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Craft Things Plural Activity Crafted Traditional Noun Skill

word craft
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craft ★★★☆☆
/krɑ͟ːft, kræ̱ft/
Craft is both the singular and the plural form for meaning 1. 义项1的单复数同形。
1
[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:
landing craft
船;航天器;飞行器;飞机 You can refer to a boat, a spacecraft, or an aircraft as a craft .
  • With great difficulty, the fisherman manoeuvred his small craft close to the reef...

    渔夫费了很大的劲才把他的小船划到暗礁旁。

  • The troops are reported to have advanced nearly four miles since they were landed from naval craft on Sunday evening.

    据报道,部队自周日晚离开海军军舰登陆后已经挺进了将近4英里。

2
[N-COUNT 可数名词]手艺;工艺 A craft is an activity such as weaving, carving, or pottery that involves making things skilfully with your hands.
  • ...the arts and crafts of the North American Indians...

    北美印第安人的手工艺

  • All kinds of traditional craft industries are preserved here.

    这里保留着各种各样的传统手工业。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](需要技术的)行业,职业 You can use craft to refer to any activity or job that involves doing something skilfully.
  • ...the craft of writing...

    写作技巧

  • Maurice Murphy, one of the country's leading classical trumpeters, learnt his craft with the Black Dyke Mills band.

    作为该国最著名的古典小号演奏家,莫里斯·墨菲曾师从黑堤磨坊铜管乐团。

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[VERB 动词]精心制作;周密制订 If something is crafted, it is made skilfully.
  [be V-ed]
  [V n]
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  • The windows would probably have been crafted in the latter part of the Middle Ages...

    这些窗户很可能是中世纪后期精心制作的。

  • Many delegates were willing to craft a compromise...

    很多代表都想要制订出一个周密的折中方案。

  • The author extracts the maximum from every carefully-crafted scene in this witty tale.

    作者从这个妙趣横生的故事的每一个精心构思的情节中都摘录了尽可能多的内容。

  • ...original, hand-crafted bags at affordable prices.

    买得起的新颖的手工艺包


Oxford craft / krɑːft ; NAmE kræft /
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verb
craft crafts crafted crafting
noun 1 [countable ,  uncountable ] an activity involving a special skill at making things with your hands 手艺;工艺 traditional crafts like basket-weaving 像编篮子之类的传统工艺 a craft fair/workshop 手工艺品交易会╱制作坊 Craft, Design and Technology (= a subject in some British schools) 工艺、设计与技术(英国某些学校中的科目) see also
arts and crafts
2 [singular ] all the skills needed for a particular activity 技巧;技能;技艺 chefs who learned their craft in top hotels 在高级旅馆学过烹调技艺的厨师 the writer's craft 写作技巧 3 [uncountable ] ( formal, disapproving) skill in making people believe what you want them to believe 诡计;手腕;骗术 He knew how to win by craft and diplomacy what he could not gain by force. 他擅长于通过计谋和外交手腕赢得他用武力无法得到的东西。 4 [countable ] ( plural craft ) ( formal) a boat or ship 小船;船 Hundreds of small craft bobbed around the liner as it steamed into the harbour. 班轮驶进港口时,周围的许多小船颠簸起来。 a landing/pleasure craft 登陆艇;游艇 5 [countable ] ( plural craft ) an aircraft or spacecraft 飞行器;飞机;航天器;宇宙飞船;航天飞机
verb [usually passive ] craftsth to make sth using special skills, especially with your hands (尤指用手工)精心制作 SYN
fashion
All the furniture is crafted from natural materials. 所有的家具均采用天然材料精心制作而成。 a carefully crafted speech 精心准备的讲话 see also
handcrafted
craft / krɑːft ; NAmE kræft /
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craft1 noun
craft2 verb
craftcraft1 /krɑːft $ kræft/ ●●○ W3 noun
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1 (plural crafts) [countable] a job or activity in which you make things with your hands, and that you usually need skill to dohandicraft:  traditional rural crafts arts and crafts2 (plural craft) [countable] a)a small boat b)an aircraft or spacecraft3[singular] formal the skills needed for a particular profession:  The musician spends years perfecting his craft.4[uncountable] skill in deceiving people:  Craft and cunning were necessary for the scheme to work.
landing craft
COLLOCATIONSadjectivesa traditional/ancient craft· The Navajo Indians sell their jewellery and other traditional crafts.a local craft· local crafts such as glass blowing and leather worka rural/country craft (=done in the countryside)· The museum contains exhibits of old rural crafts.a skilled craft· Building stone walls is a highly skilled craft.verbslearn a craft· As a girl, she had to learn the craft of hand sewing.practise a craft British English, practice a craft American English· The craftsmen use traditional tools to practise their ancient crafts.craft + NOUNa craft shop (=selling things made by craftsmen or women)craft work (=things made by craftsmen or women)· Craft work, such as hand-knitted items or decorated cakes, often sells well.a craft workshop (=place where a craftsman or woman works)a craft fair (=event where people buy and sell crafts)a craft centre British English, a craft center American English (=building where you can see different crafts and buy things)phrasesarts and crafts (=things produced by artists and craftsmen or women)· an exhibition of Indian arts and crafts
craft1 noun
craft2 verb
craftcraft2 verb [transitive]
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to make something using a special skill, especially with your hands:  Each doll is crafted individually by specialists. a hand-crafted silver cigar caseGRAMMAR Craft is usually passive.
WDF

craft

[krɑ:ft]crafted, crafting, crafts

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crafted[710] crafting[267] crafts[1026]
工艺(74%),手艺(16%),手工制作(3%),精心制作(2%),行会成员(2%),狡诈(1%),船舶(1%),航空器(1%)
n.工艺;手艺;太空船
vt.精巧地制作
n.(Craft)人名;(英、德、罗)克拉夫特

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