crane

英 [kreɪn] 美 [kreɪn]

• n. 鹤；起重机
• v. 起吊；伸长(脖子)；犹豫

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]鹤

   a tall water bird with very long legs and neck

2. [C]起重机,吊车

   a machine for lifting and moving heavy objects by means of a very strong rope or wire fastened to a long movable arm

v. (动词)

1. vt. & vi. 伸长,探头

   stretch out (one's neck), especially to get a better view

英英释义

Noun:

1. United States writer (1871-1900)

2. United States poet (1899-1932)

3. a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix

4. lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis

5. large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world

Verb:

1. stretch (the neck) so as to see better;

   "The women craned their necks to see the President drive by"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. A crane and a crow had made a league on oath.
   鹤和乌鸦宣誓结盟。
2. The crane was not happy with the peacock.
   对于孔雀的炫耀，鹤不太高兴。
3. The crane soared high into the sky.
   鹤展翅飞上云天。
4. The driver slewed the crane round.
   司机把吊车转了过来。
5. We used a crane to lift the huge box into the backyard.
   我们使用起重机将这个大箱子搬进了后院。

用作动词 (v.)

1. They crane up building material.
   他们以起重机举起建筑材料。
2. Jane craned her neck to look for her mother in the crowd.
   简伸长脖子张望，在人群中找她的母亲。
3. He crane his neck to get a glimpse of the parade.
   他伸长脖子看了看游行的队伍。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. Crane is a kind of bird with very long legs and neck.
   鹤是一种脚和脖子都很长的鸟。
2. We used a crane to lift the piano into the theater.
   我们使用起重机将钢琴搬进剧场。

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. The child at the back craned forward to see what was happening.
   后面的孩子探出头看看出了什么事。

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron. +to- v

1. Jane craned her neck to look for her mother in the crowd.
   简伸长脖子张望,在人群里找她的母亲。

经典引文

• Being safely craned up to the top of the crag.

  出自： Sir W. Scott

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• crane one's head 探出头
• crane one's neck 伸长脖子

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. crane用作动词意思是“伸长,探头”,指为了某种目的(多为看清某人或某事)而将颈部伸长或将头部从某人或某物之后探出来,多接表示目的的状语。

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自中古英语的cran，意为鹤。

近反义词

【近义词】

• hoist 升起
• derrick 动臂起重机
• winch 绞车
• gantry (起重的)龙门架...
• Harold Hart Crane 克莱恩(1899-193...
• grus 天鹤座
• stretch out 伸出