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Cranny Nook Narrow 英 Kræni] 美 Kræni N.裂缝;裂隙 Wall

英语单词 cranny
英美音标 英 ['kræni] 美 ['kræni]
中文释义 n.裂缝;裂隙
英语例句 (1) There are many crannies on the wall.
(2) The cranny in the table became more and more wide.
(3) Every nook and cranny has been swept clean.
中文例句 (1) 在墙上有许多小裂缝。
(2) 桌子上的裂缝越变越宽。
(3) 旮旮旯旯儿都打扫干净了。
vocabulary简明 A cranny is a little crack or narrow opening, Many cats like to settle themselves into any cranny they can find.
vocabulary扩展 A rock wall is full of crannies where you can fit your fingers and feet as you climb up, while a tree's crackly bark provides crannies for insects to hide in. It's pretty common to see the word cranny accompanied by nook: "When you vacuum the living room, don't forget about all the little nooks and crannies!" Cranny is a diminutive of the Old French cran, "notch or fissure," from crener, "to split."
柯林斯解释
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]缝隙;裂缝 Crannies are very narrow openings or spaces in something. every nook and cranny→see:
nook
  [usu pl]
  • They fled like lizards into crannies in the rocks.

    他们像蜥蜴一样逃进了石缝。

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