英语词汇“cradle”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

cradle

(kreɪdəl )

Word forms: cradles , cradling , cradled

1. countable noun

A cradle is a baby's bed with high sides. Cradles often have curved bases so that they rock from side to side.

2. countable noun

On some phones, especially older ones, the cradle is the part on which the receiver rests while it is not being used.

I dropped the receiver back in the cradle.

3. countable noun

A cradle is a frame which supports or protects something.

He fixed the towing cradle round the hull.

4. countable noun [usually singular]

A place that is referred to as the cradle of something is the place where it began.

Mali is the cradle of some of Africa's richest civilizations. [+ of]

...New York, the cradle of capitalism.

Synonyms: birthplace, beginning, source, spring

5. verb

If you cradle someone or something in your arms or hands, you hold them carefully and gently.

I cradled her in my arms. [VERB noun + in]

He was sitting at the big table cradling a large bowl of milky coffee. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: hold, support, rock, nurse

6. from the cradle to the grave phrase

If something affects you from the cradle to the grave, it affects you throughout your life.

The bond of brotherhood was one to last from the cradle to the grave.

Image of cradle

Idioms:

rob the cradle [US]

to have a relationship with a person who is much younger. The British expression is cradle-snatch.

`I'll always be younger,' he said, `and there'll always be those who might accuse you of robbing the cradle.'

from the cradle to the grave

throughout all of a person's life

The health service is said to provide for every emergency from the cradle to the grave.

Translations:

Chinese: 摇篮, 抱着小心轻柔地

Japanese: 揺りかご, 両腕で抱える

单词	cradle
释义	cradle (kreɪdəl ) Word forms: cradles , cradling , cradled 1. countable noun A cradle is a baby's bed with high sides. Cradles often have curved bases so that they rock from side to side. 2. countable noun On some phones, especially older ones, the cradle is the part on which the receiver rests while it is not being used. I dropped the receiver back in the cradle. 3. countable noun A cradle is a frame which supports or protects something. He fixed the towing cradle round the hull. 4. countable noun [usually singular] A place that is referred to as the cradle of something is the place where it began. Mali is the cradle of some of Africa's richest civilizations. [+ of] ...New York, the cradle of capitalism. Synonyms: birthplace, beginning, source, spring 5. verb If you cradle someone or something in your arms or hands, you hold them carefully and gently. I cradled her in my arms. [VERB noun + in] He was sitting at the big table cradling a large bowl of milky coffee. [VERB noun] Synonyms: hold, support, rock, nurse 6. from the cradle to the grave phrase If something affects you from the cradle to the grave, it affects you throughout your life. The bond of brotherhood was one to last from the cradle to the grave. Image of cradle © ukmooney, Shutterstock Idioms: rob the cradle [US] to have a relationship with a person who is much younger. The British expression is cradle-snatch. `I'll always be younger,' he said, `and there'll always be those who might accuse you of robbing the cradle.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers from the cradle to the grave throughout all of a person's life The health service is said to provide for every emergency from the cradle to the grave. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 摇篮, 抱着小心轻柔地 Japanese: 揺りかご, 両腕で抱える
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