cradle
noun[C]
uk/ˈkreɪ.dəl/us/ˈkreɪ.dəl/cradlenoun[C](BED)
asmallbedfor ababy,especiallyone thatmovesfromsidetoside:
摇床；摇篮Thenurserockedthe cradle.保姆摇动摇篮。
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Beds & parts of beds
- air mattress
- airbed
- bassinet
- bed
- bedhead
- carrycot
- couch
- couchette
- crib
- day bed
- divan
- Li-lo
- mattress
- memory foam
- moses basket
- queen-size
- truckle bed
- trundle bed
- twin bed
- waterbed
cradlenoun[C](PHONE)
theobjectthat you put aphone,camera, etc. into inordertorecharge(= putpowerinto)itsbatteries
（移动电话，相机，掌上电脑等的）传输座（用来充电或连接电脑）Communications - telephone equipment
- answering machine
- blower
- brick
- burner
- caller ID
- cell phone
- device
- dumbphone
- extension
- phablet
- platform
- powerbank
- sim
- SIM card
- smartphone
- speakerphone
- switchboard
- telephone
- telephone booth
- telephone exchange
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Computer hardware
cradlenoun[C](EQUIPMENT)
UK(USscaffold)
aframethathangson thesideof abuilding,ship, etc. forpeopletoworkfrom
（悬挂在建筑物、船等侧面供工作用的）脚手架，吊架，吊篮
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Physical supports and supporting
- abutment
- bearing
- bolster
- bookend
- bracket
- burden
- buttress
- groan
- lath
- load-bearing
- pier
- pile
- pillar
- prop
- propsomethingup
- rafter
- sinew
- underpin
- unsupported
- weight-bearing
Idioms
the cradle ofsomething
from (the) cradle to (the) grave
the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world
cradle
verb[T]
uk/ˈkreɪ.dəl/us/ˈkreɪ.dəl/toholdsomething or someonegently,especiallybysupportingwith thearms:
（尤指用手臂）轻托，轻抱She cradled himtenderlyinherarms.她把他轻轻地抱在怀里。
to hold someone or something
- holdCan you hold this for a moment?
- claspHe reached out to clasp her hand.
- gripThe baby gripped my finger with her tiny hand.
- clutchSilent and pale, she clutched her mother's hand.
- clingOne little girl was clinging onto a cuddly toy.
- hang onThe child was hanging on to her mother's skirt.
Having in your hands
- ahold
- arm
- chokehold
- clasp
- clench
- cling
- cup
- dandle
- grasp
- grip
- hand in handidiom
- handle
- hang
- hang on
- hang/hold on like grim deathidiom
- hold
- onto
- purchase
- seize
- taken