| 释义 |
crake
I. \ˈkrāk\ noun
(plural crakes also crake)
Etymology: Middle English, probably from Old Norse krāka crow or krākr raven — more at crow
1. dialect Britain : crow, rook
2. : any of various rails; especially : the corncrake and other short-billed kinds
3. : the corncrake's cry
II. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English craken, probably of imitative origin
1. : to cry out harshly and loudly
< crows craking in a field >
2. dialect Britain : complain, fret
III. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English craken — more at crack
dialect Britain : crack I vi 3 |