cradle

US [ˈkreɪd(ə)l]
UK ['kreɪd(ə)l]
  • n.摇篮；发源地；发祥地；策源地
  • v.轻轻抱着
  • Web托架；深崎暮人；支架
Plural Form：cradles  Present Participle：cradling  Past Tense：cradled  

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cradle
n.
1.
摇篮a small bed for a baby which can be pushed gently from side to side
She rocked the baby to sleep in its cradle.
她摇动摇篮哄婴儿入睡。
2.
[ususing]
~ of sth
策源地；发源地；发祥地the place where sth important began
Greece, the cradle of Western civilization
希腊，西方文明的摇篮
3.
（高楼外供清洁窗户等用的）吊架，托架，吊篮a small platform that can be moved up and down the outside of a high building, used by people cleaning windows, etc.
4.
（电话机的）听筒架，叉托支架the part of a telephone on which the receiver rests
IDM
from the cradle to the grave
一生；一世；从生到死a way of referring to the whole of a person's life, from birth until death
v.
1.
~ sb/sth
轻轻抱着to hold sb/sth gently in your arms or hands
The old man cradled the tiny baby in his arms.
老汉把幼小的婴儿轻轻抱在怀里。

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AllAll,摇篮摇篮,发源地发源地,发祥地发祥地,策源地策源地,轻轻抱着轻轻抱着,托架托架,深崎暮人深崎暮人,支架支架
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1.
Thanks in part to its oil wealth, Norway is one of the richest nations in the world, with a generous cradle-to-grave welfare system.
挪威的石油是使这个国家跻身世界上最富裕国家的原因之一，她拥有从生管到死的慷慨的福利体系。
nuó wēi de shí yóu shì shǐ zhè ge guó jiā jī shēn shì jiè shàng zuì fù yù guó jiā de yuán yīn zhī yī , tā yōng yǒu cóng shēng guǎn dào sǐ de kāng kǎi de fú lì tǐ xì 。
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2.
He thought of his native land --- Hubei Province, the cradle of his childhood as well as one of the origins of Chu culture.
他想到了自己的家乡湖北，那里不但是他童年的摇篮，更是楚文化的发祥之地。
tā xiǎng dào le zì jǐ de jiā xiāng hú běi , nà li bù dàn shì tā tóng nián de yáo lán , gèng shì chǔ wén huà de fā xiáng zhī dì 。
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3.
saying that it would do for a cradle when he had children of his own.
一边说这只鞋可以给他将来的孩子们做摇篮。
yì biān shuō zhè zhī xié kě yǐ gěi tā jiāng lái de hái zi men zuò yáo lán 。
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4.
Europe is the home to symphonic music and also home to opera. It has been a cradle of many brilliant music composers.
欧洲是交响乐之乡，也是歌剧之乡，是许多杰出作曲家的摇篮。
ōu zhōu shì jiāo xiǎng yuè zhī xiāng , yě shì gē jù zhī xiāng , shì xǔ duō jié chū zuò qǔ jiā de yáo lán 。
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5.
the sea, that piece of full of affection sea, is only the cradle which no longer was we once loved.
海，还是那片多情的海，只是不再是我们曾经爱的摇篮。
hǎi , hái shì nà piàn duō qíng de hǎi , zhǐ shì bú zài shì wǒ men céng jīng ài de yáo lán 。
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6.
The cradle of your birth and sustenance is now prepared for an overhaul which shall lead to the fall of all that have chosen to fall.
你们诞生和赖以生存的摇篮，现已为一个大检修做好准备，这将导致所有那些选择跌落者的跌落。
nǐ men dàn shēng hé lài yǐ shēng cún de yáo lán , xiàn yǐ wéi yī gè dà jiǎn xiū zuò hǎo zhǔn bèi , zhè jiāng dǎo zhì suǒ yǒu nà xiē xuǎn zé diē luò zhě de diē luò 。
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7.
One of the servants waded into the water and picked up the cradle. The baby, frightened by the sudden movement, began to cry.
其中一个仆人趟进水里把摇篮拎起来。婴儿被这突然的举动惊醒了，开始哭起来。
qí zhōng yī gè pú rén tàng jìn shuǐ lǐ bǎ yáo lán līn qǐ lái 。 yīng ér bèi zhè tū rán de jǔ dòng jīng xǐng le , kāi shǐ kū qǐ lái 。
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8.
As she slowly placed the phone back in its cradle, the two toddlers, drawn inside by the commotion, saw Anderson and started crying.
两个刚学会走路的小孩，被屋里的响声招了进来，看到安德森的摸样，吓得哭了起来。
liǎng gè gāng xué huì zǒu lù de xiǎo hái , bèi wū lǐ de xiǎng shēng zhāo le jìn lái , kàn dào ān dé sēn de mō yàng , xià de kū le qǐ lái 。
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9.
Death-dealing waves sing meaningless ballads to the children, even like the lullaby while rocking her baby's cradle.
凶险的惊涛骇浪，对孩子们唱着没有一样的曲子，仿佛母亲在晃悠婴儿入睡时哼的。
xiōng xiǎn de jīng tāo hài làng , duì hái zi men chàng zhe méi yǒu yí yàng de qǔ zi , fǎng fú mǔ qīn zài huàng you yīng ér rù shuì shí hēng de 。
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10.
She found a hiding place among the bulrushes which grew by the river bank, and left the cradle there, floating gently on the water.
她在河边的芦苇中找到了一个隐避的地方，把摇篮放在那里，让它轻轻地漂在水上。
tā zài hé biān de lú wěi zhōng zhǎo dào le yī gè yǐn bì de dì fang , bǎ yáo lán fàng zài nà li , ràng tā qīng qīng de piāo zài shuǐ shàng 。
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