crank out [sth], crank [sth] outvtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game."
figurative (produce like a machine)
迅速拼凑
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Every six months, the author cranked out another book.