crank

🇬🇧 UK/kræŋk/🇺🇸 US
C2

Definitions

n.

A bent arm or handle attached to a shaft for converting rotary motion; an eccentric or bad-tempered person.

曲柄;怪人,脾气暴躁的人

v.

To turn or start something by means of a crank.

转动曲柄;启动

adj.

Strange or eccentric; twisted or out of order.

古怪的;不稳的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
crankother
=crank

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    You need to crank the handle to start the old machinery.

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