cradle
noun /ˈkreɪdl/
/ˈkreɪdl/
Idioms - enlarge imagea small bed for a baby that can be pushed gently from side to side
摇篮 - She rocked the baby to sleep in its cradle.
她摇动摇篮哄婴儿入睡。
- She rocked the baby to sleep in its cradle.
- [usually singular] cradle of something the place where something important began
策源地；发源地；发祥地 - Greece, the cradle of Western civilization
希腊，西方文明的摇篮
- Greece, the cradle of Western civilization
- (British English) a small platform that can be moved up and down the outside of a high building, used by people cleaning windows, etc.
（高楼外供清洁窗户等用的）吊架，托架，吊篮 - the part of a phone on which the handset rests
（电话机的）听筒架，叉托支架
词源Old English cradol, of uncertain origin; perhaps related to German Kratte ‘basket’.
Idioms
from the cradle to the grave
- a way of referring to the whole of a person’s life, from birth until death
一生；一世；从生到死
rob the cradle
- (North American English, informal) to have a sexual relationship with a much younger person
老牛吃嫩草（指跟比自己年龄小很多的人发生性关系）