
crashing
词源
源自中古英语 'crasshen',可能与古挪威语 'krasa'(粉碎)有关,后来演变为描述猛烈撞击或系统故障。
adjective
❶ 形容某物非常吵闹或引人注目,通常用于强调程度极高或极端。
“The party was a crashing success with everyone dancing all night.”
(派对非常成功,所有人整晚都在跳舞。)
“He made a crashing mistake by forgetting his speech at the ceremony.”
(他在仪式上犯了一个大错,忘了带演讲稿。)
verb
❶ 指计算机系统或程序突然停止工作,通常由于错误或故障导致。
“My computer keeps crashing every time I open this program.”
(每次我打开这个程序,电脑就会崩溃。)
“The app crashed after the latest update, making it unusable.”
(最新更新后,这个应用崩溃了,完全无法使用。)
❶ 指车辆或物体猛烈撞击另一物体,通常造成损坏或破坏。
“The car went out of control and crashed into a tree.”
(车子失控,撞上了一棵树。)
“Two planes nearly crashed into each other in mid-air.”
(两架飞机在空中差点相撞。)
常见短语
crashing bore — 形容某人或某事极其无聊或令人厌烦。
“The lecture was a crashing bore, and half the audience fell asleep.”
(这个讲座无聊至极,一半的听众都睡着了。)
crashing down — 形容某物突然倒塌或坠落,通常伴随巨大声响或破坏。
“The old building came crashing down after the demolition team set off the explosives.”
(爆破队引爆炸药后,旧建筑轰然倒塌。)