| 单词 | crank |
| 释义 | Word Frequency crank 1(kræŋk) noun 1. a device for communicating motion or for converting reciprocating motion into rotary motion or vice versa. It consists of an arm projecting from a shaft, often with a second member attached to it parallel to the shaft 2. Also called: crank handle, starting handle a handle incorporating a crank, used to start an engine or motor 3. informal a. an eccentric or odd person, esp someone who stubbornly maintains unusual views b. US and Canadian a bad-tempered person 4. a slang name for crystal meth verb 5. (transitive) to rotate (a shaft) by means of a crank 6. (transitive) to start (an engine, motor, etc) by means of a crank handle 7. (transitive) to bend, twist, or make into the shape of a crank 8. (intransitive) obsolete to twist or wind Word origin Old English cranc; related to Middle Low German krunke wrinkle, Dutch krinkel crinkleWord Frequency crank 2(kræŋk) or cranky adjective (of a sailing vessel) easily keeled over by the wind; tender Word origin C17: of uncertain origin; perhaps related to crank1 |
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