| 词汇 | crank out |
| 释义 | Idiom crank outcrank out (something) to produce something continually, like a machine.He regularly cranks out one movie a year and hasn't shown any signs of slowing down. Phr V crank out cranks, cranking, cranked crank out sth or crank sth out mainly American informal to produce a lot of something quickly, especially without thinking about what you are doingShe cranks out, on average, 23 new novels a year. crank out verb to create something, to make something. The implication is of mechanical manufacture, but that is not necessarily the intention US, 2001crank sth out • crank out sth AmE informal to produce a lot of something very quickly: He cranks out detective novels at the rate of three a year.■ SIMILAR TO: churn out crank outTo do or complete something quickly (and perhaps with a loss of quality as a result). A noun or pronoun can be used between "crank" and "out." With the deadline looming, the staff was able to crank out the layout in just a few hours, thank goodness. I write a novel every few years, but that author seems to crank one out every few months! crank something outFig. to produce something quickly or carelessly; to make something in a casual and mechanical way. John can crank a lot of work out in a single day. The automated production line could really crank out parts, but the quality was shoddy. crank outProduce, especially mechanically or rapidly, as in I don't know how he can crank out a novel a year. [Colloquial; mid-1900s] crank outv. To produce, especially mechanically and rapidly: The secretary cranked out one memo after another. I know you're tired of stuffing envelopes, but you need to crank them out. crank something out tv. to produce something; to make a lot of something. She can crank mystery novels out like fury. They’re all good, too. |
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