| 词汇 | cradle |
| 释义 | cradle noun [ C ] uk/ˈkreɪ.dəl/ us/ˈkreɪ.dəl/ (BED) 摇床;摇篮 a small bed for a baby, especially one that moves from side to side The nurse rocked the cradle. 保姆摇动摇篮。 (PHONE) （移动电话，相机，掌上电脑等的）传输座（用来充电或连接电脑） the object that you put a phone, camera, etc. into in order to recharge (= put power into) its batteries (EQUIPMENT) UK (US scaffold)（悬挂在建筑物、船等侧面供工作用的）脚手架，吊架，吊篮 a frame that hangs on the side of a building, ship, etc. for people to work from Idioms the cradle of somethingidiom literary …的摇篮;…的发源地，…的发祥地 the place where something started Fossil records indicate that Africa was the cradle of early human evolution. 化石记载表明非洲是早期人类进化的摇篮。 the cradle of civilization 文明的发源地 from (the) cradle to (the) graveidiom 从生到死，一辈子 for all of a person's life She lived in the same village from the cradle to the grave. 她一辈子都住在同一个村庄里。 the hand that rocks the cradle rules the worldidiom saying 摇摇篮的手统治着世界（强调母亲对孩子的深远影响） said to emphasize that women have a strong influence on events through their children cradle verb [ T ] uk/ˈkreɪ.dəl/ us/ˈkreɪ.dəl/ （尤指用手臂）轻托，轻抱 to hold something or someone gently, especially by supporting with the arms She cradled him tenderly in her arms. 她把他轻轻地抱在怀里。 |
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