| 单词 | crank |
| 释义 | crank (once / 1188 pages) 1vn 2n 3n 4adj To crank is to turn or rotate something using a handle or lever. The earliest automobiles required drivers to crank the engine before they could climb in and start driving. You might crank a paper towel machine in a restroom to unspool the towels, or crank a music box to start it up — in either case, you're turning a handle, which is also called a crank. You can also say that you crank up the engine when you start your car, even though you're not literally turning or winding anything. A completely different kind of crank is a grouchy, opinionated person. This last meaning comes from cranky. WORD FAMILYcrank: cranked, cranking, crankly, cranks, cranky+/crankiness: crankinesses/cranky: crankier, crankiest, crankily, crankiness USAGE EXAMPLESIt has actually been cranking away for a while now, going back to the late-summer film festivals. New York Times(Nov 30, 2016) It’s a racist, white-nationalist, pseudo-intellectual agglomeration of cranks and bigots that now has a direct line to the Oval Office. Salon(Nov 29, 2016) And with a weak yen and rising stock market helping Japan's companies, he faces no discernible cries to crank up spending. New York Times(Nov 25, 2016) 1 1v rotate with a crank Syn|Hyper crank up circumvolve, rotate cause to turn on an axis or center 2v fasten with a crank Hyper fasten, fix, secure cause to be firmly attached 3v start by cranking crank up the engine Syn|Hyper crank up start, start up get going or set in motion 4v bend into the shape of a crank Hyper bend, deform, flex, turn, twist cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form 5v travel along a zigzag path Syn|Hyper zigzag go, locomote, move, travel change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically 6n a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper starter crank handle, starting handle crank used to start an engine hand tool a tool used with workers' hands 1n a bad-tempered person Syn|Hypo|Hyper churl, crosspatch, grouch, grump crab, crabby person a quarrelsome grouch fire-eater, hotheada belligerent grouch misanthrope, misanthropistsomeone who dislikes people in general misogynist, woman hatera misanthrope who dislikes women in particular disagreeable person, unpleasant person a person who is not pleasant or agreeable 2n a whimsically eccentric person 3Syn|Hyper crackpot, fruitcake, nut, nut case, screwball eccentric, eccentric person, flake, geek, oddball a person with an unusual or odd personality n an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant 4Hyper controlled substance a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law adj (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail Syn cranky, tender, tippy unstable lacking stability or fixity or firmness |
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