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be a crank
名词义：脾气坏的人。be a crank 描述某人容易生气或很难相处。
He is a crank, but everyone likes him.
他是个脾气坏的人，但大家都喜欢他。
脾气坏的人
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
脾气坏的人
a bad-tempered person
He is a crank, but everyone likes him.
他是个脾气坏的人，但大家都喜欢他。
异想天开；任性；心血来潮
A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim;
曲柄,轴或轮端弯曲的臂,用于传递旋转或改变运动方式
A bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion.
脾气暴躁的人
a bad-tempered person
发脾气；冲动
A fit of temper or passion.
Our neighbor is a crank who shouts at anyone who parks in front of his house.
我们的邻居是个脾气很坏的人，谁把车停在他家门前，他就对谁大喊大叫。
Don't be such a crank; I only asked if you slept well.
别这么暴躁；我只是问你睡得好不好。
The new manager was known as a crank, so everyone tried to give her good news only.
新来的经理是出了名的脾气坏的人，所以大家都只挑好消息告诉她。
名词义：脾气坏的人。be a crank 描述某人容易生气或很难相处。
He is a crank, but everyone likes him.
他是个脾气坏的人，但大家都喜欢他。
名词义：脾气坏的人。such...that... 表示“如此……以至于……”，强调程度。
She is such a crank that no one wants to work with her.
她脾气太坏了，没人愿意和她一起工作。
名词义：脾气坏的人。后接 who 引导的定语从句来补充说明此人的行为特点。
He's a crank who always complains about the weather.
他是个总是抱怨天气的脾气坏的人。
Not this
He is more crank than his brother.
Use this
He is cranker than his brother.
crank（易怒的）是单音节形容词，比较级应直接加 -er 变为 cranker；不要按中文'更+形容词'的习惯用 more crank。
Not this
There are many crank in this office.
Use this
There are many cranks in this office.
crank 作可数名词指'脾气坏的人'，被 many 修饰时要用复数 cranks；中文名词没有单复数变化，容易漏加 -s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
坏脾气的老头
The old crank complained about the noise from the street every single night.
那个坏脾气的老头每天晚上都抱怨街上的噪音。
暴躁乖戾的老头
Everyone avoids the grumpy old crank in the corner shop because he always finds something to complain about.
大家都躲着街角店那个暴躁乖戾的老头，因为他总能找到抱怨的事。
十足的坏脾气家伙
My new boss is a real crank before his third cup of coffee.
我的新老板在喝第三杯咖啡之前是个十足的坏脾气家伙。
启动；调高（音量、强度等）
Let's crank up the music at the party.
让我们在聚会上把音乐声调大吧。
大量制造；快速产出
The factory cranks out thousands of phones every day.
这家工厂每天大量生产数千部手机。
恶作剧电话
He admitted to making the crank call to the emergency line.
他承认打了那个给紧急电话线路的恶作剧电话。
看我扭起来，看我摇起来。
In his 2007 hit 'Crank That', Soulja Boy shouts 'Watch me crank it' as he performs the dance, and the line became a pop-culture catchphrase.
在他2007年的热门歌曲《Crank That》中，Soulja Boy 一边跳着这支舞一边喊着“Watch me crank it”，这句话成了流行文化中的经典口头禅。
Use crank naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：手摇曲柄(crank)转得不稳，人像曲柄一样脾气不稳、易怒。
语域：informal 常见场景：日常口语、谈论或抱怨某人脾气坏 作“脾气坏的人”讲时，通常属于非正式口语，多用于日常对话，带不满或戏谑的语气；正式写作中比较少见。
All six words rhyme with crank: they share the stressed vowel /æ/ followed by /ŋk/. Watch out for lookalikes such as cranky /ˈkræŋki/ or crankcase /ˈkræŋkkeɪs/, which do not rhyme with the target. Also note that hang /hæŋ/ ends in /ŋ/, not /ŋk/, so it is not a rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.