crank

• 形容人脾气暴躁、易怒或情绪不好；也指由曲柄驱动的装置或机械。

Describes a person who is easily irritated or bad-tempered; also used to describe a device or mechanism that is operated by a crank.

1. Eccentric or strangeB2informal

   Describing a person who is odd, eccentric, or has unusual ideas.

   古怪的

   • He's a crank old man who lives alone in the woods.
   • She has some crank theories about time travel.
   • The crank neighbor always complains about the noise.

   同义词eccentricoddpeculiarquirkystrangeunconventionalweird

   反义词conventionalnormalordinaryreasonablesane

2. Irritable or bad-temperedB2informalamerican

   In a state of being easily annoyed or in a bad mood.

   脾气暴躁

   • He gets crank when he hasn't had his coffee.
   • She was feeling crank after a long day at work.
   • The baby was crank and wouldn't stop crying.

   同义词cantankerouscrossgrouchygrumpyill-temperedirritablepeevishsnappishsurlytesty

   反义词agreeablecheerfulgenialgood-humoredpleasant

• 名词，有多个含义：指用于转换运动的机械装置（曲柄），也指行为古怪或脾气暴躁的人。

A noun with multiple meanings: a mechanical device for converting motion, or a person with eccentric or irritable behavior.

1. Mechanical partB2formal

   A device for transmitting rotary motion, consisting of a handle or arm attached at right angles to a shaft.

   曲柄

   • He turned the crank to start the old engine.
   • The crank on the bicycle pedal was broken.
   • The mechanic replaced the worn-out crank in the machine.

   同义词armcrank handlehandle

2. Eccentric personB2informal

   A person with strange or odd ideas, often irritable or bad-tempered.

   怪人

   • The old man down the street is a bit of a crank.
   • Don't listen to him; he's just a crank with crazy theories.
   • She's known as a crank who complains about everything.

   同义词charactercrackpoteccentricflakefruitcakekooknutoddballoriginalweirdo

3. C1slangamerican

   Slang term for the drug methamphetamine.

   甲基苯丙胺

   • He got addicted to crank and lost his job.
   • The police found a stash of crank in the apartment.
   • Crank is a highly addictive and dangerous drug.

   同义词crystalglassicemethspeed

• 动词，指转动曲柄以启动或操作机械，也指增大某事物（如音量、速度）。

A verb used to indicate the act of turning a crank to start or operate a machine, or to increase something (e.g., volume, speed).

1. Turn a crankB1formal

   To rotate a crank handle to start or operate a machine.

   转动曲柄

   • He cranked the engine to start the old car.
   • She cranked the handle to lower the window.
   • The mechanic cranked the machine to test it.

   同义词crank uprotateturnwindwind up

2. Increase intensity or volumeB2informalamerican

   To increase the level, speed, or intensity of something, often used with 'up'.

   提高强度

   • Crank up the music, I love this song!
   • He cranked the volume on the TV.
   • They cranked up the heat because it was cold outside.

   同义词amplifyboostescalateheightenincreaseintensifyraisestep upturn up

   反义词decreasediminishlowerreduce

3. Produce quicklyB2informalamerican

   To produce something in a fast or mechanical way, often with 'out'.

   快速产出

   • The factory cranks out hundreds of toys each day.
   • She cranked out three articles in one afternoon.
   • He cranked out a new song for the album.

   同义词bang outchurn outgrind outknock outmass-producereel offturn out

短语动词变体crank outcrank up