scrunch

scrunch
verb
  1. [noobj.]make a loud crunching noise
    发出嘎吱嘎吱的声响
    crisp yellow leaves scrunched satisfyingly underfoot.
    脚下干脆的黄叶发出令人惬意的吱吱声。
    ■[with obj. and adverbial]crush or squeeze (something) into a compact mass
    挤压成团
    Flora scrunched the handkerchief into a ball.
    弗洛拉把手绢揉成一团。
    ■[no obj., with adverbial]become crushed or squeezed in such a way
    受到挤压
    their faces scrunch up with concentration.
    他们全神贯注绷紧了脸。
    ■[with obj.]style (hair) by squeezing or crushing it in the hands to give a tousled look
    (双手挤弄头发)给头发造型
noun
  1. [in sing.]a loud crunching noise
    嘎吱嘎吱的声响
    Charlotte heard the scrunch of boots on gravel.
    夏洛特听到了长筒靴走在砾石路上嘎吱嘎吱的声响。
语源
  1. late 18th cent. (in the sense 'eat or bite noisily'): probably imitative; compare with crunch
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