cranny
英['kr?n?]
美['kr?ni]
- n. 裂隙，裂縫
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?crannies;
中文詞源
cranny 裂縫
來(lái)自PIE*sker, 砍，劈，詞源同shear, caries.
英文詞源
- cranny
- cranny: see crenellate
- cranny (n.)
- mid-15c., possibly from a diminutive of Middle French cran "notch, fissure" (14c.), from crener "to notch, split," from Medieval Latin crenare, possibly from Latin cernere "to separate, sift" (see crisis). But OED casts doubt on this derivation.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Boxes are stacked in every nook and cranny at the factory.
- 盒子疊放在工廠的各個(gè)角落。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Every nook and cranny of this place brought back memories.
- 這個(gè)地方的每一個(gè)角落都勾起許多回憶.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 3. He knew every nook and cranny of the area.
- 他對(duì)這一帶的一草一木都了如指掌.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 4. The shrapnel was searching every cranny.
- 榴霰彈正在四散開(kāi)來(lái).
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 5. I've searched every nook and cranny but I still can't find the keys.
- 我找遍所有的地方也沒(méi)找到鑰匙.
來(lái)自辭典例句