o vết nứt, khe nhỏ; sự nứt
o làm nứt, làm rạn
§ desiccation crack : sự nứt do mất nước
§ edge crack : khe nứt ở rìa
§ fatigue crack : sự gãy do mỏi
§ hair crack : vết nứt dạng tóc
§ heat crack : sự nứt do nóng
§ incipient crack : vết rạn li ti
§ intercrystalline crack : sự nứt giữa các tinh thể
§ mud crack : khe nứt bùn
§ root crack : sự nứt ở nền (hàn)
§ settling crack : sự nứt do sụt lún
§ shinkage crack : sự nứt do co
§ stress crack : sự nứt ứng suất
§ sun crack : sự nứt do khô hạn
§ surface crack : sự nứt bề mặt
§ tension crack : khe nứt căng
§ tide crack : sự nứt do thủy triều
§ toe crack : sự nứt ở chỗ hàn
§ transcrystalline crack : khe nứt qua tinh thể
§ weld crack : sự nứt khe hàn
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crack noun
1 line on the surface of sth where it has broken
ADJ. big, deep, huge, large, long, serious | short, small | fine, hairline, thin
CRACK + VERB appear | develop, spread | run A fine crack ran up the wall.
2 narrow opening
ADJ. narrow, small, tiny | wide
VERB + CRACK fill We filled the cracks in the plaster before hanging the wallpaper.
CRACK + VERB appear Wide cracks appeared in the ground during the drought. | open up, widen
PREP. ~ in There's a crack in the fence big enough to look through.
PHRASES a crack of light a tiny crack of light under the door | open a door/window a crack Could you open the window just a crack?
3 sudden loud sound
ADJ. loud, sharp
VERB + CRACK give, let out He gave a crack of laughter. | hear
PREP. with a ~ The chandelier hit the floor with a crack. | ~ of
PHRASES the crack of a whip, a crack of thunder
More information about SOUND
give a ~ The dog gave a low growl.
let out a ~ He let out a blood-curdling scream.
hear ~ We heard the peal of church bells.
with a ~ The vase fell to the ground with a great crash.
~ of a roar of laughtera snort of derisionthe whine of an engine
n.
he opened the window a crack
the crack of a whip
he heard the cracking of the ice
he can hear the snap of a twig
he wanted a shot at the champion
there was a crack in the mirror
he took a crack at it
I gave it a whirl
v.
The glass cracked when it was heated
His gun cracked
his fingers snapped
The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler
Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county
The glass cracked
The rope snapped
crack a joke
heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair
The petroleum cracked