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crackling

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Colours & sounds, Food
crack·ling /ˈkræklɪŋ/ noun  1 [singular, uncountable]CSOUND the sound made by something when it crackles 劈啪声;爆裂声 There was silence except for the crackling of the fire. 静悄悄的,只有炉火在劈啪作响。2. [uncountable] British EnglishDF the hard skin on a piece of pig meat when it has been cooked for a long time 〔烤猪肉的〕脆皮3. cracklings [plural] American English pieces of skin, usually from a pig or chicken, that have been cooked in hot oil and are eaten cold 〔猪肉皮或鸡肉皮做的〕油炸脆皮
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cracklingA loud crackling of papers and wrappers interrupted the movie.As the heat is moist, it does not attack the juices, and the crackling is softened.Then she became aware of the crackling from the telephone.
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crackling
crackling /ˈkræklɪŋ/ noun
1. [singular, uncountable] the sound made by something when it crackles:
    There was silence except for the crackling of the fire.
2. [uncountable] British English the hard skin on a piece of pig meat when it has been cooked for a long time
3. cracklings [plural] American English pieces of skin, usually from a pig or chicken, that have been cooked in hot oil and are eaten cold


crack·lingBrE /ˈkræklɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkræklɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, singular] a series of sharp sounds (一连串的)爆裂声,噼啪声He could hear the crackling of burning trees. 他可以听见树木燃烧发出的噼啪声。🔊🔊 [uncountable] (BrE) (US crack·lings [plural] ) the hard skin of pork (= meat from a pig) that has been cooked in the oven (烤猪肉的)脆皮