crank的意思

基本释义

• n 曲柄

  a handle on a piece of equipment, that you can turn in order to move something

• v 用曲柄转动

  to make something move by turning a crank

例句

1. He was idly turning a crank on a strange mechanism strapped to his chest.

   他漫不经心地转着绑在他胸前的一个古怪装置上面的曲柄。

2. Try cranking the engine.

   试试用曲轴发动引擎。

3. He is just a crank. His ideas are insane.

   他真是个怪人。他的想法都很疯狂。

短语

• crank shaft 曲柄轴
• crank mechanism 曲柄机构
• crank angle 曲柄角
• crank out 制成；粗制滥造
• crank up 转动曲柄起动；把声量调大；启动

近义词

英英释义

noun 1. a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle Synonym: starter 2. 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 Synonym: met, ham, ph, eta, mine, met, ham, ph, eta, mine, hydrochloride, methedrine, met, feedglassiceshabutrash 3. a whimsically eccentric person Synonym: crackpotnutnut casefruitcakescrewball 4. a bad-tempered person Synonym: grouchgrumpchurlcrosspatch verb 1. bend into the shape of a crank 2. fasten with a crank 3. rotate with a crank Synonym: crank up 4. start by cranking e.g. crank up the engine Synonym: crank up 5. travel along a zigzag path e.g. The river zigzags through the countryside Synonym: zigzag adj 1. (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail Synonym: crankytendertippy