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    crunchy

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Food
    crunch·y /ˈkrʌntʃi/ ●●○ adjective  DFfood that is crunchy is firm and makes a noise when you bite it – usually used to show approval 〔食物〕脆的，爽脆的〔一般含褒义〕 a delicious crunchy salad 可口爽脆的色拉► see thesaurus at hard —crunchiness noun [uncountable]
    Examples from the Corpus
    crunchy• Children love crunchy breakfast cereals and they're full of vitamins too.• There was an empty lot there full of overgrown weeds and crunchy brown grass and the shattered remnants of a shack.• crunchy carrot sticks• She uses a thick, crunchy cornmeal coating to protect the lean meat.• Haliborange - all the goodness of natural fish oil in a crunchy fruit flavour tablet you will enjoy taking.• The croquettes have a crunchy golden exterior and the tender minced salmon is moist and well seasoned.• The path around the pavilion, which had been mud only weeks before, was now crunchy gravel.• Decorate, if wished, with edible flowers and a crunchy lettuce heart salad.• For lunch I usually have something simple, with a fresh crunchy salad.• If the islands where they lived did contain strong jawed predators, such as hyaenas, their heads would make a crunchy snack.
    crunch·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
    is Corpus crunchy makes is food that firm and


    crunchy
    crunch‧y /ˈkrʌntʃi/ adjective
    food that is crunchy is firm and makes a noise when you bite it – usually used to show approval:
        a delicious crunchy salad
    —crunchiness noun [uncountable]
         
    THESAURUS
       ▪ hard difficult to press down, break, or cut, and not at all soft: I fell onto the hard stone floor. | The clay gets harder as it dries.
       ▪ firm not completely hard, but not easy to press or bend – used especially when this seems a good thing: I like to sleep on a firm mattress. | exercises to make your stomach muscles nice and firm | The pears were firm and juicy.
       ▪ stiff difficult to bend and not changing shape: a piece of stiff cardboard | The collar of his shirt felt stiff and uncomfortable.
       ▪ solid made of a thick hard material and not hollow: a solid oak door | The floor felt strong and solid beneath her feet.
       ▪ rigid /ˈrɪdʒəd, ˈrɪdʒɪd/ having a structure that is made of a material that is difficult or impossible to bend: The tent is supported by a rigid frame. | Carry sandwiches in a rigid container.
       ▪ crisp/crispy used about food that is pleasantly hard, so that it makes a noise when you bite it – often used about things that have been cooked in thin slices until they are brown: Bake the cookies until they are crisp and golden. | crispy bacon
       ▪ crunchy food that is crunchy makes a noise when you bite on it – often used about things that are fresh, for example fruit, vegetables, and nuts: a crunchy breakfast cereal | The carrots were still nice and crunchy. | a crunchy salad | crunchy peanut butter
       ▪ tough meat that is tough is too hard and is difficult to cut or eat: The meat was tough and flavourless.
       ▪ rubbery too hard and bending like rubber rather than breaking – used especially about meat: The chicken was all rubbery.


    crunchyBrE /ˈkrʌntʃi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkrʌntʃi/ 🔊 adjective (crunch·ier, crunchi·est) (approving) (especially of food 尤指食物) firm and crisp and making a sharp sound when you bite or crush it 脆的；爽脆的；脆口的◆a crunchy salad脆口的色拉<titled tranID="26" status="2">Restaurants<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>餐馆</chn></titled>

    Eating out 去餐馆吃饭

    • eat (lunch/dinner)/dine/meet at/in a restaurant 在一家餐馆吃（午／晚）饭／进餐／碰面
    • go (out)/take sb (out) for lunch/dinner/a meal 去／带某人去（外面）吃午饭／吃晚饭／用餐
    • have a meal with sb 与某人一起吃饭
    • make/have a reservation (in/under the name of Yamada) （以山田的名字）预订座位
    • reserve/ (especially BrE) book a table for six 预订一张坐六人的桌子
    • ask for/request a table for two/a table by the window 要一张两人桌／靠窗的桌子

    In the restaurant 在餐馆

    • wait to be seated 等待就座
    • show sb to their table 把某人引到桌旁
    • sit in the corner/by the window/at the bar/at the counter 坐在角落／窗边／吧台边／柜台边
    • hand sb/give sb the menu/wine list 把菜单／酒水单递给某人
    • open/read/study/peruse the menu 打开／看／仔细看菜单
    • the restaurant has a three-course set menu/a children's menu/an extensive wine list 这餐馆有一个三道菜的套餐／儿童菜单／丰富的酒水单
    • taste/sample/try the wine 品尝葡萄酒
    • the waiter takes your order 服务生帮你点餐
    • order/choose/have the soup of the day/one of the specials/the house (BrE) speciality/(especially NAmE) specialty 点当日例汤／一道特色菜／餐馆特色菜
    • serve/finish the first course/the starter/the main course/dessert/coffee 端上／吃完第一道菜／开胃菜／主菜／甜点；端上／喝完咖啡
    • complain about the food/the service/your meal 抱怨食物／服务／饭菜不好
    • enjoy your meal 享用饭菜

    Paying 结账

    • pay/ask for (especially BrE) the bill/(NAmE) the check 付账；要求结账
    • pay for/treat sb to dinner/lunch/the meal 付晚饭／午饭／饭钱；请某人吃晚饭／午饭／饭
    • service is (not) included 不含服务费
    • give sb/leave (sb) a tip 给某人小费