英语词汇“cradle”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun

a baby's bed with enclosed sides, often with a hood and rockers

a place where something originates or is nurtured during its early life

the cradle of civilization

the earliest period of life

they knew each other from the cradle

a frame, rest, or trolley made to support or transport a piece of equipment, aircraft, ship, etc

a platform, cage, or trolley, in which workmen are suspended on the side of a building or ship

the part of a telephone on which the handset rests when not in use

a holder connected to a computer allowing data to be transferred from a mobile phone, digital camera, etc

8. another name for creeper (sense 5)

9. agriculture

a framework of several wooden fingers attached to a scythe to gather the grain into bunches as it is cut

a scythe equipped with such a cradle; cradle scythe

a collar of wooden fingers that prevents a horse or cow from turning its head and biting itself

10. Also called: rocker

a boxlike apparatus for washing rocks, sand, etc, containing gold or gem stones

11. engraving

a tool that produces the pitted surface of a copper mezzotint plate before the design is engraved upon it

12.

a framework used to prevent the bedclothes from touching a sensitive part of an injured person

13. from the cradle to the grave

verb

14. (transitive)

to rock or place in or as if in a cradle; hold tenderly

15. (transitive)

to nurture in or bring up from infancy

16. (transitive)

to replace (the handset of a telephone) on the cradle

17.

to reap (grain) with a cradle scythe

18. (transitive)

to wash (soil bearing gold, etc) in a cradle

19. lacrosse

to keep (the ball) in the net of the stick, esp while running with it

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单词	cradle
释义	Trends of cradle View usage for: cradle (kreɪdəl) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense cradles, present participle cradling, past tense, past participle cradled 1. countable noun A cradle is a baby's bed with high sides. Cradles often have curved bases so that they rock from side to side. 2. countable noun The cradle is the part of a telephone on which the receiver rests while it is not being used. I dropped the receiver back in the cradle. 3. countable noun A cradle is a frame which supports or protects something. He fixed the towing cradle round the hull. 4. countable noun [usually singular] A place that is referred to as the cradle of something is the place where it began. Mali is the cradle of some of Africa's richest civilizations. [+ of] ...New York, the cradle of capitalism. Synonyms: birthplace, beginning, source, spring More Synonyms of cradle 5. verb If you cradle someone or something in your arms or hands, you hold them carefully and gently. I cradled her in my arms. [VERB noun + in] He was sitting at the big table cradling a large bowl of milky coffee. [VERB noun] Synonyms: hold, support, rock, nurse More Synonyms of cradle 6. See from the cradle to the grave More Synonyms of cradle cradle in British English (ˈkreɪdəl) noun 1. a baby's bed with enclosed sides, often with a hood and rockers 2. a place where something originates or is nurtured during its early life the cradle of civilization 3. the earliest period of life they knew each other from the cradle 4. a frame, rest, or trolley made to support or transport a piece of equipment, aircraft, ship, etc 5. a platform, cage, or trolley, in which workmen are suspended on the side of a building or ship 6. the part of a telephone on which the handset rests when not in use 7. a holder connected to a computer allowing data to be transferred from a mobile phone, digital camera, etc 8. another name for creeper (sense 5) 9. agriculture a. a framework of several wooden fingers attached to a scythe to gather the grain into bunches as it is cut b. a scythe equipped with such a cradle; cradle scythe c. a collar of wooden fingers that prevents a horse or cow from turning its head and biting itself 10. Also called: rocker a boxlike apparatus for washing rocks, sand, etc, containing gold or gem stones 11. engraving a tool that produces the pitted surface of a copper mezzotint plate before the design is engraved upon it 12. a framework used to prevent the bedclothes from touching a sensitive part of an injured person 13. from the cradle to the grave verb 14. (transitive) to rock or place in or as if in a cradle; hold tenderly 15. (transitive) to nurture in or bring up from infancy 16. (transitive) to replace (the handset of a telephone) on the cradle 17. to reap (grain) with a cradle scythe 18. (transitive) to wash (soil bearing gold, etc) in a cradle 19. lacrosse to keep (the ball) in the net of the stick, esp while running with it Derived forms cradler (ˈcradler) noun Word origin Old English cradol; related to Old High German kratto basket cradle in American English (ˈkreɪdəl) noun 1. a baby's small bed, usually on rockers 2. the earliest period of one's life; infancy 3. the place of a thing's beginning or early development the cradle of civilization 4. OLD-FASHIONED, Poetic a place of rest rocked in the cradle of the deep 5. anything resembling a cradle or used somewhat like a cradle, as for holding or rocking ; specif., a. wooden or metal framework to support or lift a boat, ship, aircraft, etc. that is being built or repaired b. US creeper (sense 7) c. the support on which the handset of a telephone (cradle telephone) rests when not in use d. Agriculture a frame fastened to a scythe (cradle scythe) so that the grain can be laid evenly as it is cut e. Medicine a frame for keeping bedclothes from touching an injured limb, etc. f. US, Mining a boxlike device on rockers, for washing the gold out of gold-bearing sand verb transitiveWord forms: ˈcradled or ˈcradling 6. to place, rock, or hold in or as in a cradle 7. to take care of in infancy; nurture 8. to cut (grain) with a cradle scythe 9. US, Mining to wash (gold-bearing sand) in a cradle verb intransitive 10. Obsolete to lie in or as in a cradle Idioms: rob the cradle Word origin ME cradel < OE cradol < kradula, little basket; akin to OHG kratto, basket < IE base ger-, to twist, turn > crank1, cramp1, creek More idioms containing cradle rob the cradle from the cradle to the grave Image of cradle © ukmooney, shutterstock Examples of 'cradle' in a sentence cradle Keep your arms straight and cradle your head with your arms to avoid neck strain. The Sun (2010) We can cook and rock a cradle and answer a phone. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Who can untangle this fretful cat 's cradle? Times, Sunday Times (2009) For good measure, they did the same to his girlfriend as she cradled his head. The Sun (2008) After the robbers fled, she cradled his head as he lay on the floor. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The swell was slow and easy, and it felt like being rocked in a cradle. various & introduction by Deirdre Chapman A Roomful of Birds - Scottish short stories 1990 (1990) Greece's plight is being pitched as a battle for democracy in the cradle of civilisation. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The boat was like a big cradle, rocking you to sleep. Times, Sunday Times (2009) I cradled her head in the crook of my elbow and rocked her slowly. Times, Sunday Times (2009) England have given themselves a week to work out the cat 's cradle of a puzzle that awaits at the end of this season. Times, Sunday Times (2007) A ring of canes and a cat 's cradle of string does the job. Times, Sunday Times (2014) He discovers instead a cat 's cradle of family intrigue, and quite possibly a crime. The Times Literary Supplement (2008) This is the cradle of civilisation, with a history stretching back 8,000 years. Times, Sunday Times (2013) There are further parallels to be drawn within this illusory cat 's cradle of fiction, memoir and biography. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Instead, he sat down on the edge of the bed, unconsciously cradling his right hand in the left. Times, Sunday Times (2007) This little beauty, cradled so gently in my arms, was howling directly into the microphone clipped to my lapel. Christianity Today (2000) Word lists with cradle bed, tool In other languages cradle British English: cradle /ˈkreɪdl/ NOUN A cradle is a baby's bed with high sides. American English: cradle Arabic: مَهْد Brazilian Portuguese: berço de balançar Chinese: 摇篮 Croatian: zipka Czech: kolébka Danish: vugge Dutch: wieg European Spanish: cuna Finnish: kehto French: berceau German: Wiege Greek: κούνια μωρού Italian: culla Japanese: 揺りかご Korean: 요람 아기 Norwegian: vugge Polish: kołyska European Portuguese: berço Romanian: pătuț Russian: колыбель Latin American Spanish: cuna Swedish: vagga Thai: เปลเด็ก Turkish: beşik Ukrainian: колиска Vietnamese: nôi British English: cradle VERB If you cradle someone or something in your arms or hands, you hold them carefully and gently. I cradled her in my arms. American English: cradle Brazilian Portuguese: embalar Chinese: > 抱着小心轻柔地 European Spanish: mecer French: bercer German: fest in den Armen halten Italian: tenerefra le braccia, le mani Japanese: 両腕で抱える Korean: 보듬다 European Portuguese: embalar Latin American Spanish: mecer All related terms of 'cradle' cradle cap a form of seborrhoea of the scalp common in young babies cat's cradle a game played by making intricate patterns with a loop of string between the fingers cradle snatcher someone who marries or has an affair with a much younger person Newton's cradle an ornamental puzzle consisting of a frame in which five metal balls are suspended in such a way that when one is moved it sets all the others in motion in turn cradle-snatching having a relationship with a person who is very much younger. The American expression is robbing the cradle . rob the cradle to have a relationship with a person who is much younger. The British expression is cradle-snatch . babe-in-a-cradle a tall orchid , Epiblema grandiflorum , of SW Australia with lilac to mauve flowers crusta lactea a form of seborrhoea of the scalp common in young babies barrel vault a vault in the form of a half cylinder from the cradle to the grave If something affects you from the cradle to the grave , it affects you throughout your life. Chinese translation of 'cradle' cradle (ˈkreɪdl) n (c) (baby's) 摇(搖)篮(籃) (yáolán) (个(個), gè) vt [child, object] 抱 (bào) the cradle of civilization 文明的发(發)源地 (wénmíng de fāyuándì) 1 (noun) in the sense of crib Definition a baby's bed on rockers The baby sleeps in the cradle upstairs. Synonyms crib She placed the baby back in its crib. cot Moses basket bassinet 2 (noun) in the sense of birthplace Definition a place where something originates the cradle of capitalism Synonyms birthplace Athens, the birthplace of the ancient Olympics beginning source the source of the Tiber spring the hidden springs of consciousness origin theories about the origin of life fount fountainhead wellspring Nature has always been the wellspring of her art. (verb) in the sense of hold Definition to hold gently as if in a cradle I cradled her in my arms. Synonyms hold I held the baby close to me. support the thick wooden posts that supported the ceiling rock nurse nestle Additional synonyms in the sense of beginning Definition an origin Synonyms seed, root, embryo, germ, fount, fountainhead in the sense of origin Definition the point, source, or event from which something develops theories about the origin of life Synonyms beginning, start, birth, source, launch, foundation, creation, dawning, early stages, emergence, outset, starting point, onset, genesis, initiation, inauguration, inception, font (poetic), commencement, fountain, fount, origination, fountainhead, mainspring in the sense of source Definition the area or spring where a river or stream begins the source of the Tiber Synonyms origin, spring, fount, fountainhead, wellspring, rise Synonyms of 'cradle' cradle Explore 'cradle' in the dictionary
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