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use a crane to + verb
crane作名词，意为起重机。
They used a crane to lift the heavy equipment.
他们用起重机吊起重型设备。
鹤；起重机
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
鹤；起重机
a large bird with long legs, neck, and bill; a machine for lifting and moving heavy objects
They used a crane to lift the heavy equipment.
他们用起重机吊起重型设备。
鹤科的任何鸟类,大型鸟类,腿长,飞行时颈部伸展。
Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight.
美国作家(1871-1900)
United States writer (1871-1900)
一种机械起重机或装置,常用于工业或建筑目的的重物提升。
A mechanical lifting machine or device, often used for lifting heavy loads for industrial or construction purposes.
美国诗人(1899-1932)
United States poet (1899-1932)
The crane lifted the heavy steel beams onto the top floor.
起重机把沉重的钢梁吊到了顶层。
We watched as the crane carefully lowered the container onto the truck.
我们看着起重机小心地把集装箱放到卡车上。
A large crane was parked near the construction site.
一辆大型起重机停在了建筑工地附近。
crane作名词，意为起重机。
They used a crane to lift the heavy equipment.
他们用起重机吊起重型设备。
及物动词短语，需带宾语one's neck。
She craned her neck to see the parade.
她伸长脖子看游行。
不及物用法，直接接不定式。
He craned to catch a glimpse of the celebrity.
他伸长脖子想看一眼那位名人。
Not this
She craned to see over the crowd.
Use this
She craned her neck to see over the crowd.
作‘伸长（脖子）’讲时，crane是及物动词，必须后接宾语（如her neck）。
Not this
I saw two crane in the lake.
Use this
I saw two cranes in the lake.
crane表示‘鹤’时是可数名词，复数需加-s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
一群鹤
We spotted a flock of cranes flying over the marsh.
我们看到一群鹤飞过沼泽。
操作起重机
He is training to operate a crane at the construction site.
他正在训练在建筑工地操作起重机。
起重机操作员
The crane operator lifted the steel beam carefully.
起重机操作员小心地吊起了钢梁。
伸长脖子
She craned her neck to see the parade over the crowd.
她伸长脖子从人群上方看游行。
向前探身
He craned forward to get a better look at the painting.
他向前探身以便更清楚地看那幅画。
伸长脖子（看）
She craned her neck to see the parade from behind the crowd.
她伸长脖子，试图从人群后面看到游行队伍。
Use crane naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
鹤伸颈（crane its neck）像起重机（crane）吊臂，记住crane是长脖子。
语域：neutral 常见场景：construction、building sites、heavy machinery 此义项为中性语体，多用于建筑、工程等专业场景，日常对话中也较常见。
这些词与crane押韵（/eɪn/），拼写模式相似（-ane或-ain）。注意：单词实际发音相同部分为/eɪn/，而非仅看拼写。
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