Go
单词

crank

读音
kræŋk
美式
英式
词根

"Crank" 这个词的由来并不清楚,一些语言学家认为它可能源于古德语的 "krank",意为"弯曲" 或 "弱"。

释义

n. 想法古怪的人;脾气坏的人;(L字形)曲柄;(非正式)脱氧麻黄碱(中枢兴奋药);(诗、文)妙语 v. 转动(内燃机的)曲轴;用曲柄转动(或启动);把(轴、棒等)弄弯;(非正式)注射毒品 adj. (帆船)易倾覆的 n. (Crank) (美)克兰克(人名) [ 复数 cranks 第三人称单数 cranks 现在分词 cranking 过去式 cranked 过去分词 cranked ]

例句

The chauffeur got out to crank the motor.
司机下车用曲柄发动了引擎。
He was idly turning a crank on a strange mechanism strapped to his chest.
他漫不经心地转着绑在他胸前的一个古怪装置上面的曲柄。
He has a limited time to crank the reforms into action.
他启动各项改革的时间很有限。

强化记忆

你可以想象旋转曲柄 ("crank") 来启动一台机器或者一个古怪的人正在旋转一个曲柄。"Crank" 自11世纪以来就开始使用,原意是曲柄或弯曲的物体,16世纪开始用来形容古怪、怪异的人。

看视频学发音
They're really lean little photosynthesis machines.They really crank.So there are thousands of different species of phytoplankton,
If you like your cookies to have a nice tan,crank up the heat.Caramelization continues up to 390 degrees.
longer than the familiar families.They don't like that. They think it's crank. I don't think it's crank.And there are some brilliant linguists, mostly Russians,
except that like almost all whistle-blowers,he wasn't a crank at all,he was passionately devoted to the organization
You have formulas that long.And you crank it several times.Sometimes repeatedly: again, again, again,
所属分类

其他

所在词典

经济学人(The Economist),民航机务英语