crane

英 [kreɪn]

美 [kreɪn]

n.  起重机; 吊车; 鹤
v.  (为看得更清楚而)探着身子; 伸长(脖子)

复数：cranes　过去式：craned　现在分词：craning　过去分词：craned　第三人称单数：cranes　

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Collins.2 / BNC.8536 / COCA.8390

牛津词典

noun

• 起重机；吊车
  a tall machine with a long arm, used to lift and move building materials and other heavy objects
• 鹤
  a large bird with long legs and a long neck

verb

• （为看得更清楚而）探着身子；伸长（脖子）
  to lean or stretch over sth in order to see sth better; to stretch your neck
  1. People were craning out of the windows and waving.
     人们把头探出窗外挥手致意。
  2. She craned her neck to get a better view of the stage.
     她伸长了脖子，好把舞台看清楚些。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 起重机;吊车
  Acraneis a large machine that moves heavy things by lifting them in the air.
  1. The little prefabricated hut was lifted away by a huge crane.
     那间用预制板搭建的小棚屋被一辆大型起重机吊走了。
• 鹤
  Acraneis a kind of large bird with a long neck and long legs.
• VERB (为看或听得更清楚)伸长(脖子)，探(头)
  If youcraneyour neck or head, you stretch your neck in a particular direction in order to see or hear something better.
  1. She craned her neck to get a better view...
     她伸长脖子想看得更清楚些。
  2. Children craned to get close to him...
     孩子们探着身子想靠近他。
  3. She craned forward to look at me.
     她向前探出身子看着我。

英英释义

noun

• large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world
• lifts and moves heavy objects

verb

• stretch (the neck) so as to see better
  1. The women craned their necks to see the President drive by
  Synonym:stretch out

双语例句

• She craned her neck to get a better view
  她伸长脖子想看得更清楚些。
• Must we wait till the crane arrives before we start loading?
  非要等起重机来了才能装运吗？
• A crane had to be used to haul the car out of the stream
  只好用了起重机，才将轿车从河里拖出来。
• The crane and the mother-of-pearl fight to death.
  鹬蚌相争。
• 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。
• Crawler crane and hydraulic cranes are also used for steel structure buildings.
  履带吊和汽车吊在钢结构建筑建设中很常见。
• She craned forward to look at me.
  她向前探出身子看着我。
• After that, you have a crane.
  在这之后，起重机产生了。
• You have left me behind, old friend, at the Yellow Crane terrace,| on your way to visit Yangzhou in the misty month of flowers.
  故人西辞黄鹤楼，烟花三月下扬州。（李白《送孟浩然之广陵》）
• 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。