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

noun | verb

craftcraft1 /kræft/ ●●○ noun

ETYMOLOGYcraft¹

Origin: Old English cræft strength, skill

1[countable] (plural crafts) a job or activity in which you make things with your hands, and that you need skill to do: traditional rural crafts I got these earrings at a craft fair.craft of the craft of weaving2[singular] the skills needed for a particular profession: A musician spends years perfecting his craft.craft of his thoughts on the craft of writing3[countable] (plural craft) a boat, ship, or airplane: Search and rescue craft were at the scene of the crash.4[uncountable] skill in deceiving people: Craft and cunning are necessary for the scheme to work. → see also landing craft [Origin: Old English cræft strength, skill]

noun | verb

craftcraft2 verb [transitive usually passive]

VERB TABLE

craft

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	craft
	he, she, it	crafts
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	crafted
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have crafted
	he, she, it	has crafted
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had crafted
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will craft
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have crafted

Continuous Form
Present	I	am crafting
	he, she, it	is crafting
	you, we, they	are crafting
Past	I, he, she, it	was crafting
	you, we, they	were crafting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been crafting
	he, she, it	has been crafting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been crafting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be crafting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been crafting

COLLOCATIONS► hand-crafted

a hand-crafted Fabergé egg

to make something using a special skill, especially with your hands: Each bowl is crafted individually. a hand-crafted Fabergé egg