1TEMto make something move by turning a crank 用曲轴启动[转动]
Try cranking the engine.
试试用曲轴发动引擎。
2crank something ↔ outphrasal verbphr vMAKEto produce a lot of something very quickly 快速大量地制造
He cranked out three novels last year.
去年他写了三本小说。
3crank something ↔ upphrasal verbphr v informalto make the sound of something, especially music, louder 加大…的音量
We cranked up the volume.
我们把音量调大了。
Examples from the Corpus
crank up• That will crank it up a few more notches.• By about six, they're cranking the music up loud again.• She pushed a cart to the bed and cranked it up over his lap.• Some people move away, they get A / C first thing and crank it up to Cold.
Examples from the Corpus
crank• The 1. 8T Quattro would crank just fine, seemingly ready to roll.• The door behind her cranked open.• She pushed a button, cranking the bed to a more upright position.• You crank the engine while I try to connect these wires.• My sisters crankedthoughts like Univacs.• They had it cranked up prettyloud.• That meanscranking up right now.• Bringing me glasses of coldnectar is what they would do, and cranking up the air conditioner.• Tam cranked up the top wire and tied it off at the post.• His light is not just a depiction of nature, but nature with the volumecranked up very loud.