cradle
【摇篮】
单词:cradle
词性:名词、动词
基本含义:
- 摇篮(名词):婴儿的床,通常带有摇动功能,用于放置婴儿休息或睡觉。
- 发源地,起源地(名词):某事物的起点或起源,通常用来形容事物的发源地。
- 摇动,轻轻摇晃(动词):指用手轻轻摇动物体,特别是摇篮,以使婴儿入睡。
- 摇篮式支撑(动词):用类似摇篮的方式支撑或托起某物。
详细解析:
1. 摇篮(名词):
- cradle 最常见的含义是指专为婴儿设计的床,通常具有摇动功能。它用于给婴儿提供一个舒适、安全的睡眠环境。
例句:
- She placed the baby in the cradle to sleep.
(她把婴儿放进摇篮里睡觉。) - The cradle was decorated with soft blankets and toys.
(摇篮里铺着柔软的毯子和玩具。)
2. 发源地,起源地(名词):
- cradle 也可以用来指某事物的发源地,表示某事物的起点或最初的地方,尤其是在文化、历史或技术等方面。
例句:
- The town is considered the cradle of modern democracy.
(这座城市被认为是现代民主的发源地。) - Africa is often referred to as the cradle of humanity.
(非洲常被称为人类的发源地。)
3. 摇动,轻轻摇晃(动词):
- cradle 作为动词时,表示用轻柔的动作摇动某物,特别是摇篮中的婴儿,以安抚其入睡。
例句:
- She gently cradled the baby in her arms.
(她轻轻地把婴儿抱在怀里。) - He cradled the fragile vase carefully.
(他小心地抱着那个易碎的花瓶。)
4. 摇篮式支撑(动词):
- cradle 还可以指像摇篮一样支撑或托住某物,通常意味着小心、温柔地支撑。
例句:
- The mother cradled her child’s head in her hands.
(母亲用双手轻轻托住孩子的头。) - The ship’s hull was cradled in the soft sand.
(船体被柔软的沙滩轻轻支撑着。)
常见搭配与短语:
- cradle of civilization → 文明的摇篮
- Mesopotamia is often referred to as the cradle of civilization.
(美索不达米亚常被称为文明的摇篮。)
- Mesopotamia is often referred to as the cradle of civilization.
- cradle of life → 生命的发源地
- The ocean is often described as the cradle of life.
(海洋常被描述为生命的摇篮。)
- The ocean is often described as the cradle of life.
- cradle a baby → 轻轻摇晃婴儿
- The nurse cradled the baby in her arms.
(护士轻轻地把婴儿抱在怀里。)
- The nurse cradled the baby in her arms.
- cradle of democracy → 民主的发源地
- Ancient Greece is considered the cradle of democracy.
(古希腊被认为是民主的发源地。)
- Ancient Greece is considered the cradle of democracy.
相关词汇与对比:
单词 | 含义 | 例子 |
---|---|---|
cradle | 摇篮,发源地,摇动 | The child was asleep in the cradle. (孩子睡在摇篮里。) |
bassinet | 婴儿床,摇篮 | She placed the baby in the bassinet. (她把婴儿放进了婴儿床里。) |
rock | 摇动,摇晃(动词) | She gently rocked the baby to sleep. (她轻轻地摇晃婴儿入睡。) |
nest | 巢,鸟巢 | The bird built a nest in the tree. (那只鸟在树上筑了巢。) |
记忆技巧:
- Cradle 可以通过想象婴儿的摇篮来记住,尤其是与“轻柔的摇动”或“托住”的动作相关。
- Cradle 还可以联想到“发源地”,就像摇篮是婴儿生活的起点,文明或生命也可以有类似的“起点”。