释义 |
cradle | BrE ˈkreɪd(ə)l, AmE ˈkreɪdl | A. noun ① (for baby) 摇篮 yáolán ▸ from the cradle to the grave 一生 ▸ the cradle figurative 婴儿时期 ▸ the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world 晃动摇篮之手掌握未来世界 [指母亲对孩子的成长影响巨大] ② figurative (origin) 发源地 fāyuándì ▸ the cradle of sth; 某事物的发源地 ▸ the cradle of civilization 文明的发祥地 ③ (framework) Nautical [修造船只用的] 托架 tuōjià ; Medicine [使床单不碰到受伤肢体的] 支架 zhījià ④ (telephone rest) 听筒架 tīngtǒngjià ⑤ (platform) [空中作业时用的] 吊篮 diàolán B. transitive verb 轻轻抱着 qīngqīng bàozhe ▸ to cradle sb/sth in one's arms 把某人/某物抱在怀里 |