crank

noun

1. a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle

Synonym: starter

2. an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride
used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant

Synonym: methamphetaminemethamphetamine hydrochlorideMethedrinemethdeoxyephedrinechalkchicken feedglassiceshabutrash

3. a whimsically eccentric person

Synonym: crackpotnutnut casefruitcakescrewball

4. a bad-tempered person

Synonym: grouchgrumpchurlcrosspatch

verb

1. bend into the shape of a crank

2. fasten with a crank

3. rotate with a crank

Synonym: crank up

4. start by cranking

e.g. crank up the engine

Synonym: crank up

5. travel along a zigzag path

e.g. The river zigzags through the countryside

Synonym: zigzag

adj

1. (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

Synonym: crankytendertippy

1. 想法(或行为)古怪的人
If you call someone a crank, you think their ideas or behaviour are strange.

e.g. The Prime Minister called Councillor Marshall 'a crank'...
首相称马歇尔议员为“怪人”。
e.g. He looked like a crank.
他看上去像个怪人。

2. 曲柄;曲轴
A crank is a device that you turn in order to make something move.

3. (尤指用手摇曲柄)转动(或启动)
If you crank an engine or machine, you make it move or function, especially by turning a handle.

e.g. The chauffeur got out to crank the motor.
司机下车用曲柄去发动汽车。

相关词组：crank outcrank up

1. 曲柄：因为很早以前的车子或飞机它们的引擎是没有起动装置的,所以要发动引擎都要先用一个马达连接一个曲柄 (crank) 去发动引擎, 所以久而久之, 发动车子就变成了crank up.我觉得美国的男生都蛮有风度的,他们会帮女士开门 (这点在美国尤其重要,

2. 曲柄轴：两面的边缘处会产生毛头这是大家都可想像到的,故Nut Former是採取卧式的设计(类似塑胶射出机)两面交互冲压的原理,两面各冲压三次,过去日本Former是以曲柄轴(Crank)来传送动力,依不同的规格生产速度大约是每分钟300~500个螺帽,

3. 柄：红脖子牧场 在报废的汽车旁边可以得到曲柄(Crank). 往前走,杀死突然冲出来的红脖子僵尸. 到屋子跟前,却进不去门. 屋子的右侧有一台发电机,但是现在还无法发动. 继续往右边走,调查角落的物品,可以得到水壶(Jug). 转身前进,