1 N-COUNT 摇篮 A cradle is a baby's bed with high sides. Cradles often have curved bases so that they rock from side to side. 摇篮
2 N-COUNT (电话机的)听筒架 The cradle is the part of a telephone on which the receiver rests while it is not being used. (电话机的)听筒架
3 N-COUNT 支架;护架 A cradle is a frame which supports or protects something. 支架;护架
4 N-COUNT [usually singular] 发源地;发祥地 A place that is referred to as the cradle of something is the place where it began. 发源地;发祥地
-
Mali is the cradle of some of Africa's richest civilizations. [+ of]
马里是非洲一些最悠久的文明的发祥地。
-
...New York, the cradle of capitalism.
纽约,资本主义的发源地
SYN birthplace, beginning, source, spring
5 VERB 轻轻抱着(或捧着) If you cradle someone or something in your arms or hands, you hold them carefully and gently. 轻轻抱着(或捧着)
-
I cradled her in my arms. [VERB noun + in]
我把她轻轻地抱在怀里。
-
He was sitting at the big table cradling a large bowl of milky coffee. [VERB noun]
他坐在一张大桌子旁,手里捧着一大碗加了牛奶的咖啡。
SYN hold, support, rock, nurse
6 PHRASE 一生;一世;从生到死 If something affects you from the cradle to the grave, it affects you throughout your life. 一生;一世;从生到死
View usage for:All yearsLast 10 yearsLast 50 yearsLast 100 yearsLast 300 years
Image of cradle