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想法(或行為)古怪的人
If you call someone a crank, you think their ideas or behaviour are strange.
例句
The Prime Minister called Councillor Marshall 'a crank'...
首相稱馬歇爾議員為“怪人”。
He looked like a crank.
他看上去像個(gè)怪人。
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曲柄;曲軸
A crank is a device that you turn in order to make something move.
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VERB
(尤指用手搖曲柄)轉(zhuǎn)動(或啟動)
If you crank an engine or machine, you make it move or function, especially by turning a handle.
例句
The chauffeur got out to crank the motor.
司機(jī)下車用曲柄去發(fā)動汽車。