tailieunhanh - NTC's Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases part 17

NTC's Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases part 17. The small but very concise NTC's Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases offers 6,000 basic and common English words plus 6,000 basic and common English idioms and phrases. You will find this portable title essential in the classroom, at home, or traveling, when you need help to recall word and phrase meanings. | crunchy crunchy krAn tji adj. making a breaking noise when chewed. Adv crunchily. Comp crunchier sup crunchiest. crusade kru sed 1. n. a fight against something bad a fight for something good. 2. iv. to fight against something bad to fight for something good. the Crusades n. the religious expeditions of the Christians against the Muslims in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Treated as plural. crush krAj 1 . tv. to squeeze or press on something with great force and collapse it. 2. tv. to break something into small pieces by pressing or pounding. 3. tv. to force juice out of fruit by squeezing it. 4. n. a strong desire for someone an infatuation with someone. crush something out to put out a fire or flame by crushing. crush something up to reduce the mass of something by crushing. crush something up into something 1. to press something with great force until it is reduced to something smaller. 2. to break something up into small pieces. crush up against someone or something to press hard against someone or something. crust krAst n. the hard outside layer of something including the earth a pie a loaf of bread etc. See also the upper crust. crutch krAtJ n. a support under the arms that helps a lame person walk. as funny as a crutch the crux of the matter the central issue of the matter. Crux is an old word meaning cross. cry krai 1. n. an expression of pain or anger a loud expression of emotion. 2. n. a shout a call. 3. n. a period of weeping. 4. iv. to weep to sob to shed tears. HUE AND CRY cry before one is hurt to cry or complain upon the threat of harm. cry bloody murder and scream bloody murder to scream as if something very serious has happened. As if one has found the result of a bloody act of murder. cry one s eyes out to cry very hard. cry over spilled milk to be unhappy about something that cannot be undone. cry wolf to cry or complain about something when nothing is really wrong. crystal kris t@l 1. n. a solid chemical compound occurring in a regular .