n.[机]曲柄;妙语,奇想;〈美俚〉想法古怪的人;〈口〉脾气乖戾的人;
vt.转动曲柄移动;使弯曲;给…装上用于转动的曲柄;转动曲柄开动(引擎);
例句:
He looked like a crank.
他看上去像个怪人。
The Prime Minister called Councillor Marshall "a crank"
首相称马歇尔议员为“怪人”。
My car's so old that I have to crank it up on cold mornings.
我的轿车旧了,不得不在寒冷的早晨用摇把发动.