| 单词 | craft |
| 释义 | craft (krɑːft , kræft ) Word forms: crafts , crafting , crafted language note: craft is both the singular and the plural form for meaning [sense 1]. 1. countable noun You can refer to a boat, a spacecraft, or an aircraft as a craft. With great difficulty, the fisherman manoeuvred his small craft close to the reef. ...divers, helicopters and naval craft. 2. See also landing craft 3. countable noun B2 A craft is an activity such as weaving, carving, or pottery that involves making things skilfully with your hands. ...the arts and crafts of the North American Indians. All kinds of traditional craft industries are preserved here. Synonyms: occupation, work, calling, business 4. countable noun You can use craft to refer to any activity or job that involves doing something skilfully. ...the craft of writing. Maurice Murphy, one of the country's leading classical trumpeters, learnt his craft with the Black Dyke Mills band. 5. verb If something is crafted, it is made skilfully. The windows would probably have been crafted in the latter part of the Middle Ages. [be VERB-ed] Many delegates were willing to craft a compromise. [VERB noun] The author extracts the maximum from every carefully-crafted scene in this witty tale. [VERB-ed] ...original, hand-crafted bags at affordable prices. [VERB-ed] Collocations: board a craft A laser on board the craft recently detected the snow falling from clouds more than two miles above the northern arctic plains, but it disappeared before hitting the ground. Times, Sunday Times There were 8 survivors and 8 scheduled passengers who did not board the craft. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After implanting him with a thermometer to measure his vital signs, they board the craft. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 About 20 were believed to have boarded the craft, which set off from the beach at dawn. Times,Sunday Times Tickets for the passenger ferry can be purchased when boarding the craft. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Psyops uses the vulnerabilities of a target to craft a message. Times, Sunday Times It's hard to craft a message that succeeds in altering behaviour in the direction you want. Times, Sunday Times Each person has the ability to carefully craft their message to the other, and to edit how much information to disclose to one another. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I've been crafting my message for nearly two decades. Times, Sunday Times He crafted his message on canvas by the aid of powerful symbols and rich colors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 More transparent university budgets would make it possible to craft a plan to abolish fees, he added. Times, Sunday Times Together we crafted a plan to make that happen. Christianity Today By the end of that summer, the designers crafted a plan to entirely remove the roof and lower into place 50 prefabricated light-weight wood trusses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All of these stakeholders will have to take a role in helping craft a solution for the challenges the public sector faces. Times, Sunday Times Asked how long officials had to craft a solution, a senior government figure said 'days not weeks'. Times, Sunday Times After these failed attempts, an architect with more experience in this area was brought in to craft a solution. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The expertly crafted songs matched delicate melody to rueful lyricism without descending into self-pity. The Sun She applies the same work ethic needed to become a doctor when she sits down to craft her songs. The Sun Overall, it seems like the band thought up the album title first, then crafted the songs to fit. Globe and Mail The members were in the process of crafting the song's intro, which features far away sounding drums and guitar, and half of the song's chorus. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He crafted the song to mock what he perceived as their condescension and self-satisfaction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He achieved this by using a large aperture to minimise the 'depth of field' and craft an image that brought light and sharpness to the face against a blurred background. Times, Sunday Times But that would hardly fit with the freshly crafted image of sport as the great evangelical and unifying force in the new global community. Times, Sunday Times For better or worse, its finely crafted images and deadpan whimsy have no trace of anything that could have come from another director. Times, Sunday Times He crafted images that were horrifying, grim and full of his wicked sense of humour. The Sun Throughout his short and unusual political career, he has crafted his image with what you may call intelligent design. Times, Sunday Times Join in with traditional woodland craft demonstration as well as deer spotting and a lesson in fungi finding. Times, Sunday Times Potters, quilters, and basketmakers offer educational craft demonstrations throughout the weekend. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Activities include re-enactments, workshops, craft demonstrations, archery, live music, and food stalls. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are craft demonstrations by glass, wood, pottery, jewelry, metalwork and fabric artisans. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The 2010 event included amusement rides, parade, barbecue, silent auction, booths, fireworks, live music, balloon rides, pet parade, heritage craft demonstrations and various other activities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The craft design features hard chines. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His first collection was spring/summer 2005, after which his delicately crafted designs were picked up by ten stores. Times, Sunday Times The map has a well crafted design, and was made to last a long time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A craft designed to carry passengers on a river may include a lightweight long canoe hull, up to 30 metres, and a canopy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Although it might be considered a minimalistic version of a sailboat, windsurfing offers experiences that are outside the scope of other sailing craft designs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As well as plants for sale, there will be tool and craft displays. Times, Sunday Times It has provided for educational visits, town walks, craft displays and put on exhibitions at other locations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Crafts displayed here are of many different types including pottery, basketry, wood carving, precious metal working, glasswork, textiles, papier-mch and others. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are equestrian events, a sideshow alley, art and craft displays, cooking exhibits, an agricultural pavilion and livestock exhibitions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Every pavilion features traditional foods, art and craft displays, and traditional music and dancing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The school organizes either a cultural event or a science and craft exhibition annually. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The festivals fundamental objectives includes public education through seasonal, cherry-themed, city-wide viewing programs, musical performances, and fine art and craft exhibitions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its works were included in arts and crafts exhibitions of the 1940s and 1950s. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are also speciality arts and crafts exhibitions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1952 the festival began expanding its offerings, and by 1965 the festival encompassed presentations of popular music, jazz, folk music, dance, arts and craft exhibitions, and a film festival. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There will be a craft market, a fair, live music and plenty of food stalls. Times, Sunday Times Maybe visit the craft market before you've had one too many weissbier. Times, Sunday Times And organisers have scheduled a weekend of entertainment, including a funfair, 'grub 'n' craft market' and re-enactments. The Sun There will also be an ice-skating rink and a craft market. Times, Sunday Times A monthly craft market as well as art exhibitions through the year, showcase the talents of local artists. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The stores sell more than 70,000 products, including hardware and arts and craft materials. Times, Sunday Times Have an area in your house for the whole family, with craft materials, glue, felt, fabric and bits and pieces from the recycling. Times, Sunday Times All the arts and crafts materials, musical instruments, toys and equipment are provided free. The Sun Pastimes such as knitting and jewellerymaking are enjoying a resurgence, with a booming market in craft materials and hundreds of websites devoted to selling bespoke homemade gifts. Times, Sunday Times But during the trial scheme, patients were also able to spend money on acupuncture, manicures, hairdressing, gardeners, musical instruments, theatre trips, gym membership, craft materials, laptops, fridges and blenders. Times, Sunday Times She also turns an eye on art, celebrity culture and the craft of writing. The Times Literary Supplement He read lots of books, listened to lots of preachers, worked on the craft of writing and speaking. Christianity Today Keep learning, work hard to develop the craft of writing. Times, Sunday Times I have never studied the craft of writing. Christianity Today We had a thousand differences: in background, in belief, in temperament, in attitudes to the craft of writing, in attitudes to sport, but such things never mattered. Times, Sunday Times There was always a huge jigsaw being assembled on the dining room table or some other detailed craft project being made. Times, Sunday Times She also enjoyed knitting, needlework and crocheting and would frequently bring her latest craft project to work on at cabinet meetings. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Crocheted pot-holders can be made out of cotton yarn as a craft project/folk art. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The electives included craft projects, outdoor sports, and music. Christianity Today To that end, 30 to 45 minutes of each session are reserved for a craft project, during which the students and volunteers create art related to the day's book. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He works as a cleaner in the craft shop and makes tea for the officers. The Sun A toy shop, car shop, bookshop and arts and craft shop will be moving in soon. Times, Sunday Times The craft shop below has lovely presents, too. The Sun Stitch up the sides, leaving a gap so you can fill it with stuffing from a craft shop, or the innards of an old pillow. The Sun Some of the materials you will already have, some you can forage for and some will need a quick stop at your local craft shop. The Sun That weekend at the craft show we were together at every opportunity. The Sun Then late last year the company were taking a stall at a big craft show. The Sun During the event, there are exhibits and demonstrations, entertainment, and a craft show all dedicated to maple syrup. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The festival includes a craft show, a car show, entertainment from local bands, and many games of chance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This festival includes food vendors, carnival rides, volleyball tournaments, a craft show, and a local battle of the bands, as well as other live music. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's not just craft skills that create this famous quality — it's a monomaniacal devotion to materials. Times, Sunday Times A surgeon has also said that there was a 'danger of over-intellectualising' medical surgery, which also requires strong craft skills. Times, Sunday Times The firm has a range of resources to promote development, from leadership and management training, through to craft skills and study for professional qualifications. Times, Sunday Times It's good to see the old craft skills still in use. Times, Sunday Times The answer seems to be the middle way, something that harnesses craft skills but adds modern efficiency. Times, Sunday Times A craft store worker was cowering beneath a trolley when the gunwoman fired at her from a balcony. The Sun We used regular glitter, available from any arts and crafts store for around 2.50. The Sun You can pick up a gingerbread house kit at craft stores. Christianity Today Each cell has become a regional arts and crafts store. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This area of the terminal also has general seating, an arts and crafts store, and a cafeteria/bar. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The main streets are filled with art galleries, gift shops, craft studios, boutiques and restaurants. Times, Sunday Times The nearby promenade has access to a revamped arts and crafts studio, theatre, playground, supermarket, toy shop and restaurants. The Sun As well as having three theaters, and seven arts and crafts studios. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The carriage house will become an arts and crafts studio, culinary center, and technology suite. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In addition to musical performances, the festival offers other activities, including craft studios, cinema in the open air, sport games, music and dance lessons, sculpture park. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Whether you're shopping for books, stationery, toys and games, art and craft supplies or gift wrap and cards, you can get it for less at its high street shops. The Sun It also offers community project forums and craft supplies, including independent designer patterns. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Visitors could purchase art and craft supplies, watch demonstrations of art and craft techniques, take part in workshops and business advice sessions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They can spend the virtual currency later, on toys, sweets, or arts and crafts supplies — or bank it for the next visit. The Sun Many sellers also sell craft supplies such as beads, wire and jewelry-making tools. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They use every material they can get their hands on to craft tools and clothing that help them survive a frigid, treacherous environment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Players can craft tools, survive against monsters, build amazing structures and much more. The Sun They employ it as a crafts tool, blow the top to make music, etc. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Create your own colourful bugs to take home afterwards in a craft workshop. Times, Sunday Times By 2002 this lime kiln was turned into a residence and craft workshop. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The building was derelict by the late 1970s but was restored in 1995, and moved to a new position on the farm, converted to a craft workshop. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A citywide trail of free activities, from craft workshops to storytelling. Times, Sunday Times Enjoy a treasure hunt in the grounds of the largest abbey ruins in the country and then join in with craft workshops. Times, Sunday Times Can we not privilege handmade craft? Times, Sunday Times Netting can also be referred to when considering the handmade craft. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Fresh vegetables, home produce and handmade crafts to suit every taste. Times, Sunday Times There are 83 stalls, where you can pick up plenty of festive little gifts, from handmade crafts to local produce. The Sun Gifts include handmade crafts, toys, jewellery and candles. The Sun Often theatres are where performers truly hone their craft. The Sun It's easier for a young striker to hone his craft at a relaxed club, where crowds and bosses are forgiving. ST His diplomatic career kept him rattling along across continents, with plenty of travel time to hone the craft. Smithsonian Mag He has to hope that develops at clubs or the players themselves hone their craft. Times, Sunday Times Heavyweight when he debuted, for the remainder of the year he opened cards and wrestled different veterans to help him hone his craft. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It also attracted the attention of the government, which was taking an interest in indigenous crafts and promoting them to tourists. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its many vendors sell indigenous crafts, jewellery, and paintings. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It covers the whole spectrum of subjects, with the emphasis on historical and heritage studies, arts, indigenous crafts, fauna and flora. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Doing a show for so long enables you to really learn your craft. Times, Sunday Times To learn a craft by practicing it or to practice a craft as a means of sharing what they have learned? Christianity Today While many artists are classically trained in their medium of choice, some forego schooling and learn the craft on their own. Smithsonian Mag She approached two older plasterers to ask if she could learn their craft by observing them. Times, Sunday Times The point was to learn your craft and be good at it. Times, Sunday Times She encountered numerous enemy aircraft, patrol craft, and fishing vessels, but only six targets worthy of a torpedo. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The other destroyer joined forces with two patrol craft and vengefully dropped 84 depth charges during the following 14 hours but inflicted no material damage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Over the succeeding days, the boats observed several planes but contacted only a few fishing vessels and small patrol craft. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After screening the mine and patrol craft which cleared the harbor, she remained on antiaircraft station. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The navy consists of 11 combat vessels, 22 patrol craft and over 700 personnel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 No, that's not fair; you don't need a licence to practise the craft. Times, Sunday Times And certainly not in the pressing, urgently engaged way in which writers must necessarily practise their craft. Times, Sunday Times But even now, reaching thousands of readers instead of dozens, many war bloggers say they can only practise their craft by treating it as the personal space it originally was. Globe and Mail He used a politician's skills -he practised the craft to wage a great war of resistance and to build a great peace - and showed their real value. Times, Sunday Times He practised his crafts, made bells and organs and corrected the books in the cathedral library. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Additional engines provide thrust in order to propel the craft. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some are driven by electric motors, some by gasoline engines, and some require the rider to propel the craft by pedaling. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, the engine was not designed to provide thrust to propel a craft. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A number of kayak designs are used, but all are aimed at better using the waves to propel the craft. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Oars, with its openings were sealed with tight-fitting leather flaps, extended out the sides to propel the craft through the water, at depths up to 4.6 metres (15 ft). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He repeatedly failed to get the attention of rescue craft, but was eventually spotted waving a red cloth. Times, Sunday Times A patrol boat and a rescue craft tracked the bird for an hour but their attempts at recapture ended in failure. Times, Sunday Times The first rescue craft did not arrive on the scene until well after the distress calls. Times, Sunday Times Rescue services immediately launched a wide search with three aircraft, two fitted with infrared night-search capabilities, and a small flotilla of police and volunteer rescue craft. Times, Sunday Times The storm was so strong that rescue craft would not have been able to help passengers any earlier than about midday. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He would at least be tethered to the space craft. Times, Sunday Times However, in its remaining months the space craft will continue to beam back observations about the comet for scientists to examine. Times, Sunday Times In the episode's last minutes, she resurrected herself and ascended unto the heavens in her own space craft. Times, Sunday Times Were these extraterrestrial space craft? Times, Sunday Times And just the idea that they can build a space craft in a weekend and fly to the moon. Times, Sunday Times Like most people who teach their craft, he learns as much as he teaches. Globe and Mail It was seen as the master's responsibility not only to teach the craft, but also to instill the virtues of a good craftsman. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The wire artist was known for teaching the craft to anyone willing to learn, thus helping at least 60 unemployed people to earn a living through the art. ST Synthetic textiles crafted for performance may be the prevailing trend in menswear, but denim proved it's still the most versatile fabric around. Times, Sunday Times The definition may expand to include related textile crafts such as a crochet hook or tatting shuttles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Textile crafts are an important part of their material culture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are commonly used in tie dye and other textile crafts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Textile crafts, for example, include silk, hemp, and cotton, woven (after spinning and dyeing) in forms from timeless folk designs to complex court patterns. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Meanwhile, the pleasures of the handmade and of traditional craft techniques are being revived in industries that have in recent times become mostly mass-production. Times, Sunday Times These laws aimed to highlight and preserve a whole range of traditional craft techniques. Times, Sunday Times The town's street markets seem to keep similar timings, so it's a good opportunity to pick up a traditional craft gift. The Sun The invention of printing in the mid-1400s hit the traditional craft of the scribe. The Sun Traditional craft centres and markets will add something different to your shopping basket. Times, Sunday Times In coming decades, the entire solar system will be explored by flotillas of miniaturised unmanned craft. Times, Sunday Times The unmanned craft can fly to an altitude of up to 16,000ft and has been designed to monitor areas for longer, providing clear surveillance pictures. Times, Sunday Times Later, flying unmanned craft with gravity and magnetic measuring devices will be able to determine the exact locations of mineral deposits. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With supreme effort, he got to sea again in a wooden craft that he found amid the flotsam. Times, Sunday Times The race generally lasts just over 2 hours and often draws a crowd of onlookers walking through the rigging area admiring these beautiful wooden craft. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These wooden crafts are made out of the finest teak wood and white wood. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These wooden crafts include models, idols, wall panels and furniture items etc. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 工艺, 精心制作 Japanese: 熟練職業, 巧みに作る |
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