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cradle sb/sth (in one's arms)
The mother cradled the baby in her arms.
母亲把婴儿轻轻抱在怀里。
轻轻抱住；托住；环抱
cradled — past of cradle
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轻轻抱住；托住；环抱
To hold or contain someone/something gently and protectively, as if in a cradle.
The mother cradled the baby in her arms.
母亲把婴儿轻轻抱在怀里。
把...放入摇篮中；如同放入摇篮般托住。
To contain in or as if in a cradle.
轻摇(婴儿)使之入睡。
To rock (a baby to sleep).
保护性地包裹；轻柔而保护性地抱住。
To wrap protectively, to hold gently and protectively.
像摇摇篮般使平静或安静下来。
To lull or quieten, as if by rocking.
cradle
Base
原形
cradles
3rd person
第三人称单数
cradling
-ing
现在分词
cradled
Past
过去式
cradled
Past participle
过去分词
She cradles the baby.
她抱着婴儿。
He cradled the phone in his hand.
他把手机捧在手里。
They have cradled the tradition for years.
他们多年来一直珍视这个传统。
规则变化动词，过去式与过去分词加-ed。
She cradled the newborn baby in her arms.
她轻轻地把新生儿抱在怀里。
He was cradling a cup of hot coffee, trying to warm his hands.
他捧着一杯热咖啡，试图温暖双手。
The mother cradles her child gently every night.
母亲每晚都温柔地抱着孩子。
The mother cradled the baby in her arms.
母亲把婴儿轻轻抱在怀里。
He cradled the phone on his shoulder.
他用肩膀夹着电话。
常用于比喻，指位于某处。
The village was cradled in a valley.
村庄坐落在山谷中。
Not this
She cradled gently.
Use this
She cradled the baby gently.
cradle 是及物动词，必须后接宾语（被怀抱的对象）。中文可说'她轻柔地抱着'，但英文中 cradle 后不能直接跟副词，必须先接宾语。
Not this
The mother cradled the baby on her arms.
Use this
The mother cradled the baby in her arms.
表示怀抱某物时，介词应使用 in（在...里）而非 on（在...上），因为婴儿被手臂环绕，而非放在手臂表面。
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从摇篮到坟墓；一生
Education should be a lifelong process, from the cradle to the grave.
教育应该是一个终身过程，从摇篮到坟墓。
与比自己年轻得多的人约会或结婚；老牛吃嫩草
Some of my friends think she is robbing the cradle because her boyfriend is ten years younger.
我的一些朋友认为她在老牛吃嫩草，因为她的男朋友比她小十岁。
文明的摇篮；文明发源地
The Nile Valley is often regarded as the cradle of civilization.
尼罗河流域常被视为文明的摇篮。
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想象双手像摇篮一样托住并轻摇婴儿，cradle就是轻柔环抱、保护的动作。
语域：neutral 常见场景：叙事或文学写作、日常描述抱持动作 作动词表示“轻柔地抱住/托住”时，语气比较中性，通常用于叙述性文字或对动作的认真描述；日常口语里更常说 hold。
常作及物动词，表示轻轻抱着或抚育
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