crack·le /ˈkrækəl/ ●○○ verb [intransitiveI]CSOUNDto make repeated short sounds like something burning in a fire 发劈啪声logs crackling on the fire 劈啪作响燃烧着的木头
An announcement crackled over the tannoy. 扩音机里吱吱嘎嘎地播出一则通知。
—crackle noun [countableC]
—crackly adjectiveadj