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cracking

/krak-ing/US // ˈkræk ɪŋ //UK // (ˈkrækɪŋ) //

裂缝,裂纹,开裂,破解

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the process of breaking down certain hydrocarbons into simpler ones of lower boiling points by means of excess heat, distillation under pressure, etc., in order to give a greater yield of low-boiling products than could be obtained by simple distillation.Compare catalytic cracking.
adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : extremely; unusually: We saw a cracking good match at the stadium.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Informal.

    • : done with precision; smart: A cracking salute from the honor guard.

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Examples

  • That in turn would help prevent cracking, which often occurs when the exterior of a piece of wood dries out faster than the interior.

  • You have things like no sewer pipes and other things that are greasy and cracking.

  • One chiro I follow adjusts baby spines, slowly, carefully, with basically no audible cracking.

  • The party that controls the maps can grab power through packing or cracking.

  • The Communist Party of China gets a bad rap for cracking down on religion.

  • Protestors say the president is cracking down on free speech.

  • It was a street-sweep, and violence had broken out, and the government was cracking down.

  • For a country forever cracking down on those perceived as veering from the sexual norm, being gay is finally starting to pay.

  • The more accomplished students took classes in safe-cracking, burglary, blackmail, and confidence games.

  • His foot caught; it is unknown in what,—in a twisted tie, or perhaps in a crevice of the cracking earth.

  • Along the shore they sped, speaking not a word till they had got the village in sight and their arms were cracking in the joints.

  • After waiting long, the hunters heard high above them a cracking, rushing sound; and suddenly they saw a great, hovering object.

  • "Up to sixteen thousand tons," Darrin replied, without cracking a smile.

  • Neither did his ears hear at first a low muffled cracking that had been going on for some time.

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