crank
[kræŋk]
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;
例句:
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Had the starter replaced and still would not crank.
来自SA
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Just crank up your hearing aid a peg or two.
把助听器调高一两个刻度就可以。
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The Prime Minister called Councillor Marshall "a crank"
首相称马歇尔议员为“怪人”。
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He looked like a crank.
他看上去像个怪人。
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I would be thought of as a dangerous crank.
来自BBC
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This is not a simple turning of the crank action.
来自SA
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He is just a crank. His ideas are insane.
他真是个怪人。他的想法都很疯狂。
来自《权威词典》