| 词汇 | cracking |
| 释义 | cracking adjective 1 very fast, vigorous. Also used as an adverb UK, 1825. 2 excellent. Also used as an adverb UK, 1833 crack a bottle openTo open a bottle of something, usually an alcoholic drink. We cracked a bottle open to celebrate finishing of our first year of grad school. crack a jokeTo say something funny; to tell a joke. The teacher scolded me for cracking a joke in the middle of class. crack a smileTo smile. I got the baby to crack a smile by clapping and singing. crack down1. verb To address or control something more strictly than in the past. After years of leniency, the school is finally cracking down on plagiarism. 2. noun A period of stricter control of something. When used as a noun, the phrase is usually written as one word. After years of leniency, there's finally been a crackdown on plagiarism at the school. crack open1. To open something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "crack" and "open." It's too hot in here—can we crack open a window? We cracked open a bottle of wine to celebrate finishing our first year of grad school. 2. To break open. A noun or pronoun can be used between "crack" and "open." The earthquake cracked the highway wide open. 3. To expose something scandalous or deceptive. A noun or pronoun can be used between "crack" and "open." That company's stock price plummeted after the media cracked open the CEO's embezzlement scandal. An anonymous tip to the police is what cracked the theft ring wide open. crack some sudsslang To drink beer. Let's go to the bar and crack some suds. crack the door (open)To open a door slightly. It's so hot in here—can we at least crack the door open? crack the whipTo push or urge someone (usually one's subordinate) to work harder, likened to literally cracking a whip to control or urge on an animal. The boss is nervous that we'll lose this account, so he's really started cracking the whip on us. crack under the strainTo submit to the stress of a particular situation; to stop functioning due to the pressure. If you keep pushing your employees so hard, they'll eventually crack under the strain. crack up1. verb To laugh very hard. We all cracked up at Josh's joke. 2. verb To cause someone to laugh very hard. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "crack" and "up." Josh's joke cracked us all up. That comedian just cracks me up. 3. verb To experience a mental or emotional breakdown. All those days of sleep deprivation finally caused me to crack up. She's terrified to leave the house all of a sudden—I think she's cracking up. 4. verb To destroy something. He drove into a tree and cracked up his car. 5. verb To be in an accident. I cracked up after losing control of my car. 6. noun An accident. When used as a noun, the phrase is typically hyphenated. I was in a crack-up when I lost control of my car and hydroplaned. crack (something) wide open1. To break something open. A noun or pronoun can be used between "crack" and "open." The earthquake cracked the highway wide open. 2. To expose something scandalous or deceptive. A noun or pronoun can be used between "crack" and "open." That company's stock price plummeted after the media cracked the CEO's embezzlement scandal wide open. An anonymous tip to the police is what cracked the theft ring wide open. get a move onTo move, proceed, or work faster; to hurry. Get a move on, kids, or we're going to be late for the movie! We've got to get a move on if we want to finish this project by the end of the week. get crackingTo start working on something. Often used as an imperative. Get cracking, or you'll be up all night working on your book report! Let's get cracking—I don't want to spend all day cleaning out the garage. crack wiseTo make glib, facetious, and/or sardonic remarks; to make wisecracks. If you keep cracking wise in class, you're going to get in trouble. crack a tubeTo open a beer, usually in a can. I like to crack a tube or two when I get home from work. crack open a/the bottleTo open a bottle (of alcohol) with the intention of drinking. We all cracked open a couple bottles to celebrate the end of the semester. I like to crack open a bottle or two when I get home from work. crack a bottle openFig. to open a bottle of liquor. Let's crack open a bottle and celebrate. He cracked a bottle open and poured a little for everyone to try. crack a joketo tell a joke. She's never serious. She's always cracking jokes. Every time Tom cracked a joke, his buddies broke up laughing. crack a smileto grin; to smile. I was tellin' my best jokes, but Jim never cracked a smile. She looked surprised, and then cracked a big, beautiful smile. crack down (on someone or something)to put limits on someone or something; to become strict about enforcing rules about someone or something. The police cracked down on the street gangs. They cracked down once last year too. crack open[for something brittle] to break or split open. The egg cracked open and a chick worked its way out. The side of the mountain cracked open and molten lava flowed out. crack some sudsSl. to drink some beer. Let's go out tonight and crack some suds. The guys wanted to watch the game and crack some suds. crack someone or something upto damage someone or something. (See also someone up">crack someone up.) Who cracked my car up? Who cracked up my car? Who was driving? The accident cracked him up a little. crack someone upto make someone laugh very hard; to make someone break out laughing. You and your jokes really crack me up. That comedian really knows how to crack up an audience. crack something upto crash something; to destroy something (in an accident). The driver cracked the car up in an accident. The pilot cracked up the plane. crack something(wide) open1. Lit. to crack or split something. An incredible eruption cracked the volcano wide open. 2. Fig. to expose and reveal some great wrongdoing. The police cracked the drug ring wide open. The newspaper story cracked the trouble at city hall wide open. crack under the strainFig. to have a mental or emotional collapse because of continued work or stress. He worked 80-hour weeks for a month and finally cracked under the strain. crack up1. to have a wreck. The plane cracked up and killed two of the passengers. Whose car cracked up on the expressway? 2. to break out in laughter. The whole audience cracked up. I knew I would crack up during the love scene. 3. Sl. to have a mental or emotional breakdown. The poor guy cracked up. It was too much for him. You would crack up, too, if you had been through all he went through. 4. an accident; a wreck. (Usually crack-up.) There was a terrible crack-up on the expressway. There were four cars in the crack-up. get crackingRur. to get to work. If you want to finish that quilt by Labor Day, you best get cracking. Sit down to your homework and get cracking! crack a jokeMake a joke, say something humorous, as in You can count on Grandpa to crack a joke on every occasion. This expression uses the verb to crack in the now obsolete sense of "briskly pronounce" or "boast." [Early 1700s] crack a smileSmile, as in Betty was a very serious person; she rarely cracked a smile. This colloquialism transfers crack in the sense of "break" to breaking a serious facial expression into a smile. crack downAct more forcefully to regulate, repress, or restrain. For example, The police cracked down on speeding. [1930s] crack the whipBehave in a domineering and demanding way toward one's subordinates. For example, He's been cracking the whip ever since he got his promotion. This expression, first recorded in 1647, alludes to drivers of horse-drawn wagons who snapped their whips hard, producing a loud cracking noise. Its figurative use dates from the late 1800s. crack up1. Suffer an emotional breakdown, become insane, as in He might crack up under the strain. This usage alludes to the result of cracking one's skull; from the early 1600s to crack alone was used in this way. [Slang; early 1900s] 2. Damage or wreck a vehicle or vessel. For example, I'm always afraid that I'll crack up the car. 3. Experience a crash, as in We cracked up on the freeway in the middle of the ice storm. 4. Also, crack someone up. Burst or cause to burst out laughing, as in The audience cracked up, or That joke really cracked me up. [Slang; c. 1940] Also see break up, def. 6. All of these expressions derive from crack in the sense of "break into pieces" or "collapse," a usage dating from the late 1600s. Also see cracked up. get a move onAlso, get cracking or going or rolling . Hurry up; also, start working. For example, Get a move on, it's late, or Let's get cracking, kids, or It's time we got going, or The alarm went off ten minutes ago, so get rolling. The first colloquial expression dates from the late 1800s. The second term, also colloquial, employs the verb to crack in the sense of "travel with speed," a usage dating from the early 1800s, but the idiom dates only from the first half of the 1900s. The third term dates from the late 1800s and also has other meanings; see get going. Get rolling alludes to setting wheels in motion and dates from the first half of the 1900s. Also see get busy; get on the stick. get crackingsee under get a move on. get crackingINFORMALIf you get cracking, you start doing something immediately and quickly. I realised that if we got cracking, we could make the last 700 miles to St Lucia within our deadline. I promised to get cracking on the deal. get a move onINFORMALCOMMON If you get a move on, you hurry. You'd better get a move on if you're going to make it back in time for the match. `I wish the driver would get a move on,' she said. crack the whipIf a person in authority cracks the whip, they make people work hard by being strict. They've recently installed a new management team to crack the whip. Donna stayed at home and cracked the whip over her three girls and son. Note: When someone makes people work hard by being strict with them, you can talk about the crack of their whip. He has, he says `a team of ten working hard under' him. You can almost hear the crack of his whip. crack wisemake jokes. North American informalget crackingact quickly and energetically. informalget a move onhurry up. informal 1992 Lisa Tuttle Lost Futures So stop worrying, sweetheart, and let's get a move on…I don't want to be late. crack a ˈjoketell a joke: He’s always cracking jokes in class.crack the ˈwhipuse your authority or power to make somebody work very hard, usually by treating them in a strict way: What you need to do is crack the whip and make sure that they do the job properly.get ˈcracking(informal) start doing something quickly: We’ll have to get cracking with the painting if we want to be finished by Friday.There’s an awful lot to do, so let’s get cracking.get a ˈmove on(spoken) hurry; do something faster: You’d better get a move on or you’ll be late. OPPOSITE: take your time (doing something/to do something/over something) (1)crack downv. 1. To increase the intensity or severity involved in preventing or regulating something: The police are cracking down on drunk driving and issuing stiffer penalties. The police cracked down after the murder last week. 2. To increase the intensity or severity involved in punishing or repressing someone: The government has cracked down on protesters. crack upv. 1. To damage something or someone, as in an accident: I cracked up the car when I hit a tree. We gave him a remote control plane for his birthday, but he cracked it up on his very first flight. 2. To become damaged or wrecked: The plane cracked up when it hit the ground. 3. To praise someone or something highly, especially incorrectly. Often used in the passive: I am simply not the genius I'm cracked up to be. His friend cracked him up to be a great mechanic, but I thought his work was shoddy. 4. To have a mental or physical breakdown: We were afraid that the pilot might crack up under the stress. 5. To laugh very hard: She cracked up when I told her the joke. 6. To cause someone to laugh very hard: The funny movie cracked us up. The comedian cracked up the audience. crack a tube tv. to open a can of beer. (see also tube.) Why don’t you drop over this evening, and we’ll crack a few tubes? crack some suds tv. to drink some beer. Let’s go out tonight and crack some suds. crack up1. in. to have a wreck. The plane cracked up and killed two of the passengers. 2. in. to break out in laughter. I knew I would crack up during the love scene. 3. in. to have a nervous breakdown. The poor guy cracked up. It was too much for him. 4. n. an accident; a wreck. (Usually crack-up.) There was a terrible crack-up on the expressway. Get cracking! imperative Get moving!; Get started!; Hurry up! Hurry up! Get cracking! crack the whip To behave in a domineering manner; demand hard work and efficiency from those under one's control. get cracking/rollingBegin, get busy, hurry up. The first of these colloquialisms originated in Great Britain in the 1930s and appears to have crossed the Atlantic during World War II. It uses crack in the sense of “move fast,” a usage dating from the late nineteenth century, and is often put as an imperative, as in “Now get cracking before it starts to rain.” The synonymous get rolling, dating from the first half of the 1900s, alludes to setting wheels in motion. It, too, may be used as an imperative, but is more often heard in such locutions as “Jake said it’s time to get rolling on the contracts.” |
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