- (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。
- (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
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(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。
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(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。
Extra ExamplesTopics Weatherc2The 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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(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 - (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 Topics Personal qualitiesc2简短干脆的(表明某人忙或不友好)
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.