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| /ˈkreɪdl/ |
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| 1 | a small bed for a baby that you can move gently from side to side 摇篮 |
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| 2 | a place where something began 发源地；策源地 | a region that is regarded as the cradle of Estonian culture 被看作爱沙尼亚文化发源地的地区 | |
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| 3 | BRITISH a piece of equipment for standing on while moving up and down the outside of a tall building , for example in order to clean windows （沿高层建筑物外侧上下移动时用的）吊篮，吊架 |
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| 4 | a structure used for supporting something that is being built or repaired, such as a ship （修造船舶等时用的）托架，支架 |
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| 5 | the place on a telephone where you put the receiver when you are not using it （电话机的）听筒架 |
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| - | from/in the cradle
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| from or at a very early time in your life |
| 从小 |
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| - | from the cradle to the grave
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| through your whole life |
| 从生到死；一生 |
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