cradle
n. 摇篮；发祥地；支架
v. 怀抱
名词：cradler 过去式：cradled 过去分词：cradled 现在分词：cradling 第三人称单数：cradles
近义词：support，hold，rocker，carry，bed，embrace，cuddle，clasp，rock，frame，structure，framework，underpinning，foundation，provenance，placeoforigin，birthplace，provenience，
双解释义
n.(名词)
- [C]摇篮 a small bed for a baby, especially one made so that it can be moved gently from side to side
- [S]发源地,发祥地 the place where sth begins
- [C]吊架,支架,吊篮 a frame for supporting sth being built or repaired, or for doing certain jobs
- [S]婴儿时期 the earliest years of one's life
英英释义
Noun
- a baby bed with sides and rockers
- where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence;
"the birthplace of civilization"
- birth of a person;
"he was taught from the cradle never to cry"
- 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
- hold gently and carefully;
"He cradles the child in his arms"
- bring up from infancy
- hold or place in or as if in a cradle;
"He cradled the infant in his arms"
- cut grain with a cradle scythe
- wash in a cradle;
"cradle gold"
- run with the stick
组词搭配
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
例句
用作名词(n.)
- The child slept soundly in her cradle.那孩子在摇篮里睡得很熟。
- Life is a battle from cradle to grave .人生是从摇篮到坟墓的一场搏斗。
- The sea is thought to have been the cradle of life.人们认为海洋是生命的发源地。
- Greece was the cradle of Western civilization.希腊是西方文明的发祥地。
- He jammed the receiver down on the cradle.他把听筒猛力往支架上放下。