crank

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1.

曲柄, 摇把

a device for transmitting rotary motion, consisting of a part, typically a handle, joined perpendicularly to a rotating shaft by a bend in the shaft or a disc fixed to it

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He turned the crank to raise the window.
他转动曲柄升起窗户。
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The old car had a hand crank for starting.
那辆旧车有一个手摇曲柄用来启动。
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handlelevergripshaftarm
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怪人, 脾气暴躁的人, 狂人

an eccentric or ill-tempered person

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My neighbor is a bit of a crank, always complaining about something.
我的邻居有点怪人，总是抱怨这抱怨那。
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He's a conspiracy theory crank.
他是个阴谋论狂人。
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eccentricoddballnutweirdolunatic
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摇动, 启动, 调高

start (an engine) by turning a handle

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He had to crank the old engine to get it running.
他不得不摇动旧引擎才能使其启动。
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Can you crank up the volume a bit?
你能把音量调大一点吗？
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startturnrotatewind uprev up
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暴躁的, 易怒的

easily annoyed or irritable

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He gets a bit crank when he hasn't had his coffee.
他没喝咖啡时会有点暴躁。
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irritablegrumpypeevishtestycross
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crank out