英汉词典

cradle 基本解释

n.

摇篮；发源地，发祥地；吊架，支架；婴儿时期

vt.

将…置于摇篮中；轻轻地抱或捧；抚养；把…搁在支架上

变形

复数：cradles过去式：cradled过去分词：cradled现在分词：cradling第三人称单数：cradles

双语释义

n.(名词)[C]摇篮 a small bed for a baby, especially one made so that it can be moved gently from side to side[S]发源地,发祥地 the place where sth begins[C]吊架,支架,吊篮 a frame for supporting sth being built or repaired, or for doing certain jobs[S]婴儿时期 the earliest years of one's life

英英释义

cradle[ 'kreidl ]

n.a baby bed with sides and rockerswhere something originated or was nurtured in its early existence

同义词：birthplaceplace of originprovenanceprovenience

birth of a person

"he was taught from the cradle never to cry"

a trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold

同义词：rocker

v.hold gently and carefully

"He cradles the child in his arms"

bring up from infancyhold or place in or as if in a cradle

"He cradled the infant in his arms"

cut grain with a cradle scythewash in a cradle

"cradle gold"

run with the stick

cradle 相关例句

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• make a cradle做摇篮
• rock a cradle摇摇篮

介词+～

• from the cradle自幼
• in the cradle在摇篮里

词组短语

in the cradle在摇篮里；在婴儿时期；初期

from the cradle自幼，从小

from cradle to grave 一生（等于from the cradle to the grave）

rob the cradle[美俚]劫摇篮；老牛吃嫩草；与比自己年轻地多的异性约会

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. The child slept soundly in her cradle.
   那孩子在摇篮里睡得很熟。
2. Life is a battle from cradle to grave .
   人生是从摇篮到坟墓的一场搏斗。
3. The sea is thought to have been the cradle of life.
   人们认为海洋是生命的发源地。
4. Greece was the cradle of Western civilization.
   希腊是西方文明的发祥地。
5. He jammed the receiver down on the cradle.
   他把听筒猛力往支架上放下。

权威例句

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