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cra.dle BED5kreI7d6n [C]a small bed for a baby, esp. one with raised sides which can be pushed with a gentle sideways or backwards and forwards movement摇篮The nurse rocked the cradle.保育员轻轻摇着摇篮。(slightly literary) The cradle of something means the place or society where it began.策源地，发源地Fossil records indicate that Africa was the cradle of early human evolution.化石证据表明非洲是早期人类进化的发源地。The expression (the) cradle to (the) grave means all of a person's life.从摇篮到坟墓，一生She lived in the same village from the cradle to the grave.她一辈子都住在同一个村庄里。(humorous) A cradle snatcher is a person whose sexual partner is much younger than they are.比性伴侣年纪大得多的人(saying)'The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world' means that women have a strong influence on their children.“摇摇篮的手控制着世界”（指母亲对孩子的影响很深）
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