crane

[krein]

n.鹤, 起重机
v.起吊, 伸长(脖子), 犹豫

例句与用法：

The driver slewed the crane round.

司机把吊车转了过来。

He crane his neck to get a glimpse of the parade.

他伸长脖子看了看游行的队伍。

A whooping crane.

美洲鹤，高叫鹤

Jane craned her neck to look for her mother in the crowd.

简伸长脖子张望，在人群中找她的母亲。

We used a crane to lift the huge box into the backyard.

我们使用起重机将这个大箱子搬进了后院。

词形变化：

动词过去式: craned | 动词过去分词: craned | 动词现在分词: craning | 动词第三人称单数: cranes |

详细释义：

n.[C]

1. 【动】鹤

A grey crane flew onto the tree.

一只灰鹤飞到树上。

2. 【天】(大写)天鹤座[the S]

3. 起重机, 吊车

They will have to be moved by crane.

它们得用起重机吊运。

They used cranes to lift the containers from the ship.

他们用起重机从船上把货柜吊起来。

vt.

1. 伸(颈)

The audience at the back craned their necks to see the puppet show.

后面的观众伸长了脖子看木偶戏。

He craned his neck to get a glimpse of the parade.

他伸长脖子看了看游行的队伍。

2. 用起重机起吊(或搬运)

crane up building material

吊起建筑材料

vi.

1. 伸着脖子看

From every window heads were craning for a view of it.

每一个窗口都有人探出头来看。

2. (行动前)踌躇[(+at)]