cradle 音標拼音: [kr'edəl]
n . 搖籃,發祥地,搖籃時代
vt . 放在搖籃內,撫育
vi . 刈割
搖籃,發祥地,搖籃時代放在搖籃內,撫育刈割
cradle n 1 :
a baby bed with sides and rockers 2 :
where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence ; "
the birthplace of civilization " [
synonym :
{
birthplace }, {
cradle }, {
place of origin }, {
provenance },
{
provenience }]
3 :
birth of a person ; "
he was taught from the cradle never to cry "
4 :
a trough that can be rocked back and forth ;
used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold [
synonym : {
rocker }, {
cradle }]
v 1 :
hold gently and carefully ; "
He cradles the child in his arms "
2 :
bring up from infancy 3 :
hold or place in or as if in a cradle ; "
He cradled the infant in his arms "
4 :
cut grain with a cradle scythe 5 :
wash in a cradle ; "
cradle gold "
6 :
run with the stick Cradle \
Cra "
dle \,
v .
i .
To lie or lodge ,
as in a cradle .
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Withered roots and husks wherein the acorn cradled .
--
Shak .
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Cradle \
Cra "
dle \ (
kr [=
a ]
d '
l ),
n . [
AS .
cradel ,
cradol ,
prob .
from Celtic ;
cf .
Gael .
creathall ,
Ir .
craidhal ,
W .
cryd a shaking or rocking ,
a cradle ;
perh .
akin to E .
crate .]
1 .
A bed or cot for a baby ,
oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots ;
hence ,
the place of origin ,
or in which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier period of existence ;
as ,
a cradle of crime ;
the cradle of liberty .
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The cradle that received thee at thy birth .
--
Cowper .
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No sooner was I crept out of my cradle But I was made a king ,
at nine months old . --
Shak .
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2 .
Infancy ,
or very early life .
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From their cradles bred together . --
Shak .
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A form of worship in which they had been educated from their cradles . --
Clarendon .
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3 . (
Agric .)
An implement consisting of a broad scythe for cutting grain ,
with a set of long fingers parallel to the scythe ,
designed to receive the grain ,
and to lay it evenly in a swath .
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4 . (
Engraving )
A tool used in mezzotint engraving ,
which ,
by a rocking motion ,
raises burrs on the surface of the plate ,
so preparing the ground .
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5 .
A framework of timbers ,
or iron bars ,
moving upon ways or rollers ,
used to support ,
lift ,
or carry ships or other vessels ,
heavy guns ,
etc .,
as up an inclined plane ,
or across a strip of land ,
or in launching a ship .
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6 . (
Med .)
(
a )
A case for a broken or dislocated limb .
(
b )
A frame to keep the bedclothes from contact with the person .
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7 . (
Mining )
(
a )
A machine on rockers ,
used in washing out auriferous earth ; --
also called a {
rocker }. [
U .
S .]
(
b )
A suspended scaffold used in shafts .
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8 . (
Carp .)
The ribbing for vaulted ceilings and arches intended to be covered with plaster . --
Knight .
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9 . (
Naut .)
The basket or apparatus in which ,
when a line has been made fast to a wrecked ship from the shore ,
the people are brought off from the wreck .
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{
Cat '
s cradle }.
See under {
Cat }.
{
Cradle hole },
a sunken place in a road ,
caused by thawing ,
or by travel over a soft spot .
{
Cradle scythe },
a broad scythe used in a cradle for cutting grain .
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Cradle \
Cra "
dle \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Cradled } (-
d '
ld );
p .
pr .
&
vb .
n . {
Cradling } (-
dl ?
ng ).]
1 .
To lay to rest ,
or rock ,
as in a cradle ;
to lull or quiet ,
as by rocking .
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It cradles their fears to sleep . --
D .
A .
Clark .
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2 .
To nurse or train in infancy .
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He that hath been cradled in majesty will not leave the throne to play with beggars . --
Glanvill .
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3 .
To cut and lay with a cradle ,
as grain .
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4 .
To transport a vessel by means of a cradle .
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In Lombardy . . .
boats are cradled and transported over the grade . --
Knight .
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{
To cradle a picture },
to put ribs across the back of a picture ,
to prevent the panels from warping .
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190 Moby Thesaurus words for "
cradle ":
Colonial bed ,
Hollywood bed ,
Vaterland ,
afford support ,
appease ,
babyhood ,
back ,
back up ,
bassinet ,
bear ,
bear up ,
bed ,
bed -
davenport ,
beginnings ,
berth ,
birth ,
birthplace ,
bolster ,
bolster up ,
brace ,
breeding place ,
brooder ,
bunk ,
bunk bed ,
buoy up ,
buttress ,
calm ,
calm down ,
camp bed ,
care for ,
carry ,
cherish ,
childhood ,
clarifier ,
coddle ,
colander ,
compose ,
cool ,
cosset ,
cot ,
crib ,
cribble ,
crutch ,
cultivate ,
cushion ,
day bed ,
door bed ,
double bed ,
double bunk ,
dry -
nurse ,
dulcify ,
duplex bed ,
ease ,
even out ,
fatherland ,
feather bed ,
feed ,
filter ,
fold -
away bed ,
fondle ,
forcing bed ,
foster ,
four -
poster ,
freshman year ,
genesis ,
gentle ,
give support ,
hammock ,
hatchery ,
hold ,
hold up ,
home ,
homeground ,
homeland ,
hospital bed ,
hotbed ,
hush ,
inception ,
inchoation ,
incipience ,
incipiency ,
incubator ,
incunabula ,
infancy ,
keep afloat ,
keep up ,
king -
size bed ,
la patrie ,
lavish care on ,
lend support ,
lixiviator ,
lower berth ,
lull ,
mainstay ,
maintain ,
mollify ,
mother ,
mother country ,
motherland ,
my Angel -
infancy ,
nascence ,
nascency ,
native land ,
native soil ,
nativity ,
nest ,
nestle ,
nidus ,
nourish ,
nurse ,
nursery ,
nurture ,
origin ,
origination ,
pacify ,
pallet ,
pamper ,
panel bed ,
parturition ,
patria ,
percolator ,
pillow ,
pipe berth ,
poster bed ,
pour balm into ,
pregnancy ,
prop ,
purifier ,
put to bed ,
quarter berth ,
queen -
size bed ,
quell ,
quiet ,
refiner ,
refinery ,
reinforce ,
rest ,
riddle ,
rock ,
rock to sleep ,
rocker ,
roll -
away bed ,
rookery ,
screen ,
shore ,
shore up ,
shoulder ,
sieve ,
sifter ,
single bed ,
smooth ,
smooth down ,
smooth over ,
smoothen ,
sofa -
bed ,
soothe ,
spoon -
feed ,
stabilize ,
stay ,
steady ,
still ,
strainer ,
subdue ,
subsidize ,
subvention ,
suckle ,
support ,
sustain ,
tester bed ,
the nursery ,
the old country ,
three -
quarter bed ,
tranquilize ,
truckle bed ,
trundle bed ,
tuck in ,
underbrace ,
undergird ,
underlie ,
underpin ,
underset ,
upbear ,
uphold ,
upkeep ,
wet -
nurse ,
winnow ,
winnowing basket ,
winnowing fan ,
winnowing machine ,
youth
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