cranny

英 [ˈkræni]

美 [ˈkræni]

n.  (尤指墙上的)小孔，缝隙，裂缝

复数：crannies　

BNC.19830 / COCA.18531

习惯用语

n.

every nook and cranny
• 到处；各个方面
  every part of a place; every aspect of a situation

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指墙上的）小孔，缝隙，裂缝
  a very small hole or opening, especially in a wall

柯林斯词典

• 他们像蜥蜴一样逃进了石缝。 → see:They fled like lizards into crannies in the rocks.

英英释义

noun

• a small opening or crevice (especially in a rock face or wall)
• a long narrow depression in a surface
  Synonym:crevicecrackfissurechap

双语例句

• From the end of the pier to the end of Main Street, the only way to truly explore every nook and cranny of Huntington Beach is on foot.
  从码头年底大街结束，只有这样才能真正探索亨廷顿海滩的每一个角落是步行。
• And catch a turnip ghost in every cranny.
  也不会抓住每一个缝隙中的芜菁灯。
• Most drugs work by docking with a protein molecule, and they have to fit the cranny they enter quite precisely.
  大多数药是通过引入蛋白质分子而起作用的，它们必须同它们要进入的缝隙配合得天衣无缝。
• Every nook and cranny on the familiar road and in my room.
  在我房间里与熟悉的路上的每个角落。
• I can tell you what I was searching for in every nook and cranny on that recruiting trip.
  我可以告诉你什么样的人，是我在招聘的时候找遍了每一个角落所要寻找的。
• Every nook and cranny was filled with hardtack.
  每一个角落里都塞满了硬面包。
• Every nook and cranny has been swept clean.
  旮旮旯旯儿都打扫干净了。
• I know every nook and cranny, every secret spot.
  我知道每个隐蔽处，每个藏身点。
• Every beautiful nook and cranny.
  每一个漂亮的隐蔽处和缝隙。
• The cranny in the table became more and more wide.
  桌子上的裂缝越变越宽。