英语词汇“cradle”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-学习网

主要翻译
英语		中文
cradle nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(baby bed)	摇篮 yáo lán
	Our son sleeps in the cradle that I slept in when I was a baby.
	我们儿子睡的是我小时候睡的摇篮。
cradle [sb/sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say* something." "She found the cat."*	(hold, coddle)	轻轻抱着 qīng qīng bào zhe
		怀抱
	The little girl cradled the kitten in her arms.
	小女孩怀抱着那只小猫咪。

其他翻译
英语		中文
the cradle of [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	figurative (place of origin)	发源地 fā yuán dì
		源头 yuán tóu
	Ancient Mesopotamia is considered the cradle of civilization.
cradle nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(phone support)	电话支架
	Place the phone in its cradle when you are done.
cradle [sb/sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say* something." "She found the cat."*	figurative (hold, contain)	怀抱
		环绕 huán rào
	High mountains cradle the valley on all sides.
cradle [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say* something." "She found the cat."*	(phone: hold)	托着
		架着
	The detective cradled the phone between his ear and shoulder and dialed again.

复合形式：
英语		中文
from the cradle to the grave advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very* rare," "happening now," "fall down."*	(throughout the whole of one's life)	从摇篮到坟墓 cóng yáo lán dào fén mù
		从生到死 cóng shēng dào sǐ
		整个一生 zhěng gè yì shēng
	He was sickly from the cradle to the grave, but he lived to the age of 102!
in the cradle advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very* rare," "happening now," "fall down."*	figurative (as a baby, during infancy) (比喻)	在摇篮中，婴儿时期地，襁褓期地
	I've known that girl since she was in the cradle, and now she is getting married!