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crank¹/kræŋk//kræŋk/ ★★★★n. - cranks
- cranking
- cranked
- cranked
n- ① 【机】曲柄
- He began to turn the crank to reel in the fish.他开始转动曲柄将鱼卷收上岸。
- He went to the front and jerked the crank.走到(车)前面,拉动曲柄(发动车子)。
vt- ③ 转动曲柄以升起或降下(车窗等);转动曲柄以发动(旧式汽车的引擎)<up>
- She cranked down the window on her side.她转动曲柄降下她旁边的窗子。
- He cranked it up and drove away.他以曲柄发动车子,然后驱车而去。
短语- crank out
- The machine cranks out a thousand buttons an hour.这机器每小时制造一千个钮扣。
- He cranks out one novel after another.他不停地写出一部又一部的小说。
crank²/kræŋk//kræŋk/ ★★★★n. n- ① 【口】古怪的人
- I didn't want to be thought a crank.我不要被人认为是怪人。
- ②[作you crank当称呼用]【美口】性情乖戾的人
adj- ② 怪人(所做)的
- a crank (telephone) call恶作剧的电话
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