cradle 的英语意思
cradlecradle1 /ˈkreɪdl/ noun 
查看全部语言翻译1[countable] a small bed for a baby, especially one that moves gently from side to side婴儿床，尤指可轻轻左右摇摆的摇篮: 
She rocked the cradle to quieten the child.她摇动摇篮，哄孩子安静下来。2the cradle of something formal正式 the place where something important began重要事物的发源地: Athens is often regarded as the cradle of democracy.雅典常被视为民主的摇篮。3from (the) cradle to (the) grave all through your life贯穿一生: From cradle to grave, the car marks every rite of American passage.从生到死，汽车见证了美国人生命中的每一个重要仪式。4[singular] the beginning of something某事物的起点: Like most Catholic children, he had heard stories of Ireland from the cradle.和大多数天主教孩子一样，他从小就听到了关于爱尔兰的故事。5[countable] a structure that is used to lift something heavy up or down用于升降重物的支架装置: a window-cleaner’s cradle擦窗工人的吊篮6[countable] the part of a telephone where you put the receiver when you are not using it电话机上搁置听筒的部分；电话托架: She replaced the receiver on the cradle.她把听筒放回了电话托架上。 → cat's cradle, → rob the cradle at rob(5)
查看全部语言翻译1[countable] a small bed for a baby, especially one that moves gently from side to side婴儿床，尤指可轻轻左右摇摆的摇篮: She rocked the cradle to quieten the child.她摇动摇篮，哄孩子安静下来。2the cradle of something formal正式 the place where something important began重要事物的发源地: Athens is often regarded as the cradle of democracy.雅典常被视为民主的摇篮。3from (the) cradle to (the) grave all through your life贯穿一生: From cradle to grave, the car marks every rite of American passage.从生到死，汽车见证了美国人生命中的每一个重要仪式。4[singular] the beginning of something某事物的起点: Like most Catholic children, he had heard stories of Ireland from the cradle.和大多数天主教孩子一样，他从小就听到了关于爱尔兰的故事。5[countable] a structure that is used to lift something heavy up or down用于升降重物的支架装置: a window-cleaner’s cradle擦窗工人的吊篮6[countable] the part of a telephone where you put the receiver when you are not using it电话机上搁置听筒的部分；电话托架: She replaced the receiver on the cradle.她把听筒放回了电话托架上。 → cat's cradle, → rob the cradle at rob(5)cradlecradle2 verb [transitive] 1to hold something gently, as if to protect it轻柔地托抱某物，仿佛在保护它: John cradled the baby in his arms.约翰把婴儿轻轻抱在怀中。► see thesaurus at hug2to hold a telephone receiver by putting it between your ear and your shoulder将电话听筒夹在耳朵和肩膀之间来持握: She hunched over the desk, telephone cradled at her neck.她弓着身子趴在桌上，电话夹在脖子和肩膀之间。
1to hold something gently, as if to protect it轻柔地托抱某物，仿佛在保护它: John cradled the baby in his arms.约翰把婴儿轻轻抱在怀中。► see thesaurus at hug2to hold a telephone receiver by putting it between your ear and your shoulder将电话听筒夹在耳朵和肩膀之间来持握: She hunched over the desk, telephone cradled at her neck.她弓着身子趴在桌上，电话夹在脖子和肩膀之间。