Word · Frequency #9753
cradles
摇篮
cradles is the plural of cradle.
A baby's bed that rocks on rockers or swings on pivots.
- 1.
A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots.
婴儿床或摇篮
- 2.
The place of origin, or in which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier period of existence.
起源地,或在早期阶段被培育或保护的地方
- 3.
Infancy, or very early life.
婴儿期或早期生活
- 4.
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
- 5.
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.
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
- 6.
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.
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
- 7.
A case for a broken or dislocated limb.
用于固定骨折或脱臼肢体的支架
- 8.
A frame to keep the bedclothes from contact with the sensitive parts of an injured person.
用于保护受伤者敏感部位的床架
- 9.
A machine on rockers, used in washing out auriferous earth.
用于淘洗含金土壤的摇床
- 10.
A suspended scaffold used in shafts.
用于井下的悬挂脚手架
- 11.
A ribbing for vaulted ceilings and arches intended to be covered with plaster.
用于拱顶和拱门的肋骨结构
- 12.
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.
用于从失事船只上救人的篮子或装置
- 13.
A rest for the receiver of a telephone, or for certain computer hardware.
电话或某些计算机硬件的支架
- 14.
A hand position allowing a contact ball to be held steadily on the back of the hand.
手部姿势以稳住手背上的接触球
- 15.
A mechanical device for tilting and decanting a bottle of wine.
用于倾斜和倒酒瓶的机械装置
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
In use
The baby slept peacefully in her cradle.
Ancient Greece is often called the cradle of Western civilization.
She has been interested in music from the cradle.
Connections
Idioms & figurative uses
- from the cradle to the grave
- 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。
- the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world
- 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。
- cradle robber
- 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。
Pop culture & quotes
- The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
- 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。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
摇篮(cradle)是婴儿的床，也是文明的发祥地。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
作为名词，cradle是可数名词，可指摇篮或发源地。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'ladle' (/ˈleɪdl/) rhymes exactly with 'cradle' (/ˈkreɪdl/). Words like 'candle', 'handle', 'paddle', 'saddle', 'middle' share the spelling ending '-dle' but have different vowel sounds.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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