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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   cradle

   • IPA[ˈkrād(ə)l]

   美式

   • n.
     an infant's bed or crib, typically one mounted on rockers；infancy
   • v.
     hold gently and protectively；be the place of origin of

   • verb: cradle, 3rd person present: cradles, gerund or present participle: cradling, past tense: cradled, past participle: cradled

   • noun: cradle, plural noun: cradles

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. an infant's bed or crib, typically one mounted on rockers the baby slept peacefully in its cradle 同義詞 crib, bassinet, Moses basket, cot, carrycot
   • ▪ infancy a society that would secure the welfare of its citizens from cradle to grave
   • ▪ a place, process, or event in which something originates or flourishes he saw Greek art as the cradle of European civilization 同義詞 birthplace, fount, fountainhead, source, spring, ... 更多fountain, origin, place of origin, breeding place, nursery, root, roots, seat, seed, germ, beginning, start, origination, genesis, birth, dawning, dawn, emergence, inception, launch, creation, early stages, conception, inauguration, foundation, outset, fons et origo, formalcommencement, literarywellspring, rareradix
   • 2. a framework on which a ship or boat rests during construction or repairs. 同義詞 framework, rack, holder, stand, base, ... 更多support, mounting, mount, platform, prop, horse, rest, chock, plinth, bottom, trivet, bracket, frame, subframe, structure, substructure, chassis
   • ▪ the part of a phone on which the receiver rests when not in use.
   • ▪ a trough on rockers in which auriferous earth or sand is shaken in water to separate the gold.

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. hold gently and protectively she cradled his head in her arms
   • ▪ be the place of origin of the northeastern states cradled an American industrial revolution
   • 2. place (a phone receiver) in its cradle she cradled the receiver gently