| 词组 | crack |
| 释义 | crack Theme: COMMERCE n. a unit of something (for a particular price); a use (of something).You would think twice, too, if you remembered that it's $7 a crack.At $2 a crack, this is the best game on the midway. Theme: DRUGS - COCAINE n. crystalline, smokable cocaine.This crack seems to have become the drug of choice for punks of all ages.Crack became popular when it became easy and cheap to process. It's been around for years in medicinal form. Theme: EXCELLENCE mod. (of a person) excellent; topflight.The dealer's crack salesman was no help at all.With our crack staff, we can have everything worked out in no time. Theme: JOKING n. a joke; a smart-aleck remark.Another crack like that and your nose will be a little flatter than it is.Who made that crack? Theme: TATTLING in. to break down and talk under pressure. (Underworld.)They kept at her till she finally cracked and talked.We knew you'd finally crack. Theme: THEFT tr. to break into something. (Underworld.)We almost cracked the safe before the alarm went off.His specialty is cracking car trunks and stealing tires. Theme: TRY n. a try (that may or may not succeed).Have another crack at it.One more crack and I'll have it. crack 1. adjective excellent UK, 1793 2. noun 1 crystalline lumps of concentrated cocaine US, 1985. 2 entertaining conversation in good company. Irish neologism craic (an informal entertainment) combines with earlier Eirrean use of 'the crack' (brisk talk, news); ultimately from Old English cracian (crack, a loud noise) IRELAND, 1966. 3 a witticism; a quick and funny remark US, 1884. 4 a witty person US, 1976. 5 a smart person FIJI, 1993. 6 a top class racehorse AUSTRALIA, 1960. 7 the vagina. The imagery from which this derives should be apparent; it remains in widespread use UK, 1775. 8 the cleft between the buttock muscles; loosely, the bottom; or, more narrowly, the anus UK, 1999. 9 a passing of wind US, 1946. 10 an instance; one item US, 1937. 11 an opportunity or chance US, 1893. 12 an attempt. In phrases 'have a crack', 'take a crack', 'give a crack', etc US, 1836. 13 of dawn or day, the break, the instant it commences US, 1887. 14 the latest news. Anglo-Irish. Heard on a building site in Lancashire UK, 1979. 15 wood; firewood. English gypsy use UK, 1851.► on crackout of your mind. Used in situations where there is no crack cocaine involved, usually humorously in a statement such as 'What are you, on crack?' US, 1995 3. verb 1 to speak US, 1897. 2 to ask for something US, 1928. 3 to reveal a secret; to inform on someone US, 1922. 4 to tease someone; to taunt someone; to insult someone US, 1930. 5 to arrest someone US, 1952. 6 to break and enter using force with the intent of committing a crime within UK, 1725. 7 to change paper money into coin. Originally used by seamen in Liverpool; phrased in use as, for example: 'Can you crack a fiver?', meaning 'Can you change a five pound note?' UK, 1961. 8 to have sex with a girl who is a virgin FIJI, 1992. 9 in surfing, to catch a wave AUSTRALIA, 1957. 10 to strike something or someone in such a way that a sharp noise is produced; to slap, to smack, etc UK, 1836. 11 in cricket, to hit a ball hard UK, 1882. 12 to drum with expertise. A shortening of 'crack a hand' TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003.► crack a bennieto break a Benzedrine™ (amphetamine sulphate) inhaler open US, 1970.► crack a fatto achieve an erection AUSTRALIA, 1968.► crack a grainto suffer aching testicles TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003.► crack a Judy; crack a Judy's tea-cupto take a woman's virginity. Formed from conventional 'crack' (to break, to open) and JUDY (a girl or woman) UK, 1937.► crack a laughto burst into laughter TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003.► crack a layto divulge something secret AUSTRALIA, 1941.► crack a ratto fart US, 1998.► crack a shortto break into a car US, 1970.► crack a smileto smile broadly, especially of someone who is usually serious UK, 1990.► crack an egg1. in bowls, to play with just sufficient weight to move a bowl or a jack an inch or two SOUTH AFRICA, 1968.2. in curling, to touch a stone lightly with the bowled stone CANADA, 1960.► crack the nutto meet an operation's daily operating expenses US, 1980.► crack wiseto insult someone with a degree of sarcasm and humour. Imparts a slight air of the old gangster life US, 1921.► crack your cherryto lose your innocence or virginity US, 1970.► crack your faceto smile broadly, especially of a usually serious person UK, 1966.► get crackingto start, to begin work UK, 1937 crack down crack down if people in authority crack down on an illegal activity, they become much stricter about making people obey the law, in order to stop it from happening - used in news reports+on Interior Minister Jean-Louis Debre wants to crack down on illegal immigration. The Mexican authorities have been cracking down on drug-related crime. He accused them of failing to crack down on terrorist organizations.■ SIMILAR TO: clamp downcrackdown n C when people in authority become much stricter about something in order to prevent it from happening+on a crackdown on drug trafficking crack on crack on BrE informal to continue working hard at something in order to try and finish it: We've got a lot to do, so we'd better crack on.+with I'm hoping to crack on with the decorating this weekend.■ SIMILAR TO: get on especially spoken crack up 1. crack up informal to become mentally ill and unable to deal with your life or work: Vince worked a 12-hour day and never took weekends off - eventually he just cracked up under the strain. I've left my car keys in the car. I must be cracking up!■ SIMILAR TO: fall apart2. crack up • crack sb up informal to suddenly laugh a lot, or to make someone laugh a lot: Everyone in the class cracked up when they saw what was written on the blackboard. Stuart's face is so funny - he really cracks me up.■ SIMILAR TO: crease up BrE informal3. sth is not all it's cracked up to be spoken used to say that something is not as good as people say it is: "Being famous is not all it's cracked up to be," said Whitney. "There's a lot of pressure on you." crack1. n. the gap between the buttocks. You wanna get kicked in the crack? 2. n. the gap between the lips of the vulva. (see also crack-rack.) He screamed something rude about her crack and slapped her. 3. n. women considered as the object of copulation and male sexual release. (Usually with some. Rude and derogatory.) Jed said he had to have some crack soon or he would die. 4. n. a joke; a smart-aleck remark. Another crack like that and your nose will be so reshaped. 5. n. a try (that may or may not succeed). Have another crack at it. 6. n. a unit of something (for a particular price); a use (of something). You would think twice, too, if you remembered that it’s seven dollars a crack. 7. n. crystalline, smokable cocaine. (Drugs.) This crack seems to have become the drug of choice for punks of all ages. 8. in. to break down and talk under pressure. (Underworld.) They kept at her till she finally cracked and talked. 9. mod. [of a person] excellent; top-flight. The dealer’s crack salesman was no help at all. 10. tv. to break into something. (Underworld.) We almost cracked the safe before the alarm went off.
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