Cradle
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摇篮, 婴儿摇床
a small bed for babies that can rock or sway to help them sleep
语法信息
有生性状态
无生命
形态构成
简单词
可数
复数形式
cradles
例子
The baby slept peacefully in her cradle.
婴儿在她的摇篮里安详地睡着了。
02
电话支架, 电话摇篮
the part of a telephone where the handset or receiver can be put and be charged while not being used
03
摇篮, 发源地
the place where something begins or is nurtured in its early stages
例子
Mesopotamia is known as the cradle of civilization.
美索不达米亚被称为文明的摇篮。
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摇篮, 淘金盘
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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摇篮, 诞生
birth of a person
to cradle
01
摇篮, 轻轻抱着
to hold someone or something in one's arms or hands gently and carefully
Transitive: to cradle sb/sth
语法信息
形态构成
简单词
动作动词
规则
现在时
cradle
第三人称单数
cradles
现在分词
cradling
一般过去时
cradled
过去分词
cradled
例子
The mother cradled her newborn baby in her arms.
母亲轻摇着她刚出生的婴儿。
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摇动, 摆动
to rock the stick back and forth to keep the lacrosse ball secure in the pocket while running
Transitive: to cradle a lacrosse ball
例子
He cradles the ball tightly as he dodges the defender.
他一边躲避防守者，一边紧紧摇晃着球。
03
淘洗, 用淘金盘洗选
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
例子
The miners cradled the dirt from the riverbed, hoping to find traces of gold.
矿工们冲洗河床上的泥土，希望能找到黄金的痕迹。
04
用摇篮镰刀收割, 用摇篮镰刀割庄稼
to harvest or cut grain using a special tool called a cradle scythe
Transitive: to cradle a crop
例子
The farmer cradled the wheat with a scythe, moving through the field with careful precision.
农夫用镰刀收割小麦，以谨慎的精确度穿过田野。
05
轻轻摇晃, 小心翼翼地抱着
o carefully lift, support, or move something as if on a cradle
Transitive: to cradle sth
例子
He cradled the baby bird in his hands, gently placing it back in its nest.
他用手轻轻摇晃着小鸟，轻轻地把它放回巢里。
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摇动, 养育
to care for, nurture, and raise someone or something from a very early stage
Transitive: to cradle sb/sth
例子
The village cradled the young orphan, giving him a sense of belonging and warmth.
村庄抚育了年轻的孤儿，给了他归属感和温暖。
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摇篮, 作为...的摇篮
to be the birthplace or starting point of something significant
Transitive: to cradle a movement or development
例子
Ancient Greece is often said to cradle the foundations of Western philosophy and democracy.
古希腊常被称为西方哲学和民主基础的摇篮。
