名詞 crank:

1. a bad-tempered person
   同義詞：grouch, grump, churl, crosspatch
2. a whimsically eccentric person
   同義詞：crackpot, nut, nut case, nutcase, fruitcake, screwball
3. an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
   同義詞：methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken feed, glass, ice, shabu, trash
4. a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
   同義詞：starter

動詞 crank:

1. travel along a zigzag path
   同義詞：zigzag
2. start by cranking
   同義詞：crank up
3. rotate with a crank
   同義詞：crank up
4. fasten with a crank
5. bend into the shape of a crank

形容詞 crank:

1. (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
   同義詞：cranky, tender, tippy

1. The pedal of a cycle is attached to a crank.
   自行車的踏板與曲柄相連。
2. He started to crank the engine.
   他開始用曲柄啟動發(fā)動機(jī)。
3. The pedals of a cycle are attached to the crank.
   自行車的踏板與曲柄相連。

crank

n.（名詞）
A device for transmitting rotary motion, consisting of a handle or arm attached at right angles to a shaft.
曲柄：一個傳遞轉(zhuǎn)動的部件，包括一個手柄或把手與一個軸直角相連
A clever turn of speech; a verbal conceit:
妙語，奇想：話題的巧妙轉(zhuǎn)換；花哨的語言：
例句：
quips and cranks.
妙語和警句

A peculiar or eccentric idea or action.
奇特想法，古怪的行為
Informal
【非正式用語】
A grouchy person.
脾氣壞的人
An eccentric person, especially one who is unduly zealous.
異人：古怪的人，尤指過分狂熱的人
v.（動詞）
cranked,crank.ing,cranks
v.tr.（及物動詞）

To start or operate (an engine, for example) by turning a handle.
以曲柄操作：轉(zhuǎn)動曲柄開動或運(yùn)作（如機(jī)器）
To move or operate (a window, for example) by or as if by turning a handle.
轉(zhuǎn)動曲柄移動：轉(zhuǎn)動曲柄或轉(zhuǎn)動類似物移動或轉(zhuǎn)動（如窗戶）
To make into the shape of a crank; bend.
使彎曲：把…彎成曲柄狀；使…彎曲
To provide with a handle that is used in turning.
給…裝上用于轉(zhuǎn)動的曲柄
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To turn a handle.
轉(zhuǎn)動曲柄
To wind in a zigzagging course.
彎曲：在彎曲的道路上曲折前行
adj.（形容詞）
Of, being, or produced by an eccentric person:
奇異的：屬于、是或由古怪的人制作的：
例句：
a crank letter; a crank phone call.
一封怪信；一個古怪的電話

<常用詞組>crank out
To produce, especially mechanically and rapidly:
尤指機(jī)械快速地制造：
例句：
cranks out memo after memo.
迅速地摘記

crank up
To cause to start or get started as if by turning a crank:
轉(zhuǎn)動曲柄似地使…開始：
例句：
cranked up a massive publicity campaign.
開始了一次大規(guī)模的宣傳運(yùn)動

To cause to intensify, as in volume or force:
使增大，使增強(qiáng)：在體積或強(qiáng)度上使…增強(qiáng)：
例句：
cranks up the sound on the stereo.
使立體聲的聲音增強(qiáng)

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old English cranc-
源自 古英語 cranc-
as in crancstôf [weaving implement]
如在 crancstôf [紡織器具]

crank
crank 2

adj.Nautical （形容詞）【航?！?/i>
Liable to capsize; unstable.
易于翻轉(zhuǎn)的；不穩(wěn)定的

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