cracking

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The thermal decomposition of a substance, especially that of crude petroleum in order to produce petrol / gasoline.
  2. The formation of cracks on a surface.
  3. The production of a crack sound.
    — the crackings of whips
动词 v.
  1. present participle and gerund of crack form-of,gerund,participle,present
形容词 adj.
  1. That cracks; that produces a sharp sound as of something splitting or breaking.
    — From the spot where the body lay came a fierce fizzing and cracking sound, which ceased, however, before the fumes had cleared away.
  2. Great; excellent. colloquial
    — Near-synonym: crackerjack
  3. Enjoyable. colloquial
    — We had a cracking time.
副词 adv.
  1. Very, usually associated with praise. UK,not-comparable
    — It was a cracking good show.

词形变化

crackings plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Middle English crakynge
English cracking
Inherited from Middle English crakynge.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Middle English crakynge
English cracking
Inherited from Middle English crakynge.
词源 3
Etymology tree
Middle English crakynge
English cracking
Inherited from Middle English crakynge.
词源 4
Etymology tree
Middle English crakynge
English cracking
Inherited from Middle English crakynge.
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