cradles

英 [ˈkreɪdlz]

美 [ˈkreɪdlz]

n.  摇篮; 策源地; 发源地; 发祥地; (高楼外供清洁窗户等用的)吊架，托架，吊篮
v.  轻轻抱着
cradle的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• 摇篮
  Acradleis a baby's bed with high sides. Cradles often have curved bases so that they rock from side to side.
• N-COUNT (电话机的)听筒架
  Thecradleis the part of a telephone on which the receiver rests while it is not being used.
  1. I dropped the receiver back in the cradle.
     我把听筒放回听筒架上。
• N-COUNT 支架;护架
  Acradleis a frame which supports or protects something.
  1. He fixed the towing cradle round the hull.
     他把牵引支架固定在船体上。
• N-COUNT 发源地;发祥地
  A place that is referred to asthe cradle ofsomething is the place where it began.
  1. 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。
  2. ...New York, the cradle of capitalism.
     纽约，资本主义的发源地
• VERB 轻轻抱着(或捧着)
  If youcradlesomeone or somethinginyour arms or hands, you hold them carefully and gently.
  1. I cradled her in my arms...
     我把她轻轻地抱在怀里。
  2. 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。
• PHRASE 一生;一世;从生到死
  If something affects youfrom the cradle to the grave, it affects you throughout your life.
  1. The bond of brotherhood was one to last from the cradle to the grave.
     兄弟之情会延续一辈子。

双语例句

• They constitute respectively cradles of the eastern and western culture.
  两国分别是西方和东方文明的发源地。
• Both China and Africa are cradles of human civilisation and lands of great promise.
  中国和非洲都是人类文明的发祥地，都是充满希望的热土。
• Damage to or breakdown of docks, cradles and other like equipment;
  因船台、支架和其他类似设备的损坏或发生故障；
• In a like manner the others came as well, each in turn, until all twelve were lying there asleep in the golden cradles.
  接着其他兄弟一个接着一个都来了，直到最后十二个兄弟都躺在金色的摇篮里睡着了。
• China, as one of the world's oldest cradles of civilization, is famous for its etiquette.
  中国，作为世界上最古老的文明发源地之一，素以“礼仪之邦”著称与世。
• As Rachael Sadler cradles her twin daughters she can hardly believe she is holding them.
  当蕾切尔·萨德勒轻摇摇篮中的双胞胎女儿，她仍不敢相信自己有了孩子。
• The Freedom Field, a large indentation in the ground," cradles "those walking in the memorial area.
  自由之地是一个巨大的凹陷入地面的盆地，承载着穿梭在记忆广场中的人们。
• China is one of the earlist cradles of civilization and a visit to this ancient civilization has long been my dream.
  中国是最古老的文明摇篮之一，访问这个文明古国是我多年梦寐以求的愿望。
• As we all know Xi'an was one of the cradles of the Chinese nation.
  大家都知道西安是中华民族重要的发源地。
• The sling cradles the neck and keeps the legs open wide for lusty accessibility.
  吊索生长脖子和保持腿开放宽为好色的可及性。