白虎 女
scrunch
英 [skrʌntʃ] 好意思 [skrʌntʃ]
v.碾;压;瑟缩;揉皱;嘎嘎吱吱地作响 n.嘎嘎吱吱的响声
◉Etymology
“Scrunch”是一个拟声词(onomatopoeia),其发祥可风雅到18世纪的英语,可能是“scrape”(刮擦)和“crunch”(压碎、嘎吱作响)的荟萃,师法物体被挤压、揉皱或踩踏时发出的声息。它的音节“scr-”常与摩擦、压缩磋议(如“scratch”“screw”),而“-unch”则增强了有顷、紧缩的语感。这个词率先多用于白话,形色纸张、布料或体魄的皱缩看成,后逐渐参加书面语,乱伦qvod膨大到更宽泛的语境。它的拟声特质使其活泼而直不雅。
◉外刊例句
① 《The New Yorker》 (2023年8月20日)
She scrunched the paper into a ball and tossed it into the bin.
她把纸揉成一团,扔进了垃圾桶。
② 《The Guardian》 (2024年5月15日)
His face scrunched in confusion as he tried to solve the puzzle.
他试图解谜时,脸因困惑而皱了起来。
◉经典名著
① 《小妇东谈主》(Little Women)——路易莎·梅·奥尔科特 (1868年)白虎 女
Jo scrunched her bonnet in frustration, forgetting it was her favorite.
乔悔怨地把帽子揉成一团,忘了那是她最心爱的。
② 《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》(Adventures of Huckleberry Finn)——马克·吐温 (1884年)
He scrunched down in the boat, hoping no one would spot him.
他瑟缩在船里,但愿没东谈主发现他。
◉Usage Notes
(1) She scrunched into a corner.
(2) She scrunched it up and threw it in the bin.
(3) The children scrunched through the snow.
(1) 她瑟缩在一个边际里。
(2) 她把它揉成一团,扔进了垃圾箱。
(3) 孩子们喀嚓喀嚓地踏雪而过。
◉Usage Examples
1. [VERB 动词](挤压、压碎时)发出喀嚓声,发出嘎吱声 If something scrunches, it makes a loud sound as it is pressed or crushed or as it presses or crushes something else. [V prep] [Also V]
① The sand on the floor scrunched under our feet...
地板上的沙子在咱们眼下嘎吱作响。
② Her feet scrunch on the gravel.
她的脚喀嚓喀嚓地踩在沙砾上。
2. [VERB 动词]挤扁;掰弯;使变形;使压碎 If you scrunch something, you squeeze it or bend it so that it is no longer in its natural shape and is often crushed. [V n] [V n into n] [V P n (not pron)] [V n P]
① Her father scrunched his nose...
女色网她父亲打歪了他的鼻子。
② Her mother was sitting bolt upright, scrunching her white cotton gloves into a ball.
她母亲坐得径直,把她的赤手套揉成了球状。
Scrunch up means the same as scrunch .scrunch up 同scrunch
③ She scrunched up three pages of notes and threw them in the bin...
她把 3 页条记揉成一团扔进了垃圾箱。
④ I scrunched my hat up in my pocket.
我把帽子折起来放入口袋白虎 女。