英语短语crack up是一个多义的口语化表达,常见含义及用法如下:
这是最常用的口语义,强调“因某事非常好笑而无法控制地笑”。
用法:
不及物动词(自身笑):crack up
及物动词(使他人笑):crack sb. up
例句:
1、 The joke was so funny that everyone cracked up for minutes.
(这个笑话太好笑了,大家笑了好几分钟。)
2、 That comedian always cracks me up—I can’t stop laughing at his routines.
(那个喜剧演员总能把我逗笑——他的表演让我笑个不停。)
3、 When she mimicked the teacher’s voice, the whole class cracked up.
(当她模仿老师的声音时,全班都笑翻了。)
指因压力、疲惫或打击过大而“精神垮掉”“情绪崩溃”,常与介词under搭配(表示“在…压力下崩溃”)。
用法:不及物动词(主语多为人)。
例句:
1、 After months of working 12-hour days, she finally cracked up and had to take a leave.
(连续几个月每天工作12小时后,她终于崩溃了,不得不请假。)
2、 He cracked up under the pressure of the exam and couldn’t finish it.
(他在考试压力下崩溃了,没能完成考试。)
3、 The loss of her family made her crack up emotionally.
(失去家人让她情绪失控。)
指交通工具或设备因事故“撞坏”“报废”,是及物动词(需接宾语)。
用法:及物动词(主语多为“人”,宾语为“被撞的物体”)。
例句:
1、 He cracked up his car on the icy road last night.
(昨晚他在结冰的路上撞坏了车。)
2、 Don’t drive so fast—you’ll crack up the bike if you hit a pothole.
(别骑太快——如果撞到坑洼,你会把自行车撞坏的。)
crack-up(可数名词):指“精神崩溃”或“撞车事故”。
She had a nervous crack-up after the accident.
(事故后她精神崩溃了。)
The highway was closed due to a bad crack-up.
(高速公路因严重撞车事故封闭了。)
含义 | 用法 | 例句 |
---|---|---|
大笑不止 | 不及物/及物(+sb.) | He cracked up at the joke./That cracks me up. |
精神崩溃 | 不及物(+under压力) | She cracked up under work stress. |
撞毁(车辆/设备) | 及物(+宾语) | He cracked up his car. |