cradle
cradle
noun
[with obj.]
noun
- a very young child's bed or cot, typically one mounted on rockers
摇篮，婴儿床
■(figurative)a place, process, or event in which something originates or flourishes
(喻)发源地；产生过程；起源
he saw Greek art as the cradle of European civilization.
他认为希腊艺术是欧洲文化的发源地。
■(the cradle)(figurative)infancy; childhood
(喻)婴儿时期；幼儿时期
the welfare state was set up to provide care from the cradle to the grave.
建立福利国家是为了给人们提供“从摇篮到坟墓”的照顾。 - a framework resembling a cradle, in particular
类似于摇篮的结构，尤指
■a framework on which a ship or boat rests during construction or repairs
（制造或修理船只的）支架；托架
■a framework on which a worker is suspended to work on a ceiling, ship, or the vertical side of a building
（工人空中作业时的）吊篮；吊架
■the part of a telephone on which the receiver rests when not in use
（电话的）听筒架；叉簧
[with obj.]
- hold gently and protectively
轻拥；轻抱；捧住
she cradled his head in her arms.
她用双手捧住他的头。
■(figurative)be the place of origin of
(喻)是…的摇篮地；是…的发源地
the north-eastern states cradled an American industrial revolution.
东北部各州是美国工业革命的发源地。 - place (a telephone receiver) in its cradle
把（电话听筒）搁好
- Old English cradol, of uncertain origin; perhaps related to German Kratte 'basket'
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