āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
cradle
/kÉšËeâÉĒdÉâl/
Cradle
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āĻĻā§āĻ˛āĻ¨āĻž, āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻļāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯āĻž
a small bed or bassinet designed for infants and young babies, typically made of wood or wicker, and equipped with rockers or gliders to help soothe and lull the baby to sleep
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They bought a wooden cradle for their newborn.
02
āĻĢā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ, āĻĢā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻ˛āĻ¨āĻž
the part of a telephone where the handset or receiver can be put and be charged while not being used
03
āĻĻā§āĻ˛āĻ¨āĻž, āĻā§āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻ˛
the place where something begins or is nurtured in its early stages
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The city became the cradle of the modern labor movement.
āĻļāĻšāĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻļā§āĻ°āĻŽ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
04
āĻĻā§āĻ˛āĻ¨āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°
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
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āĻĻā§āĻ˛āĻ¨āĻž, āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽ
birth of a person
to cradle
01
āĻĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻ¸āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ§āĻ°āĻž
to hold someone or something in one's arms or hands gently and carefully
Transitive: to cradle sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He cradled the delicate vase, ensuring it would n't break.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ§āĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
02
āĻĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§
to rock the stick back and forth to keep the lacrosse ball secure in the pocket while running
Transitive: to cradle a lacrosse ball
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They are practicing how to cradle the ball smoothly while running.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻŖāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĨ¤
03
āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to wash soil or materials containing gold or other valuable minerals using a type of sluice box that helps separate the precious material from dirt
Transitive: to cradle dirt
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She spent the afternoon cradling the soil, carefully sifting through it for any specks of gold.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛āĻāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨, āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
04
āĻĻā§āĻ˛āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻĻā§āĻ˛āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻĢāĻ¸āĻ˛ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž
to harvest or cut grain using a special tool called a cradle scythe
Transitive: to cradle a crop
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They worked in the field all day, cradling the grain and stacking it in neat rows.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻŽāĻžāĻ ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻļāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻļā§āĻā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĨ¤
05
āĻĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ§āĻ°āĻž
o carefully lift, support, or move something as if on a cradle
Transitive: to cradle sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The ship was cradled in the dry dock, raised above the water for repairs.
āĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻļā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻĄāĻā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ§āĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨-āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to care for, nurture, and raise someone or something from a very early stage
Transitive: to cradle sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The farmer cradled the newborn lamb, making sure it was healthy and comfortable.
āĻāĻžāĻˇā§ āĻ¨āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻ āĻŽā§āĻˇāĻļāĻžāĻŦāĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨-āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĨ¤
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āĻĻā§āĻ˛āĻ¨āĻž, āĻāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to be the birthplace or starting point of something significant
Transitive: to cradle a movement or development
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The Silicon Valley region cradles many technological advancements and startups.
āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ
āĻā§āĻāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ¤ āĻ
āĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻāĻĒā§āĻ° āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
