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cradle

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Related topics: Babies, Telephone, telegraph
cra·dle1 /ˈkreɪdl/ noun  
1 BEDDHB[countableC] a small bed for a baby, especially one that moves gently from side to side 摇篮 cot
 She rocked the cradle to quieten the child.
她摇动摇篮,让宝宝安静下来。
2 the cradle of something formalCOME FROM/ORIGINATE the place where something important began 某事物的发源地;某事物的策源地
 Athens is often regarded as the cradle of democracy.
雅典常常被认为是民主的发源地。
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3 from (the) cradle to (the) grave LONG TIMEall through your life 一辈子,从生到死
 From cradle to grave, the car marks every rite of American passage.
汽车见证着美国人从生到死每一个重要的人生阶段。
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4 BEGINNING[singular] the beginning of something 开始,开端
 Like most Catholic children, he had heard stories of Ireland from the cradle.
像大多数天主教家庭的孩子一样,他自幼就开始听有关爱尔兰的故事。
5 TBC[countableC] a structure that is used to lift something heavy up or down 〔空中作业用的〕吊架,吊篮,吊船
 a window-cleaner’s cradle
窗户清洁工的吊篮
6 TCT[countableC] the part of a telephone where you put the receiver when you are not using it 〔电话的〕听筒架
 She replaced the receiver on the cradle.
她把听筒放回听筒架上。
cat's cradle, → rob the cradle at rob(5)
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cradle2 verb [transitiveT]  
1 PROTECTto hold something gently, as if to protect it 轻轻地抱着
 John cradled the baby in his arms.
约翰把宝宝轻轻抱在怀里。
see thesaurus at hug
2 to hold a telephone receiver by putting it between your ear and your shoulder 〔用耳部和肩部〕夹住〔电话听筒〕
 She hunched over the desk, telephone cradled at her neck.
她伏在桌上,脖子上夹着电话听筒。
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Origin cradle1
Old English cradol
cra·dle1 nouncradle2 verb
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