craned
基本解释
- n.鹤;起重机
- v.起吊;伸长(脖子);犹豫
词源解说
- 直接源自中古英语的cran,意为鹤。
用法辨析
- crane用作动词意思是“伸长,探头”,指为了某种目的(多为看清某人或某事)而将颈部伸长或将头部从某人或某物之后探出来,多接表示目的的状语。
v. (动词)
英汉例句
- Crane is a kind of bird with very long legs and neck.
鹤是一种脚和脖子都很长的鸟。 - The child at the back craned forward to see what was happening.
后面的孩子探出头看看出了什么事。 - Jane craned her neck to look for her mother in the crowd.
简伸长脖子张望,在人群里找她的母亲。