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crisp

adjective
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(comparative crisper, superlative crispest)
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  1. (approving) (of food食物)
    (also crispy)
    pleasantly hard and dry脆的；酥脆的
    • Bake until the pastry is golden and crisp.把油酥面团烤至金黄酥脆。🔊🔊
    • When fried, the bacon rind becomes crisp and brown.炸后，培根皮变脆变棕色。
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    Topics Cooking and eatingc1
  2. (also crispy)
     (approving) (of fruit and vegetables水果和蔬菜) fairly hard and fresh鲜脆的；脆嫩的
    • a crisp apple/lettuce新鲜脆生的苹果／生菜
  3. (approving) (of paper or cloth纸张或布料) fresh and clean; new and slightly stiff without any folds in it洁净的；挺括的
    • a crisp new $5 bill一张崭新挺括的 5 美元钞票
    • a crisp white shirt洁净挺括的白衬衫
    • The sheets looked clean and crisp.床单看起来干净而脆。
  4. (approving) (of the air or the weather空气或天气) pleasantly dry and cold凉爽的；清新的；干燥寒冷让人舒畅的
    • It was a crisp winter morning.那是一个清冷干爽的冬日早晨。
    • The air was crisp and clear and the sky was blue.空气清新，天空碧蓝。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • The air was crisp and fresh.空气清新清爽。
    • She stepped out into the crisp night air.她走进了清新的夜空中。
    Topics Weatherc2
  5. (approving) (of snow, leaves, etc.雪、树叶等) hard or dry and making a pleasant noise under pressure（踩踏时发出）脆响的
    • deep, crisp snow踩上去咯吱作响的厚积雪
  6. (approving) (of sounds, images, etc.声音、图像等) pleasantly clear and sharp清脆悦耳的；清晰分明的
    • The recording sounds very crisp, considering its age.考虑到这录音已年代久远，听起来声音还是挺清楚的。🔊🔊
  7. (sometimes disapproving) (of a person’s way of speaking说话的方式) quick and confident in a way that suggests that the person is busy or is not being friendly简短干脆的（表明某人忙或不友好）
    • Her answer was crisp, and she gave no details.她的回答简短而干脆，没有提供细节。🔊🔊
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    8. Word OriginOld English (referring to hair in the sense ‘curly’): from Latin crispus ‘curled’. Other senses may result from symbolic interpretation of the sound of the word.

crisp

noun
🔊/krɪsp/
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  1. (also potato crisp)
     (both British English)
    (North American English chip, potato chip)
    [countable] a thin round slice of potato that is fried until hard then dried and eaten cold. Crisps are sold in bags and are made to taste of many different foods.油炸土豆片，炸薯片（有多种风味，袋装）
    • a packet of smoky bacon crisps一包熏肉味薯片
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • potato
    • plain
    • cheese and onion
    • …
    … of crisps
    • bag
    • packet
    verb + crisp
    • eat
    crisp + noun
    • bag
    • packet
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  2. (North American English)
    (British English crumble
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    )
    [uncountable, countable] a dessert (= a sweet dish) made from fruit that is covered with a rough mixture of flour, butter and sugar, cooked in the oven and usually served hot水果酥，酥脆水果甜点（通常烤熟趁热吃）
    • apple crisp苹果酥
    3. Word OriginOld English (referring to hair in the sense ‘curly’): from Latin crispus ‘curled’. Other senses may result from symbolic interpretation of the sound of the word.
Idioms
burn (something) to a cinder/crisp
  1. to become completely burnt, especially because it has been cooked for too long把某物烧焦（或烧煳）
    • By the time I got home, the cake was burnt to a cinder.等我回到家，蛋糕已经烤成炭了。
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    • The tower was struck by lightning and was burned to a cinder.那座塔被闪电击中，烧成了灰烬。
    • I like my steak burnt to a cinder on the outside and blood red and juicy inside.我喜欢外面烧得很焦， 面血红多汁的牛排。

crisp

verb
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[transitive, intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they crisp
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he / she / it crisps
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past simple crisped
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past participle crisped
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-ing form crisping
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  1. crisp (something) to give food a crisp surface by putting it in an oven or under a grill; to develop a crisp surface in this way（使）变脆
    • Crisp the pastry in the oven.将酥脆放入烤箱中。
    • Cook until the bacon starts to crisp.煮至培根开始变脆。
    Word OriginOld English (referring to hair in the sense ‘curly’): from Latin crispus ‘curled’. Other senses may result from symbolic interpretation of the sound of the word.