A device for changing to-and-fro motion to rotary motion, or the opposite, usually consisting of an arm attached at right angles to a shaft which transfers the motion. 曲柄;把手。 To bend into the shape of a crank. 制成曲柄形。 To wind up; turn, esp. by using a crank or the like. 旋紧;旋转(尤指运用曲柄或其他类似物)。 Years ago people had to crank the engine of a car to start it. 多年以前人们必须转动曲柄发动汽车引擎。 An odd turn of speech or mind; a caprice. 怪异的言词或思想;反覆无常。 An eccentric person; a person who pursues one idea exclusively. 【口】有怪癖之人;偏执者。 Of a boat, easily upset; cranky. 易倾覆的(指船而言);摇晃的;不稳的。 |