crack up

英 [kræk ʌp]

美 [kræk ʌp]

（因精神压力大而）垮掉，崩溃; （使）大笑

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB (因精神压力大而)垮掉，崩溃
  If someonecracks up, they are under such a lot of emotional strain that they become mentally ill.
  1. She would have cracked up if she hadn't allowed herself some fun.
     她若是没给自己找点乐趣的话，早就崩溃了。
• PHRASAL VERB (使)大笑
  If youcrack upor if someone or somethingcracksyouup, you laugh a lot.
  1. She told stories that cracked me up and I swore to write them down so you could enjoy them too...
     她讲了几个令我捧腹大笑的故事，我一定要写下来，好让你也乐乐。
  2. We all just cracked up laughing.
     我们都不禁哈哈大笑起来。

英英释义

verb

• laugh unrestrainedly
  Synonym:break up
• rhapsodize about
• suffer a nervous breakdown
  Synonym:crackcrock upbreak upcollapse

双语例句

• Pressure of work caused John to crack up.
  工作压力使约翰身体垮了。
• Little kids just crack me up with the things they say.
  小孩子们说的话真的让我捧腹不已。
• The paper explores the main cause of concrete crack and comes up with the measures to control and deal with it according to concrete situation.
  文章对混凝土裂缝的主要成因进行了探讨，并针对具体情况提出了一些控制、处理措施。
• Expression for fatigue crack life is set up which takes energy of plastic deformation for crack propagation as the damage variable.
  建立以裂纹扩展塑性变形能为损伤变量的疲劳裂纹寿命表达式。
• Numerical examples show that high brittleness index can improve the bearing capacity stability of the structure and the existence of crack set up in advance will increase the ductility of the structure, but it may result in the reduction of ultimate bearing capacity.
  数值计算表明：增加脆性指数可以提高结构的承载稳定性；初始预制缝可以增加结构延性但会降低极限承载力。
• I kept a straight face as long as I could, but I finally had to crack up.
  我尽量板着面孔，但最后还是控制不住失声大笑起来。
• Cyril is going to crack up If he does not stop working so hard.
  如果西里尔继续这样拼命工作，他会垮下来的。
• I'd crack up if there wasn't someone I could talk to.
  如果找不到人谈谈心我会得神经病的。
• The article instructs the reason and characteristics of ground floor engineering crack and brings up the measure of prevention and control from design construction etc and explains with the example of engineering
  文章阐述了地下室工程裂缝的产生原因及特征，从设计、施工等方面提出了预防及其控制措施，并通过工程实例予以说明
• The comedian made his audience crack up with laughter.
  喜剧演员令他的观众笑得要命。