scrunch
verb uk/skrʌntʃ/ us/skrʌntʃ/
(MAKE A NOISE)
[ I or T ](使)嘎吱作响
to make the noise produced by hard things being pressed together, or to press hard things together so that they make a noise
The pebbles scrunched beneath our feet. 我们脚下的鹅卵石嘎吱作响。
We scrunched snow under our feet. 雪在我们脚下嘎吱作响。
(CRUSH)
[ T ]将…揉成团
to crush material such as paper or cloth into a rough ball in the hand
She scrunched the letter up and threw it in the bin. 她把信揉成团,扔进了垃圾筒。
(MAKE SMALL)
[ I or T, + adv/prep ]缩小;收缩
to make something or yourself smaller to fit into a small space
The cat was hiding, scrunched up under the sofa. 猫藏了起来,蜷缩在沙发下面。
[ I or T, usually + adv/prep ]扭曲(面部);板着脸
to make your face or part of your face into a tight shape in order to show an emotion, or to go into a tight shape that expresses an emotion
He was red with anger and his face was all scrunched up. 他气得面红耳赤,板着脸孔。