from the cradle to the grave
idiom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。
摇篮
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摇篮
A baby's bed that rocks on rockers or swings on pivots.
The baby slept peacefully in her cradle.
婴儿在摇篮里安静地睡着了。
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.
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。
She has been interested in music from the cradle.
她从小就对音乐感兴趣。
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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(cradle)是婴儿的床，也是文明的发祥地。
语域：mixed 常见场景：婴儿房、比喻起源、文学写作 该词作为名词有不同义项，使用时正式程度略有差异：具体义项“摇篮”为中性，比喻义“发祥地”及“孩提时代”较正式，因此整体注册标记为混合。
作为名词，cradle是可数名词，可指摇篮或发源地。
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