cradle
noun
verb
ˈkreɪdl
noun
1
a
small
bed
for
a
baby,
especially
one
that
moves
gently
from
side
to
side
摇篮;
C
She
rocked
the
cradle
to
quieten
the
child.
她摇动摇篮，让宝宝安静下来。
2
the cradle of sth
the
place
where
something
important
began
[正式] 某事物的发源地; 某事物的策源地
formal
Athens
is
often
regarded
as
the
cradle
of
democracy.
雅典常常被认为是民主的发源地。
3
from (the) cradle to (the) grave
all
through
your
life
一辈子，从生到死
From
cradle
to
grave,
the
car
marks
every
rite
of
American
passage.
在美国人的一生中，每一个重要阶段都有汽车的影子。
4
the
beginning
of
something
开始，开端
singular 单数
Like
most
Catholic
children,
he
had
heard
stories
of
Ireland
from
the
cradle
.
像大多数天主教家庭的孩子一样，他自幼就开始听有关爱尔兰的故事。
5
a
structure
that
is
used
to
lift
something
heavy
up
or
down
〔空中作业用的〕吊架，吊篮
C
a
window-cleaner’s
cradle
窗户清洁工的吊篮
6
the
part
of
a
telephone
where
you
put
the
receiver
when
you
are
not
using
it
〔电话的〕听筒架
C
She
replaced
the
receiver
on
the
cradle.
她把听筒放回听筒架上。
verb
7
to
hold
something
gently,
as
if
to
protect
it
轻轻地抱着
John
cradled
the
baby
in
his
arms.
约翰把宝宝轻轻抱在怀里。
8
to
hold
a
telephone
RECEIVER
by
putting
it
between
your
ear
and
your
shoulder
〔用耳部和肩部〕夹住电话听筒
She
hunched
over
the
desk,
telephone
cradled
at
her
neck.
她弓着身子趴在桌上，脖子上夹着电话听筒。