英会話 feel English 25/2/11(火) crunch
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The word “crunch” has several meanings depending on the context. Here are the main ones:
1. Verb (to crunch) 動詞
(1) To crush or break something with a loud noise
Example: He crunched the potato chips in his mouth.
Meaning: 何かをバリバリ・ガリガリと音を立てて噛んだり砕いたりする
(2) To process large amounts of data or numbers (informal)
Example: The accountant crunched the numbers to find the company’s profit.
Meaning: （特に計算やデータ処理などで）大量の情報を処理する
2. Noun (a crunch)名詞
(1) A loud crushing sound
Example: I heard the crunch of dry leaves under my feet.
Meaning: 物が砕けるような音
(2) A difficult or critical situation
Example: The company is facing a financial crunch.
Meaning: 危機的な状況、特に資金不足などの困難
(3) An exercise for strengthening abdominal muscles
Example: I do 50 crunches every morning to strengthen my abs.
Meaning: 腹筋運動
The phrase “crunch the numbers” means to perform complex or detailed calculations, usually to analyze financial or statistical data. It is often used in business, finance, and data analysis contexts.
複雑な計算や詳細な計算を行うことを意味し、通常は財務データや統計データを分析するために使われる。ビジネス、金融、データ分析の場面でよく使われる。
Example Sentences:
Before we make a decision, let’s crunch the numbers to see if the project is profitable.
The accountants spent all night crunching the numbers for the annual report.
crunch [krʌntʃ] バリバリ・ガリガリと噛む、砕く、危機的状況
crush [krʌʃ] 押しつぶす、砕く
break [breɪk] 壊す、砕く
loud noise [laʊd nɔɪz] 大きな音
process [ˈprɑːses], [ˈproʊses] 処理する
data [ˈdeɪtə], [ˈdætə] データ
accountant [əˈkaʊntənt] 会計士
numbers [ˈnʌmbərz] 数字
financial [faɪˈnænʃəl] 財務の、金融の
critical [ˈkrɪtɪkəl] 危機的な、重大な
situation [ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃən] 状況
abs (abdominal muscles) [æbz] 腹筋
exercise [ˈɛksərˌsaɪz] 運動
strengthen [ˈstrɛŋθən] 強化する
phrase [freɪz] 熟語、フレーズ
complex [ˈkɑːm.plɛks] 複雑な
detailed [ˈdiːteɪld] 詳細な
calculation [ˌkælkjʊˈleɪʃən] 計算
analyze [ˈænəlaɪz] 分析する
business [ˈbɪznɪs] ビジネス、事業
finance [ˈfaɪnæns], [fəˈnæns] 財務、金融
decision [dɪˈsɪʒən] 決定、判断
profitable [ˈprɑːfɪtəbəl] 収益性のある
annual report [ˈænjuəl rɪˈpɔːrt] 年次報告書
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