单词乎

crank

音标[kræŋk]

汉语翻译

a. 不稳的, 脾气暴燥的, 易怒的
n. 曲柄, 奇想
vt. 装曲柄
vi. 转动曲柄
【化】 曲柄

词型变化

动词过去式:cranked 过去分词:cranked 现在分词:cranking 第三人称单数:cranks 

英语解释

名词 crank:

  1. a bad-tempered person
    同义词:grouch, grump, churl, crosspatch
  2. a whimsically eccentric person
    同义词:crackpot, nut, nut case, nutcase, fruitcake, screwball
  3. an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
    同义词:methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken feed, glass, ice, shabu, trash
  4. a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
    同义词:starter

动词 crank:

  1. travel along a zigzag path
    同义词:zigzag
  2. start by cranking
    同义词:crank up
  3. rotate with a crank
    同义词:crank up
  4. fasten with a crank
  5. bend into the shape of a crank

形容词 crank:

  1. (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
    同义词:cranky, tender, tippy

例句

  1. The pedal of a cycle is attached to a crank.
    自行车的踏板与曲柄相连。
  2. He started to crank the engine.
    他开始用曲柄启动发动机。
  3. The pedals of a cycle are attached to the crank.
    自行车的踏板与曲柄相连。

详细解释


crank

n.(名词)
A device for transmitting rotary motion, consisting of a handle or arm attached at right angles to a shaft.
曲柄:一个传递转动的部件,包括一个手柄或把手与一个轴直角相连
A clever turn of speech; a verbal conceit:
妙语,奇想:话题的巧妙转换;花哨的语言:
例句:
quips and cranks.
妙语和警句

A peculiar or eccentric idea or action.
奇特想法,古怪的行为
Informal
【非正式用语】
A grouchy person.
脾气坏的人
An eccentric person, especially one who is unduly zealous.
异人:古怪的人,尤指过分狂热的人
v.(动词)
cranked,crank.ing,cranks
v.tr.(及物动词)


To start or operate (an engine, for example) by turning a handle.
以曲柄操作:转动曲柄开动或运作(如机器)
To move or operate (a window, for example) by or as if by turning a handle.
转动曲柄移动:转动曲柄或转动类似物移动或转动(如窗户)
To make into the shape of a crank; bend.
使弯曲:把…弯成曲柄状;使…弯曲
To provide with a handle that is used in turning.
给…装上用于转动的曲柄
v.intr.(不及物动词)
To turn a handle.
转动曲柄
To wind in a zigzagging course.
弯曲:在弯曲的道路上曲折前行
adj.(形容词)
Of, being, or produced by an eccentric person:
奇异的:属于、是或由古怪的人制作的:
例句:
a crank letter; a crank phone call.
一封怪信;一个古怪的电话


<常用词组>crank out
To produce, especially mechanically and rapidly:
尤指机械快速地制造:
例句:
cranks out memo after memo.
迅速地摘记

crank up
To cause to start or get started as if by turning a crank:
转动曲柄似地使…开始:
例句:
cranked up a massive publicity campaign.
开始了一次大规模的宣传运动

To cause to intensify, as in volume or force:
使增大,使增强:在体积或强度上使…增强:
例句:
cranks up the sound on the stereo.
使立体声的声音增强

来源:
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English cranc-
源自 古英语 cranc-
as in crancstôf [weaving implement]
如在 crancstôf [纺织器具]

crank
crank 2

adj.Nautical (形容词)【航海】
Liable to capsize; unstable.
易于翻转的;不稳定的

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