名词摇篮; 发源地,发祥地; 吊架,支架; 婴儿时期
及物动词将…置于摇篮中; 轻轻地抱或捧; 抚养; 把…搁在支架上
1. in the cradle : 在婴儿时期;
2. from the cradle to the grave : 一生;
3. from the cradle : 自幼;
cradle
及物动词
1. She was cradled in poverty.
她幼年生长于穷困的环境。
2. He forgot to cradle the telephone receiver when he finished.
他打完电话忘记把听筒搁在支架上。
名词
1. Remember to put the telephone back in the cradle when you've finished.
打完电话别忘了把话筒放回听筒架上。
2. We knew each other from the cradle.
我们自幼便相识了。
3. Greece was the cradle of western civilization.
希腊是西方文明的发源地。