| 单词 | cradle |
| 释义 | nounverbcra·dleBrE /ˈkreɪdl/ NAmE /ˈkreɪdl/ noun a small bed for a baby which can be pushed gently from side to side 摇篮◆ She rocked the baby to sleep in its cradle . 她摇动摇篮哄婴儿入睡。[usually sing. ]~of sth the place where sth important began 策源地；发源地；发祥地◆ Greece , the cradle of Western civilization 希腊，西方文明的摇篮(BrE ) a small platform that can be moved up and down the outside of a high building , used by people cleaning windows , etc .（高楼外供清洁窗户等用的）吊架，托架，吊篮the part of a telephone on which the receiverrests （电话机的）听筒架，叉托支架 ● from the ˌcradle to the ˈgrave a way of referring to the whole of a person's life , from birth until death 一生；一世；从生到死● ˌrob the ˈcradle (NAmE , informal ) to have a sexual relationship with a much younger person 老牛吃嫩草（指跟比自己年龄小很多的人发生性关系）cra·dleBrE /ˈkreɪdl/ NAmE /ˈkreɪdl/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they cradle BrE /ˈkreɪdl/ NAmE /ˈkreɪdl/ present simple - he / she / it cradles BrE /ˈkreɪdlz/ NAmE /ˈkreɪdlz/ past simple cradled BrE /ˈkreɪdld/ NAmE /ˈkreɪdld/ past participle cradled BrE /ˈkreɪdld/ NAmE /ˈkreɪdld/ -ing form cradling BrE /ˈkreɪdlɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈkreɪdlɪŋ/ ~sb /sth to hold sb /sth gently in your arms or hands 轻轻抱着◆ The old man cradled the tiny baby in his arms . 老汉把幼小的婴儿轻轻抱在怀里。 |
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