(把某物)揉皱、挤压成一团;(脸)皱起(尤指因不满、困惑或强光而把五官挤在一起)。也可作名词,指“揉皱/挤压的动作或声音”。
/skrʌntʃ/
She scrunched the paper into a ball and threw it away.
她把纸揉成一团,然后扔掉了。
He scrunched up his face as the bright sun hit his eyes, trying to read the sign in the distance.
强烈的阳光刺进他的眼睛,他皱起脸,努力看清远处的标志。
“scrunch”多被认为是20世纪形成的口语词,可能与“crunch”(嘎吱作响、咬碎)等拟声、表示“挤压/压碎”的词相互影响而来;发音和感觉都带有“挤压、揉搓、发出轻微声响”的意象。