cradle
- n.摇篮;(高楼外供清洁窗户等用的)吊架，托架，吊篮;发源地;发祥地;（电话机的）听筒架，叉托支架;策源地
- vt.轻轻抱着
复数： cradles 过去式： cradled 现在分词： cradling 过去分词： cradled 第三人称单数： cradles
cradlenoun
摇篮
a small bed for a baby which can be pushed gently from side to side
She rocked the baby to sleep in its cradle.
她摇动摇篮哄婴儿入睡。
策源地；发源地；发祥地
the place where sth important began
Greece, the cradle of Western civilization
希腊，西方文明的摇篮
（高楼外供清洁窗户等用的）吊架，托架，吊篮
a small platform that can be moved up and down the outside of a high building, used by people cleaning windows, etc.
（电话机的）听筒架，叉托支架
the part of a telephone on which the receiver rests
a way of referring to the whole of a person's life, from birth until death
to have a sexual relationship with a much younger person
verb
VN轻轻抱着
to hold sb/sth gently in your arms or hands
The old man cradled the tiny baby in his arms.
老汉把幼小的婴儿轻轻抱在怀里。
cradle
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N-COUNT 摇篮
A cradle is a baby's bed with high sides. Cradles often have curved bases so that they rock from side to side. -
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N-COUNT (电话机的)听筒架
The cradle is the part of a telephone on which the receiver rests while it is not being used.I dropped the receiver back in the cradle.
我把听筒放回听筒架上。
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N-COUNT 支架;护架
A cradle is a frame which supports or protects something.He fixed the towing cradle round the hull.
他把牵引支架固定在船体上。
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N-COUNT 发源地;发祥地
A place that is referred to as the cradle of something is the place where it began.Mali is the cradle of some of Africa's richest civilizations.
马里是非洲一些最悠久的文明的发祥地。
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VERB 轻轻抱着(或捧着)
If you cradle someone or something in your arms or hands, you hold them carefully and gently.I cradled her in my arms...
我把她轻轻地抱在怀里。
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PHRASE 一生;一世;从生到死
If something affects you from the cradle to the grave, it affects you throughout your life.The bond of brotherhood was one to last from the cradle to the grave.
兄弟之情会延续一辈子。
noun
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- a baby bed with sides and rockers
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- a trough that can be rocked back and forth;used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold
- Synonym: rocker
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- where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
- the birthplace of civilization
- Synonym: birthplace place of origin provenance provenience
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- birth of a person
- he was taught from the cradle never to cry
verb
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- run with the stick
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- hold gently and carefully
- He cradles the child in his arms
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- wash in a cradle
- cradle gold
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- cut grain with a cradle scythe
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- hold or place in or as if in a cradle
- He cradled the infant in his arms
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- bring up from infancy
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She rocked the baby to sleep in its cradle .
她摇动摇篮哄婴儿入睡。
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There is a baby crying in the cradle .
有个宝宝在摇篮里啼哭。
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The old man cradled the tiny baby in his arms .
老汉把幼小的婴儿轻轻抱在怀里。
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She cradled the child against her breast .
她把孩子抱在胸前。
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She cradled the child in her arms .
她怀抱着小孩。
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I dropped the receiver back in the cradle .
我把听筒放回听筒架上。
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The bond of brotherhood was one to last from the cradle to the grave .
兄弟之情会延续一辈子。
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He fixed the towing cradle round the hull .
他把牵引支架固定在船体上。
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He was sitting at the big table cradling a large bowl of milky coffee .
他坐在一张大桌子旁，手里捧着一大碗加了牛奶的咖啡。
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Mali is the cradle of some of Africa 's richest civilizations .
马里是非洲一些最悠久的文明的发祥地。
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He cradled the baby in his arms , his hands cupping her tiny skull .
他轻轻地抱着婴儿，双手托着她的小脑袋。
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I cradled my video camera nervously on my lap , but its cold contours did nothing to comfort me .
我紧张地把摄影机架在大腿上，但是它冰冷的外形并没能给我任何安慰。
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As a clergyman 's son he 'd imbibed a set of mystical beliefs from the cradle .
作为牧师的儿子，他从尚在襁褓时起就接受了一套神秘主义信仰。
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I cradled her in my arms
我把她轻轻地抱在怀里。
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O ! The Huanghe ( River ), cradle of the Chinese nation .
啊！黄河，你是中华民族的摇篮。
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The baby was rocked to sleep in a cradle .
婴儿在摇篮里被摇得睡着了。
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The Yellow River was the cradle of Chinese civilization .
黄河是我国文化的摇篮。
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He takes care of her from the cradle to the grave .
她终身得到他的照顾。
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Kyoto was the cradle of Japanese culture .
京都是日本文化的发源地。
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They knew each other from the cradle .
他们自幼相识。
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The paradox of earth is that it cradles life and then entombs life .
大地的奥妙在于它既生长万物，亦埋葬万物。
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The child slept soundly in her cradle .
那孩子在摇篮里睡得很熟。
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She was cradling a small parcel in the crook of her elbow .
她用手臂挎着一个小包裹。
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He was cradled in luxury .
他幼年生长于奢华的环境之中。
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Tokyo was the cradle of Japanese culture .
东京是日本文化的发源地。
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Death-dealing waves sing meaningless ballads5 to the children , even like a mother while rocking her baby 's cradle .
凶险的惊涛骇浪，对孩子们唱着没有意义的曲子，仿佛母亲在晃悠婴儿入睡时的哼唱。
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I cradled the baby in my arms .
我轻轻地把婴儿抱到怀里摇晃着
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The baby slumbered in his cradle .
婴儿安睡在摇篮中。
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A few months later , Jimmy came home . Sitting on the porch was a beautiful young lady rocking a cradle with a baby in it sucking the bottle .
几个月后，吉米回到家，一位年轻美丽的女士坐在门廊上摇着摇篮，摇篮里有个婴儿吸着奶瓶。
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European Union is the cradle of modern social security system .
欧盟是现代社会保障制度产生的摇篮。
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