the cradle of sth
of 后接被孕育或起源的事物，表示“……的发源地、发祥地”。
This region is regarded as the cradle of Chinese civilization.
这一地区被视为中华文明的发源地。
发源地；发祥地；婴儿期；幼年时代；带指架的镰刀；（美柔汀版画用的）摇凿；（船舶、大炮等的）移动式支架
A baby's bed that rocks on rockers or swings on pivots.
婴儿床或摇篮
A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots.
起源地,或在早期阶段被培育或保护的地方
The place of origin, or in which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier period of existence.
婴儿期或早期生活
Infancy, or very early life.
一种用于割谷物的宽镰刀,带有一组与镰刀平行的长指,用于接收谷物并均匀地铺成一条
An implement consisting of a broad scythe for cutting grain, with a set of long fingers parallel to the scythe, designed to receive the grain, and to lay it evenly in a swath.
一种用于铜版画的工具,通过摇动动作在板面上产生毛刺,以准备地面
A tool used in mezzotint engraving, which, by a rocking motion, raises burrs on the surface of the plate, so as to prepare the ground.
由木材或铁条组成的框架,移动在轨道或滚轮上,用于支撑、提升或运送船只或其他船只、重炮等,如沿斜坡或跨越一段陆地,或在下水时
A framework of timbers, or iron bars, moving upon ways or rollers, used to support, lift, or carry ships or other vessels, heavy guns, etc., as up an inclined plane, or across a strip of land, or in launching a ship.
用于固定骨折或脱臼肢体的支架
A case for a broken or dislocated limb.
用于保护受伤者敏感部位的床架
A frame to keep the bedclothes from contact with the sensitive parts of an injured person.
用于淘洗含金土壤的摇床
A machine on rockers, used in washing out auriferous earth.
用于井下的悬挂脚手架
A suspended scaffold used in shafts.
用于拱顶和拱门的肋骨结构
A ribbing for vaulted ceilings and arches intended to be covered with plaster.
用于从失事船只上救人的篮子或装置
A basket or apparatus in which, when a line has been made fast to a wrecked ship from the shore, the people are brought off from the wreck.
电话或某些计算机硬件的支架
A rest for the receiver of a telephone, or for certain computer hardware.
手部姿势以稳住手背上的接触球
A hand position allowing a contact ball to be held steadily on the back of the hand.
用于倾斜和倒酒瓶的机械装置
A mechanical device for tilting and decanting a bottle of wine.
The baby slept peacefully in her cradle.
婴儿在摇篮里安静地睡着了。
用法提示：这里'cradle'指婴儿床，是字面意思。
Ancient Greece is often called the cradle of Western civilization.
古希腊常被称为西方文明的发祥地。
用法提示：这里'cradle'是比喻用法，意为发源地或发祥地。
She has been interested in music from the cradle.
她从小就对音乐感兴趣。
用法提示：这里'from the cradle'是固定短语，表示自幼。
of 后接被孕育或起源的事物，表示“……的发源地、发祥地”。
This region is regarded as the cradle of Chinese civilization.
这一地区被视为中华文明的发源地。
用于事物时表示“处于早期阶段、尚未发展成熟”，常与 still 连用。
The reform was still in its cradle when the government changed.
改革尚处于初期阶段，政府就换届了。
固定说法，表示“从出生到死亡、一辈子”，cradle 前的定冠词可省略。
The charity supports people from the cradle to the grave.
这家慈善机构为人们提供从摇篮到坟墓（一生）的帮助。
bassinet 特指一种带篷的摇篮，可手提；cradle 通常指摇动的摇篮。
crib 是固定式的婴儿床，cradle 是摇动式的。
cot 是英式英语，同 crib。
origin 更抽象，cradle 常带比喻色彩。
birthplace 更具体，cradle 更有文学性。
grammar · medium
易错句子The baby is sleeping in cradle.
正确表达The baby is sleeping in a cradle.
cradle 是可数名词，单数形式指一个具体的摇篮时必须带限定词（a/the）。汉语说“在摇篮里”不用冠词，所以容易漏掉；英语中补上不定冠词 a 才成立。
grammar · medium
易错句子He was a musician from cradle to grave.
正确表达He was a musician from the cradle to the grave.
from the cradle to the grave 是固定习语，两个名词前都要用定冠词 the。汉语“从摇篮到坟墓”没有冠词，所以容易漏掉，但习语形式不能省略 the。
grammar · medium
易错句子The Nile Valley is known as the cradle for civilization.
正确表达The Nile Valley is known as the cradle of civilization.
表示“……的发源地／摇篮”时，用 of 引出被孕育或起源的事物，即 the cradle of sth。for 表示“为……而设的摇篮”，与汉语想表达的“发源地”含义不符。
针对'发祥地'或'摇篮'（出生或起源）的相反概念，表示死亡或终结
crib 通常指美式英语中四周有栏杆的婴儿床，一般固定不摇；cradle 强调带弧形摇杆、可摇动的摇篮，并常引申为“发源地”。
cot 在英式英语中常指放在大人床边的婴儿小床，在美式英语中多指简易折叠床；cradle 则是可摇动的摇篮，通常不指临时床。
bassinet 指带篷、可移动的新生儿睡篮，常放在床边使用；cradle 是可摇动的摇篮，使用期通常更长，并有“发源地”的比喻义。
文明的摇篮
Ancient Mesopotamia is often called the cradle of civilization.
古代美索不达米亚常被称为文明的摇篮。
从摇篮到坟墓；一生
The new policy aims to support citizens from the cradle to the grave.
新政策旨在为公民提供从摇篮到坟墓的支持。
摇摇篮
She gently rocked the cradle until the baby fell asleep.
她轻轻摇着摇篮，直到婴儿睡着。
扼杀在摇篮里
The protest movement was strangled in the cradle by the authorities.
抗议运动被当局扼杀在摇篮里。
摇篮曲
The mother sang a soft cradle song to her newborn.
母亲给新生儿唱了一首轻柔的摇篮曲。
从摇篮到坟墓（一生）
The government provides social security from the cradle to the grave.
政府提供从摇篮到坟墓的社会保障。
摇摇篮的手统治世界（母亲的影响力巨大）
Many believe that the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
许多人相信摇摇篮的手统治世界。
老牛吃嫩草的人（与比自己年轻很多的人约会或结婚的人）
People called him a cradle robber for dating a woman 20 years younger.
大家称他为老牛吃嫩草的人，因为他和一个比自己年轻20岁的女人约会。
摇摇篮的手统治世界。
Her influence as a mother is profound; after all, the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
她作为母亲的影响力是深远的；毕竟，摇摇篮的手统治世界。
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摇篮式抱法
The nurse showed the new mother how to use the cradle hold for breastfeeding.
护士向新妈妈展示了如何用摇篮式抱法进行母乳喂养。