crash¹ ◙ verb 1. [no obj.] (of a vehicle) collide violently with an obstacle or another vehicle • (车辆)(与障碍物或其他车辆)猛烈碰撞 »a racing car had crashed, wrecking a safety barrier. 一辆赛车失事,撞坏了安全栏。 [with obj.] cause (a vehicle) to collide in this way • 使(车辆)撞毁;撞坏 (of an aircraft) fall from the sky and violently hit the land or sea • (飞机)坠毁 »a jet crashed 200 yards from the school. 一架喷气式飞机在离学校200码的地方坠毁。 [with obj.] cause (an aircraft) to fall from the sky in this way • 使(飞机)坠毁 [informal] (of a company's shares) fall suddenly and disastrously in value • [非正式] (公司股票)暴跌;狂跌 »the shares crashed to 329p. 股票暴跌至329便士。 [Computing] (of a machine, system, or software) fail suddenly • [计算机] (机器、系统或软件)突然出故障;崩溃 »the project was postponed because the computer crashed. 因为电脑崩溃,方案被延期。 [informal] go to sleep, especially suddenly or in an improvised setting • [非正式] (很快)睡着;打盹 »what was it you said just before I crashed out? 我打盹前你说什么了? 2. [no obj., with adverbial of direction] move with force, speed, and sudden loud noise • 带着巨响猛烈迅速移动 »huge waves crashed down on to us. 巨浪扑向我们。 [with obj. and adverbial of direction] move (something) in this way • 带着巨响猛烈迅速移动(某物) »she crashed down the telephone receiver. 她重重地放下听筒。 make a sudden loud, deep noise • 突然发出巨响 »the thunder crashed. 雷声隆隆。 3. [with obj.] [informal] enter (a party) without an invitation or permission;gatecrash • [非正式] (晚会)不请自到;擅自闯入;无票入场 illegally pass (a red traffic light), especially at high speed • (尤指快速)非法闯(红灯) ◙ noun 1. a violent collision, typically of one vehicle with another or with an object • (多指车辆与车辆或物)猛撞;撞毁 »a car crash. 汽车撞毁事故。 an instance of an aircraft falling from the sky to hit the land or sea • (飞机)坠毁 a sudden loud noise as of something breaking or hitting another object • (一物砸破或撞击另一物突然发出的)巨响 »he slammed the phone down with a crash. 他重重地扔下电话。 2. a sudden disastrous drop in the value or price of something, especially shares • (尤指股票价格的)暴跌;狂跌 »a stock market crash. 股票市场暴跌。 »the crash of 1987. 1987年的股市暴跌。 the sudden collapse of a business • (工商企业)突然倒闭 [Computing] a sudden failure which puts a system out of action • [计算机] 死机 ◙ adjective 1. [attrib.] done rapidly or urgently and involving a concentrated effort • 应急的;速成的 »a crash course in Italian. 意大利语速成教程。 »a crash diet. 快速减肥食谱。 ◙ adverb 1. with a sudden loud sound • 哗啦一声地 »crash went the bolt. 雷声轰鸣。
【IDIOMS】
◘ crash and burn 1. [N. Amer. informal] come to grief or fail spectacularly • [北美,非正式] 悲痛欲绝;一败涂地
【语源】
1. late Middle English: imitative, perhaps partly suggested by craze and dashcrash² ◙ noun 1. [mass noun] [dated] a coarse plain linen, woollen, or cotton fabric • [旧] 粗布
【语源】
1. early 19th cent.: from Russian krashenina 'dyed coarse linen'