English Dictionary

crunch

IPA（発音記号）

/kɹʌnt͡ʃ/

名詞

俗語 アメリカ英語

A noisy crackling sound; the sound usually associated with crunching. / A critical moment or event. / A problem that leads to a crisis.

日本語の意味

ざわつくような割れる、ザクザクという音。 / 緊迫した瞬間や重要な局面。 / 危機を引き起こす問題や、事態が悪化する状況。

I heard a sudden crunch beneath my boots as I stepped onto the frost-covered path.

霜で覆われた小道に足を踏み入れると、足元で突然バリバリという音が聞こえた。

意味（1）

A noisy crackling sound; the sound usually associated with crunching.

意味（2）

A critical moment or event.

The friends, on the contrary, argue that Job does not know, that only God knows; yet, when it comes to the crunch, they themselves seem to know as much as God knows: for example, that Job is a guilty sinner.

意味（3）

A problem that leads to a crisis.

The crunch is characterized by extremely depressed liquidity and deteriorated balance sheet positions for households, corporations, and financial institutions[…]

意味（4）

(exercise) A form of abdominal exercise, based on a sit-up but in which the lower back remains in contact with the floor.

意味（5）

(software engineering, slang) The overtime work required to catch up and finish a project, usually in the final weeks of development before release.

意味（6）

A dessert consisting of a crunchy topping with fruit underneath.

意味（7）

(chiefly US) The symbol #.

意味（8）

(cooking, generally in the plural) A small piece created by crushing; a piece of material with a friable or crunchy texture.

Smear the peanut butter, fluff, and a bit of the nutella all over, even to the very edge of the wrap. Sprinkle the crunches on top and then start rolling from one of the non-trimmed edges

意味（9）

(slang) A shortage.

But a supply crunch, which is already affecting the drive, could slow it down further.

crunches （ plural ）