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

• Europe and Asia, two major cradles of human civilization, have both contributed to human progress.
  欧洲和亚洲这两个人类文明的主要发源地，对人类进步做出了贡献。
• She bent over their cradles, singing them to sleep.
  她俯身对着蜜儿的摇篮，唱歌哄他们入睡。
• To come to China, one of the early cradles of civilization, has long been my dream and therefore, I fell very honored to be your guest.
  访问中国这一古老文明的摇篮是我梦寐以求的愿望，我为自己能成为贵国的客人而深感荣幸。
• Basically, what we see in this cartoon is a woman pushing six floors of baby cradles on an urban street against the background of two skyscrapers.
  译文我们在这幅漫画中看到一个女人推着有六层婴儿摇篮的推车在一条城市的大街上走着，背景是两座摩天大楼。
• Let me see. uh, and all the cradles.
  让我想想，还有所有的摇篮。
• One of the cradles of the Chinese nation, Shanxi owns rich historical cultural relics.
  山西是中华民族的发祥地之一，拥有丰厚的历史文化遗产。
• 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；
• As one of the cradles of human civilization, China has all along maintained its cultural tradition without letup in its history of several thousand years.
  中国作为人类文化发祥地之一，在几千年的历史进程中，文化传统始终没有中断。
• China is one of the cradles of human knowledge.
  中国是人类知识的摇篮之一。
• Located in centre China and the middle reaches of Yangtze River, Hubei ( Er for short) is one of the cradles of China nationality and Chinese ancient culture.
  湖北省位于中国中部，长江中游，是中华民族和中国古代文化的发祥地之一。