[kræŋk]
crank
n. 曲柄
v.用曲柄启动或转动

词形变化:

动词过去式:cranked 过去分词:cranked 现在分词:cranking 第三人称单数:cranks

例句与用法:

  1. The pedal of a cycle is attached to a crank.
    自行车的踏板与曲柄相连。
  2. He started to crank the engine.
    他开始用曲柄启动发动机。
  3. The pedals of a cycle are attached to the crank.
    自行车的踏板与曲柄相连。

英英解释:

名词 crank:

  1. a bad-tempered person
  2. 同义词:grouch, grump, churl, crosspatch
  3. a whimsically eccentric person
  4. 同义词:crackpot, nut, nut case, nutcase, fruitcake, screwball
  5. an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
  6. 同义词:methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken feed, glass, ice, shabu, trash
  7. a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
  8. 同义词:starter

动词 crank:

  1. travel along a zigzag path
  2. 同义词:zigzag
  3. start by cranking
  4. 同义词:crank up
  5. rotate with a crank
  6. 同义词:crank up
  7. fasten with a crank
  8. bend into the shape of a crank

形容词 crank:

  1. (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
  2. 同义词:cranky, tender, tippy