scrunch

英 [skrʌntʃ] 美 [skrʌntʃ]

v.碾；压；蜷缩；揉皱；嘎吱嘎吱地作响 n.嘎吱嘎吱的响声

◉Etymology

“Scrunch”是一个拟声词（onomatopoeia），其起源可追溯到18世纪的英语，可能是“scrape”（刮擦）和“crunch”（压碎、嘎吱作响）的结合，模仿物体被挤压、揉皱或踩踏时发出的声音。它的音节“scr-”常与摩擦、压缩相关（如“scratch”“screw”），而“-unch”则增强了短促、紧缩的语感。这个词最初多用于口语，描述纸张、布料或身体的皱缩动作，后逐渐进入书面语，扩展到更广泛的语境。它的拟声特性使其生动而直观。

◉外刊例句

① 《The New Yorker》 (2023年8月20日)

She scrunched the paper into a ball and tossed it into the bin.

她把纸揉成一团，扔进了垃圾桶。

② 《The Guardian》 (2024年5月15日)

His face scrunched in confusion as he tried to solve the puzzle.

他试图解谜时，脸因困惑而皱了起来。

◉经典名著

① 《小妇人》（Little Women）——路易莎·梅·奥尔科特 (1868年)

Jo scrunched her bonnet in frustration, forgetting it was her favorite.

乔沮丧地把帽子揉成一团，忘了那是她最喜欢的。

② 《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》（Adventures of Huckleberry Finn）——马克·吐温 (1884年)

He scrunched down in the boat, hoping no one would spot him.

他蜷缩在船里，希望没人发现他。

◉Usage Notes

(1) She scrunched into a corner.

(2) She scrunched it up and threw it in the bin.

(3) The children scrunched through the snow.

(1) 她蜷缩在一个角落里。

(2) 她把它揉成一团,扔进了垃圾箱。

(3) 孩子们喀嚓喀嚓地踏雪而过。

◉Usage Examples

1. [VERB 动词](挤压、压碎时)发出喀嚓声，发出嘎吱声 If something scrunches, it makes a loud sound as it is pressed or crushed or as it presses or crushes something else. [V prep] [Also V]

① The sand on the floor scrunched under our feet...

地板上的沙子在我们脚下嘎吱作响。

② Her feet scrunch on the gravel.

她的脚喀嚓喀嚓地踩在沙砾上。

2. [VERB 动词]挤扁；掰弯；使变形；使压碎 If you scrunch something, you squeeze it or bend it so that it is no longer in its natural shape and is often crushed. [V n] [V n into n] [V P n (not pron)] [V n P]

① Her father scrunched his nose...

她父亲打歪了他的鼻子。

② Her mother was sitting bolt upright, scrunching her white cotton gloves into a ball.

她母亲坐得笔直，把她的白手套揉成了球状。

Scrunch up means the same as scrunch .scrunch up 同scrunch

③ She scrunched up three pages of notes and threw them in the bin...

她把 3 页笔记揉成一团扔进了垃圾箱。

④ I scrunched my hat up in my pocket.

我把帽子折起来放进口袋。