| 单词 | crane |
| 释义 | crane (once / 1811 pages) 1n 2n 3v A crane is an elegant white bird with a very long neck. You're most likely to see cranes wading near shorelines and in marshy areas. There are fifteen species of cranes, and almost all of them are endangered. Cranes are known for their odd mating dances and for the fact that they typically mate for life. When you crane your neck, you stretch it in order to get a better view of something — like a crane might do. The tall machine also known as a crane is clearly named for the long-necked bird as well. WORD FAMILYcrane: craned, cranes, craning USAGE EXAMPLESMen moved steel plate and I-beams with cranes that ran on tracks in the floor. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) Decker says Union Pacific plans to use a crane to put the train back on the tracks but that likely won’t happen until Thursday. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) The seaport in Hodeidah — where much of what northwestern Yemen imports and humanitarian aid arrives — was also attacked, disabling giant cranes and other equipment. Washington Post(Dec 26, 2016) 1 n large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world 2Hypo|Hyper Grus americana, whooper, whooping crane rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call wader, wading bird any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food n lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis 3Hypo|Hyper davit a crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat) derricka simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom transportera crane for moving material with dispatch as in loading and unloading ships lifting device a device for lifting heavy loads v stretch (the neck) so as to see better The women craned their necks to see the President drive by Syn|Hyper stretch out extend, stretch extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body Crane (once / 2525 pages) 1n 2n 3n WORD FAMILY Crane: Cranes USAGE EXAMPLESThe cleverest thing about “Trollhunters” might be that the fate of the world is in the finicky hands of Frasier Crane. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) Police traced the coordinates to a home where Crane lives with his son, Daniel Crane. Washington Times(Dec 16, 2016) Crittendon was naïve and incompetent, the bane of the highly efficient Colonel Hogan, played by Bob Crane. New York Times(Dec 15, 2016) 1 n United States writer (1871-1900) 2Syn|Exp Stephen Crane author, writer writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) n United States poet (1899-1932) 3Syn|Exp Harold Hart Crane, Hart Crane poet a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry) n a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix Syn|Exp Grus constellation a configuration of stars as seen from the earth |
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