crank
US
UK crank [sth] vtr: (handle: rotate)
SC 用曲柄转动 yòng qū bǐng zhuàn dòng
You power this flashlight by cranking the handle.
你可以用曲柄转动给手电筒充电。
crank [sth] vtr: (engine: start)
SC 用曲柄启动
SC 用曲柄开动
Come on, crank the engine and let's go.
快点用曲柄发动引擎，赶紧走吧。
crank n: (handle)
SC Ｌ形曲柄 xíng qū bǐng，xíng qū bǐng，xíng qū bǐng
SC 曲轴 xíng qū bǐng，qū C11934
TC 曲軸
TC 曲軸
My father's first car was started with a hand crank.
我父亲的第一辆车需要用手动曲轴发动。
crank n: informal, pejorative, US (bad-tempered person)
SC 怪人 guài rén
SC 坏脾气的人 guài rén，huài pí qì de rén
My mother is a crank until she has her morning coffee.
在早晨喝咖啡前，我妈妈脾气很坏。
crank n: informal, pejorative, UK (person: with odd ideas)
SC 怪人 guài rén
SC 想法奇特的人
Some crank told her not to eat red food and yellow food at the same meal.
有个怪人告诉她，一顿饭里不要同时吃红色和黄色的食物。
crank n: slang, US (drug: methamphetamine) (毒品)
SC 脱氧麻黄碱 tuō yǎng má huáng jiǎn
His mother was addicted to crank.
crank out [sth], crank [sth] out vtr phrasal sep: figurative (produce like a machine)
SC 迅速拼凑
TC 迅速拼湊
TC 迅速拼湊
SC 粗制滥造 cū zhì làn zào
TC 粗製濫造
TC 粗製濫造
Every six months, the author cranked out another book.
crank [sth] up, crank up [sth] vtr phrasal sep: (start by turning a handle)
SC 转动手柄启动，转动曲柄起动 zhuǎn dòng shǒu bǐng qǐ dòng，zhuǎn dòng qū bǐng qǐ dòng
Can you believe people once had to crank up cars before they would start?
crank [sth] up, crank up [sth] vtr phrasal sep: slang, figurative (intensify, increase) (俚语，比喻)
SC 加快 jiā kuài
TC 加快
TC 加快
SC 增加 jiā kuài，zēng jiā
TC 增加
TC 增加
They will never win the match if their offense doesn't crank up the pressure a bit.
crank pulley n: (part of an engine) (发动机的一部分)
SC 曲轴皮带轮
crankshaft n: (part of engine)
SC 机轴 jī zhóu
SC 曲轴 jī zhóu，qū C11934
TC 曲軸
TC 曲軸
SC 曲柄轴 jī zhóu，qū bǐng zhóu
It appears that the crankshaft is broken, so you'll have to talk to a mechanic.