单词	crib
释义	crib From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Babies, Christianity, Cardscribcrib1 /krɪb/ noun  1[countable]DHB American English a bed for a baby or young child, with bars on the side to stop the baby from falling out SYN cot British English2 [countable] British English a bed with high sides for a very young baby, which you can move gently from side to side SYN cradle3 [countable]TA a wooden frame in which you put food for animals such as cows and horses4 RRC[countable] British English a model of the scene of Jesus Christ’s birth, often placed in churches and homes at Christmas → Nativity5 [countable] British English informal a book or piece of paper with information or answers to questions, which students sometimes use dishonestly in examinations6 [countable] American English spoken the place where someone livessomebody’s crib I’m not at my crib, I’m at Jed’s house. 7 [uncountable]DGC the card game of cribbageExamples from the Corpuscrib• The small sleigh bed with removable railings can be used as a crib or a daybed.• Lying in a crib, Mary was lethargic, fevered, and unable to swallow any liquids for four days.• He thought of his grandmother behind the bars of her giant crib.• I saw her standing in her crib at the Shishu Bhawan in Shantinagar.• He made a simple crib for the baby, and heaped praise on Sien whenever she acted maternally.• She glanced at the crib in the corner.• A man playing cards had an open wound in his forehead, blood dripping on to the crib board.• Another tradition he encouraged was the crib. Related topics: Educationcribcrib2 verb (cribbed, cribbing) [intransitive, transitive] especially British English  SECOPYto copy school or college work dishonestly from someone elsecrib something off/from somebody He didn’t want anyone to crib the answers from him.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuscrib• Steve Prefontaine was, to crib a line from Bruce Springsteen, born to run.• He was accused of cribbing an article for his speech.• Naturally he cribbed it for the title of a pamphlet, when what I actually meant by it was some advice.• Unfortunately, Bournonville cribbed it from somebody else.• Washington cribbed the best phrases for his reply, as was his habit.crib something off/from somebody• Matt was caught cribbing the answers from his friend.Origin crib1 Old English cribb crib2 (1700-1800) crib “to steal from a basket” ((18-19 centuries)), from → CRIB1
随便看	praeficere praefigere praefigurare praefixum praegnans readily accessible readily available readily distinguishable readily/widely available readiness readiness to do readiness to do something reading reading etc material reading etc materials reading etc matter reading glasses reading/printed etc matter reading/writing etc material(s) readjust readonly memory readvertise readwrite ready ready

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