cradling

英 [ˈkreɪdlɪŋ]

美 [ˈkreɪdlɪŋ]

v.  轻轻抱着
cradle的现在分词

现在分词：cradling　

柯林斯词典

• 摇篮
  Acradleis a baby's bed with high sides. Cradles often have curved bases so that they rock from side to side.
• N-COUNT (电话机的)听筒架
  Thecradleis the part of a telephone on which the receiver rests while it is not being used.
  1. I dropped the receiver back in the cradle.
     我把听筒放回听筒架上。
• N-COUNT 支架;护架
  Acradleis a frame which supports or protects something.
  1. He fixed the towing cradle round the hull.
     他把牵引支架固定在船体上。
• N-COUNT 发源地;发祥地
  A place that is referred to asthe cradle ofsomething is the place where it began.
  1. Mali is the cradle of some of Africa's richest civilizations.
     马里是非洲一些最悠久的文明的发祥地。
  2. ...New York, the cradle of capitalism.
     纽约，资本主义的发源地
• VERB 轻轻抱着(或捧着)
  If youcradlesomeone or somethinginyour arms or hands, you hold them carefully and gently.
  1. I cradled her in my arms...
     我把她轻轻地抱在怀里。
  2. He was sitting at the big table cradling a large bowl of milky coffee.
     他坐在一张大桌子旁，手里捧着一大碗加了牛奶的咖啡。
• PHRASE 一生;一世;从生到死
  If something affects youfrom the cradle to the grave, it affects you throughout your life.
  1. The bond of brotherhood was one to last from the cradle to the grave.
     兄弟之情会延续一辈子。

双语例句

• She wiped her eyes with her free hand, still gently cradling the golden crane with the other.
  她用另一只手擦着泪水，一只手仍然轻轻地握着纸鹤不放。
• He came into my office cradling that feverish child.
  他冲进我的办公室，摇篮里有个发烧的孩子。
• The mother cradling the baby, building nest of bamboo.
  熊猫妈妈怀抱着小宝宝，用竹子搭窝。
• He was holding out his hands, cradling the kitten.
  他伸出双手，抱着那只小猫。
• The most famous of these is the "White Lady," the ghost of a young woman who is always seen in a white dress, often cradling a baby in her arms.
  其中最出名的是“白衣女士”，一个总是穿着白色连衣裙的年轻女人，胳膊里摇着一个婴儿。
• She was just like, you know, cradling me and rocking me back and forth.
  就好像，你知道的，来回摇着我。
• He smiled with effort, and cradling the book, he seated himself.
  他努力地作出了个笑容，抱起大书坐了下来。
• She was cradling a small parcel in the crook of her elbow.
  她用手臂挎着一个小包裹。
• Is probably sitting by, cradling a hunk of plaster.
  大概正在那用大块石膏灰泥板砌墙。
• Then he pulled mearound to face him, cradling me in his arms like a small child.
  然后他把我转过来和他面对面，将我环抱在怀里，好像我是个小孩子一样。