cradle

英 ['kreɪdl] 美 ['kreɪdl]

• n. 摇篮；发祥地；支架
• v. 怀抱

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]摇篮

   a small bed for a baby, especially one made so that it can be moved gently from side to side

2. [S]发源地,发祥地

   the place where sth begins

3. [C]吊架,支架,吊篮

   a frame for supporting sth being built or repaired, or for doing certain jobs

4. [S]婴儿时期

   the earliest years of one's life

英英释义

Noun:

1. a baby bed with sides and rockers

2. where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence;

   "the birthplace of civilization"
   

3. birth of a person;

   "he was taught from the cradle never to cry"
   

4. a trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold

Verb:

1. hold gently and carefully;

   "He cradles the child in his arms"
   

2. bring up from infancy

3. hold or place in or as if in a cradle;

   "He cradled the infant in his arms"
   

4. cut grain with a cradle scythe

5. wash in a cradle;

   "cradle gold"
   

6. run with the stick

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The child slept soundly in her cradle.
   那孩子在摇篮里睡得很熟。
2. Life is a battle from cradle to grave .
   人生是从摇篮到坟墓的一场搏斗。
3. The sea is thought to have been the cradle of life.
   人们认为海洋是生命的发源地。
4. Greece was the cradle of Western civilization.
   希腊是西方文明的发祥地。
5. He jammed the receiver down on the cradle.
   他把听筒猛力往支架上放下。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The child slept soundly in her cradle.
   那孩子在摇篮里睡得很熟。
2. Kyoto was the cradle of Japanese culture.
   京都是日本文化的发源地。
3. Window cleaners are pulled up and down tall buildings on cradles.
   窗户清洁工乘坐能升降的吊篮清洗高层建筑物的窗子。
4. They knew each other from the cradle.
   他们自幼相识。

经典引文

• The district which was the cradle of heavy industry in Britain.

  出自： A. Bevan

• Her head was cradled against the inside of her arm.

  出自： W. Styron

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• make a cradle 做摇篮
• rock a cradle 摇摇篮

介词+～

• from the cradle 自幼
• in the cradle 在摇篮里

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的cradol，意为篮，筐。

近反义词

【近义词】

• support 支持
• hold 拿着
• rocker 摇轴
• carry 携带
• bed 床
• embrace 拥抱
• cuddle 怀抱
• clasp 扣子
• rock 岩石
• frame 骨架
• structure 结构
• framework 框架
• underpinning 支撑
• foundation 根基
• provenance 出处
• place of origin 原产地
• birthplace 出生地
• provenience 起源