cranny
英 [ˈkræn.i]
美 [ˈkræn.i]
cranny 裂缝来自PIE*sker, 砍,劈,词源同shear, caries.
- cranny
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cranny: see crenellate
- cranny (n.)
- mid-15c., possibly from a diminutive of Middle French cran "notch, fissure" (14c.), from crener "to notch, split," from Medieval Latin crenare, possibly from Latin cernere "to separate, sift" (see crisis). But OED casts doubt on this derivation.
- 1. Boxes are stacked in every nook and cranny at the factory.
- 盒子叠放在工厂的各个角落。
- 2. Every nook and cranny of this place brought back memories.
- 这个地方的每一个角落都勾起许多回忆.
- 3. He knew every nook and cranny of the area.
- 他对这一带的一草一木都了如指掌.
- 4. The shrapnel was searching every cranny.
- 榴霰弹正在四散开来.
- 5. I've searched every nook and cranny but I still can't find the keys.
- 我找遍所有的地方也没找到钥匙.