cradle

cradlecradleD.J.:[ˈkreidl]K.K.:[ˈkredl]n.1.■摇篮The child slept soundly in her cradle.那孩子在摇篮里睡得很熟。2.■发源地, 发祥地Tokyo was the cradle of Japanese culture.东京是日本文化的发源地。3.■吊架, 支架, 吊篮Window cleaners are pulled up and down tall buildings on cradles.窗户清洁工乘坐能升降的吊篮清洗高层建筑物的窗子。4.■婴儿时期They knew each other from the cradle.他们自幼相识。vt.1.■将…置于摇篮中I cradled the baby in my arms.我轻轻地把婴儿抱到怀里摇晃着。

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cradle['kreidl]n.1.■摇篮2.■发源地，策源地3.■摇篮时期，婴儿期，幼年期4.■摇篮形装置，(如船厂的)托架，垫架，座5.■(飞机的)支架；(大炮的)摇架6.■【采矿】淘汰机，淘金槽7.■【农业】配禾架8.■【医学】(骨折病人用的)支架，护架；摇床9.■(电视机)托架，电视小桌vt.1.■把…放入摇篮；摇动摇篮使(婴儿)入睡；(像摇篮似的)抱着；捧着：She cradled the baby in her arms.她怀抱着婴儿。He was cradling a cup of coffee in his hands.他双手捧着一杯咖啡。2.■抚育，养育：He was cradled in luxury.他是在奢华的环境中长大的。3.■把(船)放在托架上：to cradle the receiver of a telephone把电话听筒放在支架上4.■【采矿】淘洗(矿砂)：to cradle out a few grains of gold淘洗出几粒金子5.■用装有配禾架的镰刀刈割vi.1.■躺在摇篮里from cradle to grave从摇篮到坟墓，从生到死，终身[亦作from the cradle to the grave]from the cradle自幼，从小in the cradle在幼年时代，初期rob the cradle和比自己年岁小得多的人谈恋爱(或结婚)stifle in the cradle把…扼杀在摇篮里；[比喻]防患于未然the cradle of the deep海变形vt.cradledcradling

cradlecradle[ˈkreidl]n.1.■摇篮2.■发源地3.■(摇篮形的)支架4.■婴儿时代5.■(雕铜板用的)凿刀;【电】保护网;【矿】淘金器; 淘金槽;【军】炮鞍6.■【医】(骨折)护架, 接骨台7.■[美俚]无盖货车8.■支船架9.■附于镰刀上使谷类割后排列均匀的一种装置10.■摇台, 刀具溜板11.■火箭推助器束, 助推器束固定架Greece was the cradle of western civilization.希腊是西方文明的发源地。Remember to put the telephone back in the cradle when you've finished.打完电话别忘了把话筒放回听筒架上。

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词性变化cradle[ˈkreidl]vt.1.■摇婴儿使睡; 置婴儿于摇篮内; 抚育, 生长2.■发源(于)3.■刈割; 用架支住4.■淘(矿沙)5.■捧; 抱He was cradled in luxury.他幼年生长于奢华的环境之中。Civilization was cradled somewhere in Asia.文明发源于亚洲某地。She cradled the child in her arms.她把孩子(象摇篮样地)抱在怀里。

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继承用法cradlelandn.1.■发祥地cradlesongn.1.■摇篮曲-ling

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词性变化cradle[ˈkreidl]n.1.■选矿, 淘汰; 抚育, 育成;【建】弧顶架