单词 | crib |
释义 | cribWord family nouncribbercrib deathcrib , Christianity, Cards Babiescrib1 /krɪb/ noun 1. [countableC]DHB American EnglishAmE a bed for a baby or young child, with bars on the side to stop the baby from falling out 〔有围栏的〕婴儿床 SYN British English cot 2. [countableC] British EnglishBrE a bed with high sides for a very young baby, which you can move gently from side to side 〔有围栏的〕婴儿摇床 SYN cradle 3. [countableC]TA a wooden frame in which you put food for animals such as cows and horses 饲料槽;秣槽 4. RRC[countableC] British EnglishBrE a model of the scene of Jesus Christ’s birth, often placed in churches and homes at Christmas 〔圣诞节时教堂或家中陈列的〕耶稣诞生场景模型 → Nativity 5. [countableC] British EnglishBrE informal a book or piece of paper with information or answers to questions, which students sometimes use dishonestly in examinations 〔学生用于作弊的〕夹带 6 [countableC] American EnglishAmE spoken the place where someone lives 住处 somebody’s crib I’m not at my crib, I’m at Jed’s house. 我不在自己的住处,我在杰德家。 7. [uncountableU]DGC the card game of cribbage 克里比奇纸牌戏 Examples from the Corpus crib• The small sleigh bed with removable railings can be used as a crib or a daybed.• Lying in a crib, Mary was lethargic, fevered, and unable to swallow any liquids for four days.• He thought of his grandmother behind the bars of her giant crib.• I saw her standing in her crib at the Shishu Bhawan in Shantinagar.• He made a simple crib for the baby, and heaped praise on Sien whenever she acted maternally.• She glanced at the crib in the corner.• A man playing cards had an open wound in his forehead, blood dripping on to the crib board.• Another tradition he encouraged was the crib. Educationcrib2 verb (cribbed, cribbing) [intransitiveI, transitiveT] especially British EnglishBrE SECOPYto copy school or college work dishonestly from someone else 抄袭,剽窃〔功课〕 crib something off/from somebody He didn’t want anyone to crib the answers from him. 他不想让任何人抄袭他的答案。 Examples from the Corpus crib• Steve Prefontaine was, to crib a line from Bruce Springsteen, born to run.• He was accused of cribbing an article for his speech.• Naturally he cribbed it for the title of a pamphlet, when what I actually meant by it was some advice.• Unfortunately, Bournonville cribbed it from somebody else.• Washington cribbed the best phrases for his reply, as was his habit. crib something off/from somebody• Matt was caught cribbing the answers from his friend. Old English cribb crib2 (1700-1800) crib “to steal from a basket” ((18-19 centuries)), from → CRIB1 |
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