0 to break something so that it does not separate, but very thin lines appear on its surface, or to become broken in this way -- (使)破裂;(使)裂開;(使)産生裂紋
He cracked during questioning and told us where to find the stolen goods. 他經受不住盤問,向我們供出了贓物藏匿處。
Their relationship began to crack (up) after their child died. 孩子夭折後,他們的關係開始出現問題。
Stress and overwork are causing teachers to crack (up). 壓力和過度勞累使老師們身心疲憊。
The walls cracked and the roof collapsed in the earthquake. 地震中牆壁開裂,屋頂坍塌。
1 to break something open, especially in order to reach or use what is inside -- (尤指爲得到或使用內部的東西而)使破裂,打開,砸開
3 to hit something or someone -- 碰,撞,擊
4 to make a sudden, short noise, or to cause something to make this noise -- (使)劈啪作響;(使)發出爆裂聲
5 to make a joke or funny remark -- 說俏皮話;開玩笑;說笑話
He's always cracking jokes. 他總愛說笑話。
If o lightning impacts on an outcrop with abundant cracks and fractures, the strong currents will cause moisture in the cracks to evaporate instantaneously.
The gaps are continuous, with three cracks running obliquely through the specimen and converging at a point dorsal to the skull fragment.
Typically, these cracks form at a distance of a metre or more from the walls.
The formal rules leave visible cracks in the system.
One sublot consisted of visually perfect kernels and the other of visually cracked kernels.
There are also some cracks to be seen: these represent just artifacts due to desiccation occurring during scanning microscopic investigation.
It took the high-risk movement to put the first cracks in the clay feet of traditional psychopathology.
The aforementioned internal stress cracks generally have no impact on kernel germination and seedling performance.