1
- an activity involving skill in making things by hand工艺; 手艺：
the craft of cobbling
修鞋手艺
mass noun art and craft工艺美术。
1.1
crafts
work or objects made by hand手工艺品：the shop sells local crafts
该店销售当地手工艺品
as modifier (craft) a craft fair手工艺品集市。
1.2
- a skilled activity or profession（需要熟练技艺的）行业; 职业：
the historian's craft
历史学家的职业。
1.3
- mass noun skill in carrying out one's work技巧：
a player with plenty of craft
技术熟练的球员。
1.4
- mass noun skill used in deceiving others骗术, 手腕, 诡计：
her cousin was not her equal in guile and evasive craft.
在欺诈和圆滑方面, 她的表妹远不如她。
1.5
- the members of a skilled profession行会会员。
1.6
the Craft
the brotherhood of Freemasons共济会。
2
- （复同单）a boat or ship船：
sailing craft.
帆船。
2.1
- an aeroplane or spaceship飞机; 宇宙飞船; 航天器。
with obj.
- exercise skill in making (something)精心制作：
he crafted the chair lovingly
他煞费苦心地制作了这把椅子
as adj., with submodifier (crafted) a beautifully crafted object制作精美的物品。
派生词
crafter
noun词源
Old English cræft 'strength, skill', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kracht, German Kraft, and Swedish kraft 'strength' （the change of sense to 'skill' occurring only in English）. Sense 2, originally in the expression small craft 'small trading vessels or lighters', may be elliptical, referring to vessels requiring a small amount of 'craft' or skill to handle, as opposed to large ocean-going ships.