cracker

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crack·er /ˈkrækə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  1. DFa hard dry type of bread in small flat shapes, that is often eaten with cheese 薄脆饼干〔常与干酪同吃〕2. (also Christmas cracker)DL a decorated paper tube that makes a small exploding sound when you pull it apart. Crackers contain a small gift, a paper hat, and a joke, and are used at Christmas in Britain. 圣诞彩包爆竹3. DLa firecracker 爆竹4  GOOD/EXCELLENTFUNNY British English spoken something that is very good or funny 好东西；有趣的事物 That was a cracker of a goal. 那记射门真漂亮。5  someone who illegally breaks into a computer system in order to steal information or stop the system from working properly 黑客，骇客〔侵入计算机窃取信息或破坏系统者〕 SYN hacker computer crackers 电脑黑客6. WOMAN British English old-fashioned informal a very attractive woman 迷人的女子

Examples from the Corpus

cracker• You had 5 crackers and you ate 2.• The next home game against Bolton was a cracker.• A cracker can also eavesdrop using wiretapping, radio, or auxiliary ports on computers, which are used by network programs.• Others had responsibility for passing the cheese and crackers, or for clearing away the used glasses.• cheese and crackers• The shepherd's pie was followed by waiters carrying plates of nibbles; nuts, crisps, salted crackers and more champagne.

crack·er nounChineseSyllable  

type Corpus hard bread in a of dry

cracker
crack‧er /ˈkrækə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
1. a hard dry type of bread in small flat shapes, that is often eaten with cheese
2. (also Christmas cracker) a decorated paper tube that makes a small exploding sound when you pull it apart. Crackers contain a small gift, a paper hat, and a joke, and are used at Christmas in Britain.
3. a firecracker
4. British English spoken something that is very good or funny:
    That was a cracker of a goal.
5. someone who illegally breaks into a computer system in order to steal information or stop the system from working properly
   SYN  hacker:
    computer crackers
6. British English old-fashioned informal a very attractive woman

crack·erBrE /ˈkrækə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkrækər/ 🔊 nouna thin dry biscuit that is often salty and usually eaten with cheese 薄脆饼干（多为咸味，常与干酪一起食用）  ➡  see also cream cracker, graham cracker

(also ˌChristmas ˈcracker) a tube of coloured paper that makes a loud explosive sound when it is pulled open by two people. Crackers usually contain a paper hat, a small present and a joke, and are used in Britain at Christmas parties and meals. 彩包爆竹，彩色拉炮（在英国用于圣诞聚会和聚餐，通常装有纸帽、小礼品及笑话纸条）◆Who wants to pull this cracker with me? 谁来跟我拉响这个彩炮？🔊🔊  ➡  see also firecracker (BrE, informal) something that you think is very good, funny, etc. （认为）十分愉快的事，滑稽可笑的事◆It was a cracker of a goal. 这球进得真精彩。🔊🔊◆I've got a joke for you. It's a real cracker! 我给你讲个笑话。好笑死了！🔊🔊(NAmE, slang) an offensive word for a poor white person with little education from the southern US （对几乎未受过教育的美国南方贫苦白人的轻蔑语）车把式(informal) a person who illegally finds a way of looking at or stealing information on sb else's computer system 破密高手（非法浏览或窃取他人的计算机系统上的信息）(old-fashioned, BrE, informal) an attractive woman 有魅力的女人；迷人的女子