crash

crash¹
verb

[no obj.](of a vehicle) collide violently with an obstacle or another vehicle
（车辆）（与障碍物或其他车辆）猛烈碰撞
a racing car had crashed, wrecking a safety barrier.
一辆赛车失事，撞坏了安全栏。
■[with obj.]cause (a vehicle) to collide in this way
使（车辆）撞毁；撞坏
■(of an aircraft) fall from the sky and violently hit the land or sea
（飞机）坠毁
a jet crashed 200 yards from the school.
一架喷气式飞机在离学校200码的地方坠毁。
■[with obj.]cause (an aircraft) to fall from the sky in this way
使（飞机）坠毁
■(informal)(of a company's shares) fall suddenly and disastrously in value
(非正式)（公司股票）暴跌；狂跌
the shares crashed to 329p.
股票暴跌至329便士。
■(Computing)(of a machine, system, or software) fail suddenly
(计算机)（机器、系统或软件）突然出故障；崩溃
the project was postponed because the computer crashed.
因为电脑崩溃，方案被延期。
■(informal)go to sleep, especially suddenly or in an improvised setting
(非正式)（很快）睡着；打盹
what was it you said just before I crashed out?.
我打盹前你说什么了？。
[no obj., with adverbial of direction]move with force, speed, and sudden loud noise
带着巨响猛烈迅速移动
huge waves crashed down on to us.
巨浪扑向我们。
■[with obj. and adverbial of direction]move (something) in this way
带着巨响猛烈迅速移动（某物）
she crashed down the telephone receiver.
她重重地放下听筒。
■make a sudden loud, deep noise
突然发出巨响
the thunder crashed.
雷声隆隆。
[with obj.](informal)enter (a party) without an invitation or permission; gatecrash
(非正式)（晚会）不请自到；擅自闯入；无票入场
■illegally pass (a red traffic light), especially at high speed
（尤指快速）非法闯（红灯）

noun

a violent collision, typically of one vehicle with another or with an object
（多指车辆与车辆或物）猛撞；撞毁
a car crash.
汽车撞毁事故。
■an instance of an aircraft falling from the sky to hit the land or sea
（飞机）坠毁
■a sudden loud noise as of something breaking or hitting another object
（一物砸破或撞击另一物突然发出的）巨响
he slammed the phone down with a crash.
他重重地扔下电话。
a sudden disastrous drop in the value or price of something, especially shares
（尤指股票价格的）暴跌；狂跌
a stock market crash.
股票市场暴跌。
the crash of 1987.
1987年的股市暴跌。
■the sudden collapse of a business
（工商企业）突然倒闭
■(Computing)a sudden failure which puts a system out of action
(计算机)死机

adjective

[attrib.]done rapidly or urgently and involving a concentrated effort
应急的；速成的
a crash course in Italian.
意大利语速成教程。
a crash diet.
快速减肥食谱。

adverb

with a sudden loud sound
哗啦一声地
crash went the bolt.
雷声轰鸣。

常用词组
crash and burn

(N. Amer. informal)come to grief or fail spectacularly
(北美，非正式)悲痛欲绝；一败涂地

语源

late Middle English: imitative, perhaps partly suggested by craze and dash

crash²
noun

[mass noun](dated)a coarse plain linen, woollen, or cotton fabric
(旧)粗布

语源

early 19th cent.: from Russian krashenina 'dyed coarse linen'

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