crank
n
L-shaped bar and handle for converting to-and-fro movement to circular movement (用以將往復運動變換為圓周運動的)曲柄, 曲軸
The pedals of a cycle are attached to a crank. 自行車的踏板與曲柄相連. =>illus at App 1 見附錄1之插圖, page xiii. crank, v [Tn, Tn.p]
~ sth (up) cause sth to turn by means of a crank 用曲柄轉動某物
crank (up) an engine, ie start it with a crank 用曲柄啟動發動機.
crank n (derog 貶) person with strange fixed ideas, esp on a particular subject; eccentric person 有古怪成見的人(尤指在某問題上); 有怪癖的人
a health-food crank, ie one who insists on eating unusual food for health reasons 對保健食品有偏好怪癖的人.