noun🔗ShareクランクA bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion."I grind my coffee by hand with a coffee grinder with a crank handle."クランクハンドル付きのコーヒーグラインダーで、手でコーヒーを挽きます。technicalmachinepartdeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareクランクを回すことThe act of converting power into motion, by turning a crankshaft."Yes, a crank was all it needed to start."ええ、始動するにはクランクを回すことだけで十分でした。machinetechnicalactionenergyphysicsdeviceprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareクランク、屈曲Any bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage."The old road to the lake had many dangerous cranks, making it difficult to drive quickly. "湖への古い道には危険な屈曲が多く、速く運転するのが困難でした。partstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share気難しい人, 変人An ill-tempered or nasty person."Billy-Bob is a nasty old crank! He chased my cat away."ビリー・ボブは意地悪なおじいさんだ！彼は私の猫を追い払った。personcharacterattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share気まぐれ、奇癖、思いつきA twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim;"Her sudden decision to quit her job was one of her cranks; she often acts impulsively. "彼女が突然仕事を辞めたのは、彼女の気まぐれの一つだった。彼女はしばしば衝動的に行動する。mindcharacterattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareかんしゃく, 怒りA fit of temper or passion."After losing the game, the boy had a sudden crank and slammed his door. "試合に負けた後、少年は突然かんしゃくを起こし、ドアをバタンと閉めた。emotionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share変人, 風変わりな人(dated in US) A person who is considered strange or odd by others. They may behave in unconventional ways."John is a crank because he talks to himself."ジョンは独り言を言うから変人だ。personcharacterattitudesocietycultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share野球ファン(1800s) A baseball fan."Back in the 1880s, the most dedicated baseball cranks would arrive at the ballpark hours before the game, eager to secure the best seats. "1880年代には、最も熱心な野球ファンは、最高の席を確保するために試合の何時間も前に球場に到着したものでした。sportpersonentertainmenthistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share疑似科学運動の支持者An advocate of a pseudoscience movement."That crank next door thinks he’s created cold fusion in his garage."隣の疑似科学運動の支持者は、自分のガレージで低温核融合を作り出したと思っている。theorypersonattitudesciencephilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share言葉遊び、駄洒落A twist or turn in speech; word play consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word."The comedian's routine was filled with cranks, twisting common phrases into unexpected and funny meanings. "コメディアンのルーティンは、一般的なフレーズを予期せぬ面白い意味にひねった言葉遊びでいっぱいだった。languagelinguisticswordliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share病人, 病人A sick person; an invalid."The hospital ward was full of cranks, all hoping to recover quickly. "病院の病棟は病人だらけで、皆早く回復することを願っていた。medicinepersondiseaseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareクランクを回すTo turn by means of a crank."Motorists had to crank their engine by hand."自動車の運転手は、手でエンジンをクランクで回さなければなりませんでした。machinetechnicalactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareクランクを回すTo turn a crank."He cranks the handle on the ice cream maker to churn the ingredients. "彼は材料を混ぜるために、アイスクリームメーカーのハンドルを回します。machineactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share回す(of a crank or similar) To turn."He cranks the handle of the old pencil sharpener to sharpen his pencil. "彼は鉛筆を削るために、古い鉛筆削りのハンドルを回します。machineactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share回す, クランクで動かすTo cause to spin via other means, as though turned by a crank."Crank it up!"回せ！actionmachineenergytechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share不機嫌になる, グチをこぼすTo act in a cranky manner; to behave unreasonably and irritably, especially through complaining."Quit cranking about your spilt milk!"こぼしたミルクのことでグチをこぼすのはやめて！attitudecharacteremotionhumanmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareフル稼働する, 最大限の努力をするTo be running at a high level of output or effort."By one hour into the shift, the boys were really cranking."シフト開始から1時間後には、少年たちは本当にフル稼働していました。actionenergyworkmachinefunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share回す, クランクするTo run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn."The old mountain road cranks sharply around the cliffs, making the drive slow and careful. "古い山道は崖の周りを急カーブで回り、運転をゆっくりと慎重にします。actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareメタンフェタミン、クリスタル・メスA highly addictive phenethylamine stimulant drug, similar to cocaine. Its systematic (IUPAC) name is (S)-N-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine."Police warned about the dangers of "cranks" after finding a large quantity of the illegal drug during a raid. "警察は、家宅捜索中に違法薬物の大量押収後、「メタンフェタミン」の危険性について警告した。medicinesubstancechemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
