crack verb ⇨bang1 (crack a whip)⇨bang2 (crack your head on the ceiling)⇨break1 (ice/leather/paint cracks)⇨solve2 (crack a case/code)crack noun ⇨crack (cracks in the wall)⇨bang (the crack of a rifle shot)crack
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crack ♦︎ fissure ♦︎ crevice ♦︎ cleft ♦︎ chink ♦︎ faultThese are all words for a long, narrow opening in sth hard.这些词均表示硬物上的裂缝、裂口、裂纹。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a crack / fissure / crevice / cleft / chink / fault in sth◆a narrow crack / fissure / crevice / cleft / chink◆a long crack / fissure / cleft◆a crack / fissure opens■crack [countable] a line on the surface of sth hard where it has broken but not split into separate parts; a narrow space or opening裂纹;裂缝;缝隙◆This cup has a crack in it.这杯子有一道裂痕。◆Cracks began to appear in the walls.墙壁开始出现裂缝。◆She peeped through a crack in the curtains.她透过窗帘的缝隙窥视。◆The door opened a crack(= a small amount).门开了一条缝。 see also crack ⇨ breakverb1■fissure ˈfɪʃə(r) [countable] (technical术语) a long deep crack in sth, especially in rock or in the earth(尤指岩石或土地中深长的)裂缝,裂隙◆fissures in the ocean floor海底的裂缝▸fissured
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◆fissured rock / terrain裂隙岩体/地面■crevice ˈkrevɪs [countable] a narrow crack in a rock or wall(岩石或墙壁的)裂缝,裂隙,裂口◆Most of the year the insects are hidden in rock crevices.一年中的大部分时间昆虫都藏在岩石缝隙中。■cleft [countable] a natural opening or crack, for example in the ground or in rock, or in part of the body(地面、岩石或身体上自然形成的)裂口,裂缝◆a cleft in the rocks / hills岩石/山体的裂缝◆the cleft in his chin他下巴上的凹陷■chink [countable] a narrow opening in sth, especially one that lets light through(尤指光线可进入的)裂口,缝隙,裂缝◆a chink in the curtains窗帘的缝隙◆I noticed a chink of light under the door(= a small area of light shining through a narrow opening).我注意到门下透出一道光线。NOTE辨析 Crack or chink?Crack is a more general word than chink. * crack含义比chink广。You can say可以说◆a crack / chink in the curtains窗帘的缝隙and以及◆The door opened a crack.门开了一条缝。but not但不说◆The door opened a chink.You can have可以说◆a chink of light一道光线but not但不说◆a crack of light■fault [countable] a place where there is a break that is longer than usual in the layers of rock in the earth's crust(地壳岩层的)断层◆the San Andreas fault圣安德烈亚斯断层◆a fault line断层线