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crack /kræk/► SEE ALLcrack a jokethe crack of dawncrack the whiphave a crack at (doing) sthget a crack at (doing) stha fair crack of the whipuse a sledgehammer to crack a nut
●crack a ˈjoketell a joke 讲笑话；开玩笑◆He’s always cracking jokes in class.
他总是在课上讲笑话。●the crack of ˈdawn (informal) very early in the morning 黎明；破晓◆We’ll have to get up at the crack of dawn to be there by 9 a.m.
我们必须黎明起床才能在 9 点到那里。●crack the ˈwhipuse your authority or power to make sb work very hard, usually by treating them in a strict way 威逼（某人努力工作）◆What you need to do is crack the whip and make sure that they do the job properly.
你需要采取铁腕政策，让他们好好干活。●have a ˈcrack at (doing) sth●get a ˈcrack at (doing) sth (informal) make an attempt at doing sth 尝试做某事◆Why not let me have a crack at fixing the kettle?
为什么不让我来试试修水壶？◆When will we get a crack at the championship?
我们什么时候才能冲击冠军？●a fair crack of the ˈwhip (BrE, informal) a fair or reasonable opportunity to do sth or to show that you can do sth 公平合理的机会◆I don’t think he was really given a fair crack of the whip. He only had five minutes to present his suggestions.我觉得他没有得到均等的机会，他只有五分钟的时间来阐述建议。◆We all got a fair crack of the whip. We can’t complain.我们都得到了公平的机会，没什么可抱怨的。●use a ˌsledgehammer to crack a ˈnutuse more force than is necessary 杀鸡用牛刀；小题大做◆It was a small and peaceful demonstration so I don’t know why there was such a big police presence. It was like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.这只是个小规模的和平示威，真不明白为什么有那么多警察，简直是小题大做。 |