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cranks

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noun

曲柄，摇柄.

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.

Examples :

"I grind my coffee by hand with a coffee grinder with a crank handle."

我用手摇咖啡研磨机，通过摇动曲柄来手工研磨咖啡。

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noun

曲柄, 摇柄

The act of converting power into motion, by turning a crankshaft.

Examples :

"Yes, a crank was all it needed to start."

是的，只需要摇几下曲柄就能启动了。

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noun

弯曲，曲折。

Any bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage.

Examples :

"The old road to the lake had many dangerous cranks, making it difficult to drive quickly. "

通往湖边的老路有很多危险的弯道，很难快速行驶。

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noun

怪人，讨厌鬼

An ill-tempered or nasty person.

Examples :

"Billy-Bob is a nasty old crank! He chased my cat away."

比利·博布真是个讨厌的老怪人！他把我的猫赶走了。

person character attitude

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noun

怪癖，奇想。

A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim;

Examples :

"Her sudden decision to quit her job was one of her cranks; she often acts impulsively. "

她突然决定辞职是她的一个怪癖，她经常一时兴起就做决定。

mind character attitude

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noun

发脾气，怒火。

A fit of temper or passion.

Examples :

"After losing the game, the boy had a sudden crank and slammed his door. "

输掉比赛后，那个男孩突然发起脾气，砰的一声关上了门。

emotion attitude

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noun

怪人，奇葩

(dated in US) A person who is considered strange or odd by others. They may behave in unconventional ways.

Examples :

"John is a crank because he talks to himself."

约翰是个怪人，因为他总是自言自语。

person character attitude society culture

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noun

球迷，棒球迷

(1800s) A baseball fan.

Examples :

"Back in the 1880s, the most dedicated baseball cranks would arrive at the ballpark hours before the game, eager to secure the best seats. "

早在19世纪80年代，最忠实的棒球球迷会提前几个小时到达棒球场，迫不及待地想抢到最好的座位。

sport person entertainment history

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伪科学鼓吹者，民科。

An advocate of a pseudoscience movement.

Examples :

"That crank next door thinks he’s created cold fusion in his garage."

隔壁那个民科，以为他在自家车库里搞出了冷核聚变。

theory person attitude science philosophy

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noun

双关，俏皮话

A twist or turn in speech; word play consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word.

Examples :

"The comedian's routine was filled with cranks, twisting common phrases into unexpected and funny meanings. "

这位喜剧演员的表演充满了双关和俏皮话，他将常见的短语巧妙地扭曲成意想不到的、有趣的含义。

language linguistics word literature

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noun

病人, 病号

A sick person; an invalid.

Examples :

"The hospital ward was full of cranks, all hoping to recover quickly. "

医院病房里住满了病号，大家都希望能尽快康复。

medicine person disease

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noun

鸡巴，阴茎。

body organ sex anatomy

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verb

摇动，转动。

To turn by means of a crank.

Examples :

"Motorists had to crank their engine by hand."

以前的司机必须用手摇动发动机才能启动。

machine technical action

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verb

摇动，转动。

To turn a crank.

Examples :

"He cranks the handle on the ice cream maker to churn the ingredients. "

他摇动冰淇淋机的把手，搅拌里面的原料。

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verb

转动，摇动。

(of a crank or similar) To turn.

Examples :

"He cranks the handle of the old pencil sharpener to sharpen his pencil. "

他摇动老式卷笔刀的手柄来削铅笔。

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verb

摇动，转动。

To cause to spin via other means, as though turned by a crank.

Examples :

"Crank it up!"

把它摇起来！

action machine energy technology

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verb

发牢骚，抱怨，爱抱怨的人。

To act in a cranky manner; to behave unreasonably and irritably, especially through complaining.

Examples :

"Quit cranking about your spilt milk!"

别抱怨你打翻的牛奶了！

attitude character emotion human mind

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verb

全力以赴，卖力，加足马力

To be running at a high level of output or effort.

Examples :

"By one hour into the shift, the boys were really cranking."

上班一个小时后，那些孩子们就开始全力以赴地干活了。

action energy work machine function

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verb

蜿蜒, 盘旋

To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn.

Examples :

"The old mountain road cranks sharply around the cliffs, making the drive slow and careful. "

老旧的山路沿着悬崖峭壁蜿蜒盘旋，使得行车缓慢而谨慎。

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noun

冰毒

A highly addictive phenethylamine stimulant drug, similar to cocaine. Its systematic (IUPAC) name is (S)-N-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine.

Examples :

"Police warned about the dangers of "cranks" after finding a large quantity of the illegal drug during a raid. "

警方在突袭搜查中发现大量冰毒后，警告民众警惕“冰毒”的危害。

medicine substance chemistry