| 单词 | crank |
| 释义 | crank 1. n. & v. --n 1. part of an axle or shaft bent at right angles for interconverting reciprocal and circular motion. 2. an elbow-shaped connection in bell-hanging. --vtr. 1. cause to move by means of a crank. 2. a bend into a crank-shape. b furnish or fasten with a crank. Phrases and idioms crank up 1. start (a car engine) by turning a crank. 2. sl. increase (speed etc.) by intensive effort. Etymology: OE cranc, app. f. crincan, rel. to cringan fall in battle, orig. 'curl up' 2. n. 1. a an eccentric person, esp. one obsessed by a particular theory (health-food crank). b US a bad-tempered person. 2. literary a fanciful turn of speech (quips and cranks). Etymology: back-form. f. CRANKY 3. adj. Naut. liable to capsize. Etymology: perh. f. crank weak, shaky, or CRANK(1) |
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