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In this sense cracking means very good, lively, or — a cheerful British stamp of approval. A cracking film, a cracking goal, a cracking good meal, we had a cracking time.
In this sense在這個意思下 cracking cracking means意思是 very good, lively, or exciting很棒、很有活力或很精彩 — a cheerful British stamp of approval是英式口語裡開心的肯定用語。A cracking film, a cracking goal, a cracking good meal, we had a cracking time一部cracking的電影、一顆cracking的進球、一頓cracking的美味大餐、我們度過了一段cracking的時光。
It feels warm and a little old-fashioned, the sort of thing a friendly British adult says, or someone putting on that voice. Younger British speakers more often say brilliant, , or (in their own slang) words that change every few years.
It它 feels warm and a little old-fashioned聽起來溫暖又有點老派, the sort of thing像是 a friendly British adult says一個親切的英國成年人會說的話, or someone putting on that voice或有人刻意裝出那種語氣。Younger British speakers較年輕的英國人 more often say更常說 brilliant, amazing, or (in their own slang) words that change every few years「brilliant」、「amazing」，或（用他們自己的行話）每幾年就換一次的字。
It is not formal, but it is not rude either.
It它 is not formal不是正式用語, but但 it it is not rude either也不是粗魯的用語。
Though actually, the same spelling is just the ordinary -ing form of crack, as in the ice is cracking; that meaning is still the common one everywhere. The 'very good' sense lives beside it, mainly in British English, and you only know which one you have from the rest of the sentence.
Though actually不過其實, the same spelling這個一模一樣的拼法 is just the ordinary -ing form of crack也只是crack一般的-ing形式, as in the ice is cracking就像the ice is cracking裡的用法; that meaning這個意思 is still the common one everywhere在各地仍然是常見的意思。The 'very good' sense「很棒」這個意思 lives beside it則跟它並存, mainly in British English主要在英式英文裡, and而 you你 only know which one you have只能靠 from the rest of the sentence句子其他部分才知道是哪一個意思。
It grew from an older use of crack that already meant first-rate, as in a crack shot.
It它 grew from源自於 an older use of crack較舊的一種crack用法 that already meant first-rate那時候已經有「一流的」的意思, as in a crack shot就像a crack shot裡的用法。
組成On the surface it is crack + -ing. English inherited the form from Middle English crakynge. The 'very good' meaning is a later, mainly British use of that same shape.
同家族的字
- crackthe older adjective crack, as in a crack shot, already meant 'very good'
原始詞典資料8 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
crackingnoun/ˈkɹækɪŋ/
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chemistrygeographygeologyThe thermal decomposition of a substance, especially that of crude petroleum in order to produce petrol / gasoline.
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The formation of cracks on a surface.
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The production of a crack sound.
- the crackings of whips
crackingadj/ˈkɹækɪŋ/
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That cracks; that produces a sharp sound as of something splitting or breaking.
- From the spot where the body lay came a fierce fizzing and cracking sound, which ceased, however, before the fumes had cleared away.
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Great; excellent.
- Near-synonym: crackerjack
- The race started at a cracking pace.
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Enjoyable.
- We had a cracking time.
- Near the back of the concourse is a piano, [...]. Explains Reeve: "It was donated by a lady who had written to me. My Duty Manager at the time had a qualification and so was able to restore it to full working order. I've heard some cracking tunes on it."
crackingadv/ˈkɹækɪŋ/
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Very, usually associated with praise.
- It was a cracking good show.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。