craned

英 [kreɪnd]

美 [kreɪnd]

v.  (为看得更清楚而)探着身子; 伸长(脖子)
crane的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 起重机;吊车
  Acraneis a large machine that moves heavy things by lifting them in the air.
  1. The little prefabricated hut was lifted away by a huge crane.
     那间用预制板搭建的小棚屋被一辆大型起重机吊走了。
• 鹤
  Acraneis a kind of large bird with a long neck and long legs.
• VERB (为看或听得更清楚)伸长(脖子)，探(头)
  If youcraneyour neck or head, you stretch your neck in a particular direction in order to see or hear something better.
  1. She craned her neck to get a better view...
     她伸长脖子想看得更清楚些。
  2. Children craned to get close to him...
     孩子们探着身子想靠近他。
  3. She craned forward to look at me.
     她向前探出身子看着我。

双语例句

• For a time the lake was absolutely still. The watchers craned their necks, but their eyes could not pierce the darkness.
  过了一会儿，湖滨没有一点动静，众人还伸着颈项，望着那看不透的黑暗出神。
• A hand waves, a face appears. The child at the back craned forward to see what was happening.
  女王伸出手来挥一挥，探出头来亮亮相。后面的孩子探出头看看出了什么事。
• The dwarf craned his head around to get a better look, but the thing was gone as suddenly as it had appeared.
  侏儒伸长脑袋想好好看看，但是那个东西稍纵即逝就像它出现时一样。
• The child at the back craned forward to see what was happening.
  后面的孩子探出头看看出了什么事。
• I wake up early, things are done properly after the beginning craned Alice looked forward.
  我早早的起床，事情做妥当后便开始伸长脖子翘盼来。
• She craned forward to look at me.
  她向前探出身子看着我。
• He craned his neck in order to get a better view.
  他伸长脖子以便看得更清楚。
• Standing at the back of a crowd, Jack craned his neck to have a look at the wounded person lying on the ground, motionless.
  杰克站在人群后面，伸长脖子去看那个受伤的人，那人躺在地上一动也不动。
• Mrs. Meade mounted her carriage block and craned her neck for a view of the baby, but the doctor, disregarding the mud, plowed through to the side of the carriage.
  米德太太跑到马车道上伸长脖子看了看小毛头，可大夫不顾泥泞一直走到马车旁边。
• Women covered their eyes and peeped out between their fingers, men craned to see over each other's heads, children were hastily lifted up to get a better view.
  妇人们双手遮面，在指缝间偷看着，男人探着身子，越过人们的头顶看着，孩子们焦急的跳着，想看得更加清楚。