及物动词
不及物动词
名词
1. 想法(或行为)古怪的人
If you call someone a crank, you think their ideas or behaviour are strange.
2. 曲柄;曲轴
A crank is a device that you turn in order to make something move.
3. (尤指用手摇曲柄)转动(或启动)
If you crank an engine or machine, you make it move or function, especially by turning a handle.
相关词组:crank outcrank up
1. a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
Synonym: starter
2. an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride
used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
Synonym: methamphetaminemethamphetamine hydrochlorideMethedrinemethdeoxyephedrinechalkchicken feedglassiceshabutrash
3. a whimsically eccentric person
Synonym: crackpotnutnut casefruitcakescrewball
4. a bad-tempered person
Synonym: grouchgrumpchurlcrosspatch