n.[C]

1. 曲柄，曲轴
2. （有某种癖好的）怪人；怪念头；怪行为
   He is a fresh air crank.

   他是一个对新鲜空气有癖好的人。

3. 【美】【口】古怪而暴躁的人
   He is just a crank. His ideas are insane.

   他只是一个疯子，他的想法都很疯狂。

vt.

1. 用曲柄启动（或旋转）
   My car's so old that I have to crank it.

   我的车太旧了，我只好转动曲柄来发动它。

2. 给……装曲柄
3. 使成曲柄状
4. 使加快；【美】快速作成（或说出）[（+out）]
   They crank out cars faster than they can sell them.

   他们制造汽车很快，而销售跟不上。

vi.

1. 转动曲柄
2. 曲折行进
   The stream comes cranking into the village.

   那条小溪弯弯曲曲地流入村内。

a.

1. 摇晃的，松动的
2. 怪人的；怪人干的

v.

1. turn a crankshaft or handle, especially in order to start an engine.
2. (crank something up) informal increase the intensity of something.
3. (crank something out) informal, derogatory produce something regularly and routinely.
4. give a bend to (a shaft or bar).

n.

n.

1. a person with eccentric or obsessive views.
   ▸N. Amer. a bad-tempered person.
2. literary a fanciful turn of speech.

adj.