n. [机]曲柄;妙语,奇想;〈美俚〉想法古怪的人;〈口〉脾气乖戾的人
vt. 转动曲柄移动;使弯曲;给…装上用于转动的曲柄;转动曲柄开动(引擎)
adj. 奇异的,古怪的;易怒的
The chauffeur got out to crank the motor.
司机下车用曲柄发动了引擎。
He was idly turning a crank on a strange mechanism strapped to his chest.
他漫不经心地转着绑在他胸前的一个古怪装置上面的曲柄。
He has a limited time to crank the reforms into action.
他启动各项改革的时间很有限。
The man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.
有新想法的人在想法实现前是怪人。
May´s warm weather caused Americans to crank up their air conditioners.
5月温暖的天气使美国人都调高了空调的力度。