crank
[kræŋk] noun
STRANGE PERSON 怪人
countable informal
■a person who has strange or unusual ideas and beliefs 怪人，古怪的人
[kræŋk] noun
UNPLEASANT PERSON 讨厌的人
countable US informal
■an unpleasant and easily annoyed person 讨厌的人；坏脾气的人•She's always a crank first thing in the morning.她早上一起来总爱发脾气。
[kræŋk] noun
EQUIPMENT 设备
countable
■a device which causes movement between parts of a machine or which changes backward and forward movement into circular movement 曲柄，曲轴•a crank handle曲柄把手
[kræŋk] noun
DRUG 药品
uncountable US
■a type of illegal drug 一种非法药品
[kræŋk] verb
Phrasal Verbs [M] crank sth out US informal
■to produce something with no special care or effort 草草生产•Like clockwork, he cranks out a new book every year.像钟表那么精准，他每年随便就出一部新书。
[kræŋk] verb
Phrasal Verbs [M] crank sth up informal
■to increase or improve something 增加；改善•crank up the volume/pressure调高音量／增加压力 |