1[singular, uncountableU]CSOUND the sound made by something when it crackles 劈啪声;爆裂声
There was silence except for the crackling of the fire.
静悄悄的,只有炉火在劈啪作响。
2.[uncountableU]British EnglishBrEDF the hard skin on a piece of pigmeat when it has been cooked for a long time 〔烤猪肉的〕脆皮
3.cracklings[plural]American EnglishAmE pieces of skin, usually from a pig or chicken, that have been cooked in hotoil and are eaten cold 〔猪肉皮或鸡肉皮做的〕油炸脆皮