/kræʃ ||; kræʃ/verb1 [I,T] to have an accident in a vehicle; to drive a vehicle into sth 驾车失事；驾车碰撞: He braked too late and crashed into the car in front. 他剎车剎得太晚，撞着前面的车子。
2 [I] to hit sth hard, making a loud noise 轰然撞击: The tree crashed to the ground. 那棵树轰然倒在地上。
3 [I] to make a loud noise 发出巨响: I could hear thunder crashing outside. 我听到外面雷声隆隆。
4 [I] (used about money or business) to suddenly lose value or fail （指钱或生意）突然贬值，倒闭
5 [I] (used about a computer) to suddenly stop working （指计算机）发生故障，当机，死机: We lost the data when the computer crashed. 计算机发生故障，我们失去了那些数据。