp night air.她走到清爽的夜晚空气中。
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(approving) (of snow, leaves, etc.雪、树叶等) hard or dry and making a pleasant noise under pressure（踩踏时发出）脆响的
- deep, crisp snow踩上去咯吱作响的厚积雪
(approving) (of sounds, images, etc.声音、图像等) pleasantly clear and sharp清脆悦耳的；清晰分明的
- The recording sounds very crisp, considering its age.考虑到这录音已年代久远，听起来声音还是挺清楚的。
(sometimes disapproving) (of a person’s way of speaking说话的方式) quick and confident in a way that suggests that the person is busy or is not being friendly简短干脆的（表明某人忙或不友好）
- Her answer was crisp, and she gave no details.她的回答简短而干脆，没有提供细节。
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Word OriginOld English (referring to hair in the sense ‘curly’): from Latin crispus ‘curled’. Other senses may result from symbolic interpretation of the sound of the word.

crisp

noun

/krɪsp/

Idioms

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(also potato crisp)
(both British English)
(North American English chip, potato chip)
[countable] a thin round slice of potato that is fried until hard then dried and eaten cold. Crisps are sold in bags and are made to taste of many different foods.油炸土豆片，炸薯片（有多种风味，袋装）
- a packet of smoky bacon crisps一包熏肉味薯片
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- potato
- plain
- cheese and onion
- …
… of crisps
- bag
- packet
verb + crisp
- eat
crisp + noun
- bag
- packet
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(North American English)
(British English crumble
/ˈkrʌmbl/

/ˈkrʌmbl/
)
[uncountable, countable] 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水果酥，酥脆水果甜点（通常烤熟趁热吃）
- apple crisp苹果酥

Word OriginOld English (referring to hair in the sense ‘curly’): from Latin crispus ‘curled’. Other senses may result from symbolic interpretation of the sound of the word.

Idioms

burn (something) to a cinder/crisp

to become completely burnt, especially because it has been cooked for too long把某物烧焦（或烧煳）
- By the time I got home, the cake was burnt to a cinder.等我回到家，蛋糕已经烤成炭了。
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- The tower was struck by lightning and was burned to a cinder.那座塔被闪电击中，烧成了灰烬。
- I like my steak burnt to a cinder on the outside and blood red and juicy inside.我喜欢外面烧得很焦，面血红多汁的牛排。

crisp

verb

/krɪsp/

[transitive, intransitive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they crisp	/krɪsp/ /krɪsp/
he / she / it crisps	/krɪsps/ /krɪsps/
past simple crisped	/krɪspt/ /krɪspt/
past participle crisped	/krɪspt/ /krɪspt/
-ing form crisping	/ˈkrɪspɪŋ/ /ˈkrɪspɪŋ/

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crisp (something) to give food a crisp surface by putting it in an oven or under a grill; to develop a crisp surface in this way（使）变脆
- Crisp the pastry in the oven.在烤箱里把糕点弄脆。
- Cook until the bacon starts to crisp.煮到培根开始变脆。
Word OriginOld English (referring to hair in the sense ‘curly’): from Latin crispus ‘curled’. Other senses may result from symbolic interpretation of the sound of the word.