(thông tục) cừ, xuất sắc

a crack oar

tay chèo cừ

a crack shot

tay súng giỏi

crack unit

đơn vị xuất sắc, đơn vị thiện chiến

Quất (roi) đét đét; búng (ngón tay) kêu tanh tách, bẻ (đốt ngón tay) kêu răng rắc

Làm nứt, làm rạn, làm vỡ, kẹp vỡ

to crack a glass

làm rạn một cái tách

to crack a skull

đánh vỡ sọ

Làm tổn thương

to crack someone's credit (reputation)

làm tổn thương danh dự của ai

(kỹ thuật) làm crackinh (dầu hoả...)

Kêu răng rắc, kêu đen đét, nổ giòn

Nứt nẻ, rạn nứt, vỡ, gãy ( (nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng))

that board has cracked in the sun

mảnh gỗ ấy nứt ra dưới ánh nắng

imperialism is cracking everywhere

chủ nghĩa đế quốc rạn nứt khắp nơi

his voice begins to crack

nó bắt đầu vỡ tiếng

Nói chuyện vui, nói chuyện phiếm

to crack down on

(từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) đàn áp thẳng tay

to crack up

tán dương, ca ngợi (ai)

Vỡ nợ, phá sản

Kiệt sức

Khoe khoang, khoác lác, huênh hoang, nói phách

to crack a bottle with someone

mở một chai rượu uống hết với ai

to crack a crib

(từ lóng) đào ngạch vào ăn trộm, nạy cửa vào ăn trộm

to crack a joke

nói đùa một câu

a hard nut to crack

Xem nut

the crack of dawn

sáng sớm tinh mơ

the crack of doom

ngày tận thế, lâu lắm

a fair crack of the whip

cơ hội may mắn

paper over the cracks

chắp vá, vá víu

vệt xô sợi

sự loang sơn

khe nứt

đường nứt

underbead crack

đường nứt dưới mối hàn

đường sọc sợi ngang

làm nứt

làm nứt thành khe

làm rạn

nứt

nứt nẻ

nứt rạn

mạch nhỏ

rạn nứt

rạn nứt (mặt sơn)

sự gãy

sự hỏng

sự nứt

vằn sợi

vết nứt

vết rạn

vết rạn/vết nứt

Giải thích EN: To slightly open something, particularly a valve.

Giải thích VN: Mở nhẹ một cái gì, đặc biệt là một chiếc van.

vệt tách sợi

Break, fracture, chink, crevice, rift, gap, flaw, split,fissure, slit, cleft, split, check, rupture, breach: The crackin the dam was caused by an earthquake.

Snap, report, bang,clap, shot: I ducked when I heard the crack of the rifle.

Moment, instant, time, second: She gets up at the crack ofdawn.

V.

Snap: He cracks the whip and the horses start up.

Break, fracture, rupture; shiver, shatter, smash: He fellbackwards on the pavement and cracked his skull.

Fissure,craze, crackle, US alligator: The heat of the sun caused thepaint to crack.

N.

A a sudden sharp or explosive noise (thecrack of a whip; a rifle crack). b (in a voice) a suddenharshness or change in pitch.

A sharp blow (a crack on thehead).

A a narrow opening formed by a break (entered througha crack in the wall). b a partial fracture, with the partsstill joined (the teacup has a crack in it). c a chink (lookedthrough the crack formed by the door; a crack of light).

Colloq. a mischievous or malicious remark or aside (a nastycrack about my age).

Colloq. an attempt (Ill have a crack atit).

The exact moment (at the crack of noon; the crack ofdawn).

Colloq. a first-rate player, horse, etc.

Dial.colloq. conversation; good company; fun (only went there for thecrack).

Sl. a potent hard crystalline form of cocaine brokeninto small pieces and inhaled or smoked for its stimulatingeffect.

V.

Tr. & intr. break without a complete separationof the parts (cracked the window; the cup cracked on hitting thefloor).

Intr. & tr. make or cause to make a sudden sharp orexplosive sound.

Intr. & tr. break or cause to break with asudden sharp sound.

Intr. & tr. give way or cause to give way(under torture etc.); yield.

Intr. (of the voice, esp. of anadolescent boy or a person under strain) become dissonant;break.

Tr. colloq. find a solution to (a problem, code,etc.).

Tr. say (a joke etc.) in a jocular way.

Tr.colloq. hit sharply or hard (cracked her head on the ceiling).9 tr. Chem. decompose (heavy oils) by heat and pressure with orwithout a catalyst to produce lighter hydrocarbons (such aspetrol).

Tr. break (wheat) into coarse pieces.

Attrib.adj. colloq. excellent; first-rate (a crack regiment;a crack shot).

Crack a bottle open a bottle, esp. of wine, anddrink it. crack-brained crazy. crack a crib sl. break into ahouse. crack-down colloq. severe measures (esp. againstlaw-breakers etc.). crack down on colloq. take severe measuresagainst. crack-jaw colloq.

Adj. (of a word) difficult topronounce.

N. such a word. crack of doom a thunder-pealannouncing the Day of Judgement. crack up colloq.

Collapseunder strain.

Praise. crack-up n. colloq.

A mentalbreakdown.

A car crash. crack-willow a species of willow,Salix fragilis, with brittle branches. fair crack of the whipcolloq. a fair chance to participate etc. get cracking colloq.begin promptly and vigorously. have a crack at colloq.attempt. [OE cracian resound]