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裂縫, 裂紋

a line on the surface of something along which it has broken without dividing into separate parts

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There's a small crack in the window.
窗戶上有一道小裂縫。
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The vase fell and developed a hairline crack.
花瓶掉了，出現了一道細微的裂縫。
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爆裂聲, 劈啪聲

a sudden, sharp noise

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We heard the loud crack of thunder.
我們聽到了響亮的雷鳴聲。
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The whip made a sharp crack in the air.
鞭子在空中發出清脆的響聲。
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snappopbangclapthwack
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裂縫, 縫隙, 開口

a narrow opening or fissure, especially one in a rock or wall

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The climber found a small crack to grip onto.
登山者找到了一道可以抓住的小裂縫。
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Light filtered through the cracks in the old barn wall.
光線透過舊穀倉牆壁的裂縫透進來。
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使破裂, 使開裂

break or cause to break without complete separation of the parts

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The ice began to crack under their weight.
冰在他們的重量下開始開裂。
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He accidentally cracked the screen of his phone.
他不小心弄裂了手機螢幕。
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splitfracturerupturecleavesnap
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發出爆裂聲, 發出劈啪聲

make a sudden, sharp noise

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The old floorboards cracked underfoot.
舊地板在腳下吱吱作響。
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His knuckles cracked as he clenched his fist.
他握緊拳頭時，指關節發出咔嗒聲。
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snappopbangclatterthump
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破解, 解決

find a solution to or an explanation for (a problem or mystery)

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Scientists are trying to crack the code of DNA.
科學家們正在努力破解DNA的密碼。
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They finally cracked the case after months of investigation.
經過數月的調查，他們終於偵破了這起案件。
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solvedecipherunravelfigure outdecode
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出色的, 頂尖的, 優秀的

excellent or very good

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He's a crack shot with a rifle.
他是個出色的步槍射手。
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They have a crack team of engineers.
他們擁有一支頂尖的工程師團隊。
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excellentsuperbfirst-ratetop-notchexpert
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