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单词 crone
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  • A withered old crone sat at one of the doors, sunning herself.
  • Gold and silver, and each thing more precious than another, in the crone's castle.
  • Her feet were bare, and altogether she was a most repulsive old crone.
  • The old crone puffed up again at this unexpected flare, and went out of the room, plopping her feet on floor and mumbling.
  • The two old crones sat with the body all night and all the next day.
crone
noun[C]
uk
/krəʊn/
us
/kroʊn/
anunpleasantoruglyoldwoman
讨厌的老太婆;丑老太婆

Examplesofcrone

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The skeletons of two infants can be seen; one discarded to the left, the other held by acronein the centre foreground.
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The wordcroneis a less common synonym for old woman, and is more likely to appear in reference to traditional narratives than in contemporary everyday usage.
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In her early appearances, she appears only as acrone, is often referred to as a witch, and has a tendency to be snappy and mean.
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The first is as an oldcrone, the second as a mature and haughty noble dame, and the third as a cold and unfeeling young maiden.
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I could not believe they were part of those famous romances - they were all old crones.
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Cronealso principally took into account the power differential between a hegemonic state and a non-hegemonic one in forming the international co-operative regime.
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You are all strangers when it crones to supporting him, but not strangers when it comes to taking a profit, nor when the bugles are blowing.
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We rang an ancient clanging bell and were taken by an oldcronedown dank passages until we came to the only room which appeared to be on show.
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Thecroneis one of the most common of these protective figures.
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She put on the guise of acrone.
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Cronehas the lyric touch of a poet and the visionary spirit of a mystic, conjuring images that are both disturbing and startlingly beautiful.
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Cronehas released 16 recordings, mostly as an accompanist.
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She is imagined as a blue-facedcroneor witch with iron claws and a taste for humans (especially children).
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Cronethen became a partner in a poultry-raising operation.
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Cronestates that this verse seems to be based on the same above-mentioned rules.
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