cradle
🇺🇸
/ˈkreɪdl/
🇬🇧
/ˈkreɪdl/
noun
R
a small bed for a baby that rocks gently
The baby slept soundly in the cradle.
婴儿在摇篮里睡得很香。
R
the place where something important started
The cradle of democracy is ancient Greece.
民主的摇篮是古希腊。
R
a small platform that moves up and down a building for cleaning windows
The workers used a cradle to clean the tall building's windows.
工人们使用吊篮来清洁高楼窗户。
R
the part of a phone where the handset rests
He placed the phone back in its cradle.
他把电话放回了听筒架上。
verb
R
to hold something gently in your arms or hands
She cradled the baby in the soft cradle.
她温柔地抱着婴儿放在柔软的摇篮里。
translation
摇篮, 发源地, 吊篮, 听筒架
轻轻抱着
词形变化
3rd Present
cradles
Past
cradled
Perfect
cradled
Progressive
cradling
Plural
cradles