scrunch

verb

/skrʌntʃ/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they scrunch	/skrʌntʃ/ /skrʌntʃ/
he / she / it scrunches	/ˈskrʌntʃɪz/ /ˈskrʌntʃɪz/
past simple scrunched	/skrʌntʃt/ /skrʌntʃt/
past participle scrunched	/skrʌntʃt/ /skrʌntʃt/
-ing form scrunching	/ˈskrʌntʃɪŋ/ /ˈskrʌntʃɪŋ/

[intransitive] to make a loud sound like the one that is made when you walk on gravel (= small stones)发咔嚓咔嚓声；发出嘎吱声 synonym crunch
- The snow scrunched underfoot.雪在脚下发出嘎吱嘎吱的声音。
[transitive] scrunch something (up) to cause something to form a small round shape with your hand把…揉成一团
- He scrunched up the note and threw it on the fire.他把便条揉成一团，扔进了火里。
[transitive] scrunch something (up) to make something become smaller or squeezed together使蜷缩；使收缩
- The hedgehog scrunched itself up into a ball.刺猬蜷成一个圆球。
- She scrunched up her face, as if about to cry.她皱起脸，好像要哭了。
- She makes funny faces, scrunching up her nose and holding it.她做鬼脸，捏着鼻子。
- He scrunched hs eyes tightly.他紧紧地眯着眼睛。
[transitive] scrunch something to create a loose curly hairstyle by squeezing the hair with the hands（用手揉捏头发）做松鬈发型Topics Appearancec2

词源late 18th cent. (in the sense ‘eat or bite noisily’): probably imitative; compare with crunch.