in a cranny
常与in连用,表示位置。
He hid the key in a cranny of the wall.
他把钥匙藏在墙的一个裂缝里。
裂缝,裂隙
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裂缝,裂隙
a small opening or crevice, especially in a rock face or wall
He hid the key in a cranny of the wall.
他把钥匙藏在墙的一个裂缝里。
尤指岩石或墙壁上的小缝隙
小而窄的开口、裂缝或缝隙,如墙上的
A small, narrow opening, fissure, crevice, or chink, as in a wall, or other substance.
用于形成瓶颈的工具
A tool for forming the necks of bottles, etc.
The old house had dust in every cranny.
这座老房子的每个裂缝里都有灰尘。
He searched every cranny of the cave for the treasure.
他搜寻了洞穴的每个裂缝以寻找宝藏。
Seeds often fall into tiny crannies in the pavement.
种子经常落入人行道上的细小裂缝中。
常与in连用,表示位置。
He hid the key in a cranny of the wall.
他把钥匙藏在墙的一个裂缝里。
固定短语,意为“到处,各个角落”。
We searched every nook and cranny of the house.
我们搜查了房子的每一个角落。
Not this
He hid the key in a cranny on the wall.
Use this
He hid the key in a cranny of the wall.
中文学习者常混淆介词 'on' 和 'of'。'cranny' 是墙的一部分,表示所属关系时应用 'of',而非 'on'。
Not this
I found cranny in the rock.
Use this
I found a cranny in the rock.
'cranny' 是可数名词,单数形式前需加不定冠词 'a'。中文学习者可能遗漏冠词,导致语法错误。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
每个角落;到处
She searched every nook and cranny of the room for her ring.
她找遍了房间的每个角落寻找她的戒指。
墙上的裂缝
A small plant was growing from a cranny in the wall.
一株小植物从墙上的裂缝里长了出来。
躲在裂缝里
The spider hid in a cranny under the windowsill.
蜘蛛躲在窗台下面的一条裂缝里。
岩石间的缝隙
Water trickled out of a cranny between the rocks.
水从岩石间的缝隙中滴落。
每个角落;各处
The cleaning crew scrubbed every nook and cranny of the kitchen.
清洁人员把厨房的每个角落都擦洗了一遍。
在每一个角落和缝隙,在地板上和窗台上。
This line, from the song 'Be Our Guest' in Disney's 1991 film Beauty and the Beast, uses 'nook and cranny' to mean every small corner or crack.
这句话出自迪士尼1991年电影《美女与野兽》中的歌曲《Be Our Guest》,其中‘nook and cranny’意为每一个角落或缝隙。
Use cranny naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想:cranny 听起来像 crack(裂缝),想象墙上一条又窄又小的缝隙,就是 cranny。
语域:mixed 常见场景:descriptive/literary writing、fixed phrase 'nook and cranny' cranny单独使用多见于书面或文学描写,日常口语中更常用crack或gap;固定搭配nook and cranny则比较常见。
常与in连用,如in a cranny
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