cracking 音标拼音: [kr'ækɪŋ]
n . 分裂,分解
a . 很快的,很好的,很美的
ad . 很快地,很好地,很美地
分裂,分解很快的,很好的,很美的很快地,很好地,很美地
cracking adj 1 :
very good ; "
he did a bully job "; "
a neat sports car ";
"
had a great time at the party "; "
you look simply smashing " [
synonym : {
bang -
up }, {
bully }, {
corking },
{
cracking }, {
dandy }, {
great }, {
groovy }, {
keen }, {
neat },
{
nifty }, {
not bad (
p )}, {
peachy }, {
slap -
up }, {
swell },
{
smashing }]
n 1 :
a sudden sharp noise ; "
the crack of a whip "; "
he heard the cracking of the ice "; "
he can hear the snap of a twig "
[
synonym : {
crack }, {
cracking }, {
snap }]
2 :
the act of cracking something [
synonym : {
fracture }, {
crack },
{
cracking }]
3 :
the process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight (
especially in the oil -
refining process )
Crack \
Crack \ (
kr [
a ^]
k ),
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Cracked }
(
kr [
a ^]
kt );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Cracking }.] [
OE .
cracken ,
craken ,
to crack ,
break ,
boast ,
AS .
cracian ,
cearcian ,
to crack ;
akin to D .
kraken ,
G .
krachen ;
cf .
Skr .
garj to rattle ,
or perh .
of imitative origin .
Cf . {
Crake },
{
Cracknel }, {
Creak }.]
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1 .
To break or burst ,
with or without entire separation of the parts ;
as ,
to crack glass ;
to crack nuts .
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2 .
To rend with grief or pain ;
to affect deeply with sorrow ;
hence ,
to disorder ;
to distract ;
to craze .
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O ,
madam ,
my old heart is cracked . --
Shak .
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He thought none poets till their brains were cracked . --
Roscommon .
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3 .
To cause to sound suddenly and sharply ;
to snap ;
as ,
to crack a whip .
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4 .
To utter smartly and sententiously ;
as ,
to crack a joke .
--
B .
Jonson .
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5 .
To cry up ;
to extol ; --
followed by up . [
Low ]
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{
To crack a bottle },
to open the bottle and drink its contents .
{
To crack a crib },
to commit burglary . [
Slang ]
{
To crack on },
to put on ;
as ,
to crack on more sail ,
or more steam . [
Colloq .]
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cracking \
cracking \
n .
1 .
the act of cracking something .
Syn :
fracture ,
crack .
[
WordNet 1 .
5 ]
2 . (
Chem .)
the process of making lower molecular weight hydrocarbons from heavier hydrocarbons in petroleum ,
by exposure to heat and catalysts .
It is used to convert heavier alkanes into gasoline ,
or to improve the octane number of an alkane mixture .
[
PJC ]
cracking \
cracking \
adj .
same as {
groovy },
sense 1 . [
informal ]
Syn :
bang -
up ,
bully ,
cool ,
corking ,
dandy ,
great ,
groovy ,
keen ,
neat ,
nifty ,
not bad (
predicate ),
peachy ,
slap -
up ,
swell ,
smashing .
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WordNet 1 .
5 ]
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