Cradle
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n. 搖籃;發源地，發祥地;吊架，支架;嬰兒時期;
vt. 將…置于搖籃中;輕輕地抱或捧;撫養;把…擱在支架上;
?? 例句
the cradle of civilization
文化發源地
What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave.
孩提時代學到的東西，至死不忘。
He place the receiver back on the cradle, lost in some reflection.
他掛上了聽筒，茫然若有所思地站了一會兒。
Ancient Athens is said to be the cradle of democracy.
據說古代雅典是民主的搖籃。
O! The Huanghe (River), cradle of the Chinese nation.
?。↑S河，你是中華民族的搖籃。
?? 聯想助記
【記】※ candle-蠟燭,cradle-搖籃:燭光搖曳,母親看著搖籃里睡熟的嬰兒
※ cr-拼音“超人”,ad-廣告,le-拼音“了”:超人從廣告中找到了發源地
※ cr-拼音“超人”,a-一,dle-拼音“大了”:超人一長大了就離開了搖籃
? 同義詞
?? 牛津釋義
cradle
n
1 small bed for a baby, usu shaped like a box with curved parts underneath so that it can move from side to side 搖籃
The mother rocked the baby to sleep in its cradle. 母親搖動搖籃使嬰兒入睡. =>illus at App 1 見附錄1之插圖, page xvi.
2 ~ of sth (usu sing 通常作單數) (fig 比喻) place where sth begins 發源地; 策源地; 發祥地
Greece, the cradle of Western culture. 希臘, 西方文化的發源地.
3
(a) framework that looks like or is used like a cradle, eg the structure on which a ship rests while it is being repaired or built 形狀或用途近似搖籃的框架（如修造船舶時用以支承的托架）.
(b) platform that can be moved up and down an outside wall by means of ropes and pulleys, used by window-cleaners, painters, etc （擦窗工人、 油漆工人等使用的依靠繩索及滑輪可沿外墻上下移動的）吊架, 吊籃.
4 part of a telephone on which the receiver rests （電話機的）聽筒架, 叉簧.
5 (idm 習語) from the ,cradle to the `grave from birth to death 從生到死; 一生. cradle, v [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb/sth (in sth) place or hold sb/sth (as if) in a cradle 將某人[某物]（如同）置於搖籃中
cradle a child in one's arms, ie hold it gently, esp rocking it from side to side 把孩子抱在懷里輕輕搖晃.
?? 考研助記
cra(諧音cry哭)+dle(諧音兜):將愛哭的孩子放在兜一樣的 搖籃里它就不哭了 網友：yqy 補充：“跪到”（湖北方言，kuidou,諧音）:朝發源地跪著
?? 擴展釋義
*['kreidl]n. 搖籃, 發祥地, 孩提時代vt. 放在搖籃內, 撫育vi. 刈割【醫】 支架; 搖床相關詞組: from the cradle to the grave in the cradle from the cradle
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Come with me, Carl.
跟我來 ，Carl。
How about feed-back from your retailers and consumers?
你們的零售商和消費者的反映怎樣？
I will try, but no promises.
我會試試看，但是不敢保證。