crank
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++crank1 /kræŋk/ noun [countable] 1. DTa handle on a piece of equipment, that you can turn in order to move something 曲轴，曲柄2 informalMPSTRANGE someone who has unusual ideas and behaves strangely 怪人 Zoff was originally dismissed as a crank, but his theories later became very influential. 佐夫起初被看成怪人，但是后来他的理论变得非常有影响力。3. crank call/letter a telephone call or letter in which someone says annoying things 骚扰电话/骚扰信4. BAD-TEMPERED American English informal someone who easily gets angry or annoyed with people 脾气坏的人
Examples from the Corpus
crank• You had to be a crank to insist on being right.• Call me a crank, but I think the world was a lot better before mobile phones came along.• He is prepared for sceptics who think he's a crank.• Handles and cranks, architectural facades, and pump housings were cast-iron.• Vegetarians were once regarded as cranks.• Alternatively, the loan of a Proctor flap crank would enable Q6-sized versions to be fabricated.• This was a simple affair worked by one-man-power, just the turning of a large crank.• In addition, Los Angeles has always demonstrated a remarkably high tolerance for spiritual innovators, political cranks, and religious eccentrics.• The reason this cumbersome arrangement was used was because the simple crank had already been patented in 1780.• Many people are unaware of the recall because the bikes can work perfectly before the crank suddenly breaks off.crank2 (also crank up) verb [transitive] 1 TEMto make something move by turning a crank 用曲轴启动[转动] Try cranking the engine. 试试用曲轴发动引擎。2 crank something ↔ out phrasal verb MAKEto produce a lot of something very quickly 快速大量地制造 He cranked out three novels last year. 去年他写了三本小说。3 crank something ↔ up phrasal verb informal to make the sound of something, especially music, louder 加大…的音量 We cranked up the volume. 我们把音量调大了。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
crank• The 1. 8T Quattro would crank just fine, seemingly ready to roll.• The door behind her cranked open.• She pushed a button, cranking the bed to a more upright position.• You crank the engine while I try to connect these wires.• My sisters cranked thoughts like Univacs.• They had it cranked up pretty loud.• That means cranking up right now.• Bringing me glasses of cold nectar is what they would do, and cranking up the air conditioner.• Tam cranked up the top wire and tied it off at the post.• His light is not just a depiction of nature, but nature with the volume cranked up very loud.Origin crank1 Old English cranccrank1 nouncrank2 verbChinese
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crank
crank1 /kræŋk/ 
noun [countable]
2. informal someone who has unusual ideas and behaves strangely:
Zoff was originally dismissed as a crank, but his theories later became very influential.
3. crank call/letter a telephone call or letter in which someone says annoying things
4. American English informal someone who easily gets angry or annoyed with people
crank2 (also crank up) verb [transitive]
to make something move by turning a crank:
Try cranking the engine.
crank something ↔ out phrasal verb
to produce a lot of something very quickly:
He cranked out three novels last year.
crank something ↔ up phrasal verb informal
to make the sound of something, especially music, louder:
We cranked up the volume.
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noun [countable] Language: Old English
Origin: cranc
1. a handle on a piece of equipment, that you can turn in order to move somethingOrigin: cranc
2. informal someone who has unusual ideas and behaves strangely:
3. crank call/letter a telephone call or letter in which someone says annoying things
4. American English informal someone who easily gets angry or annoyed with people
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(also crank up) verb [transitive]to make something move by turning a crank:
crank something ↔ out phrasal verb
to produce a lot of something very quickly:
crank something ↔ up phrasal verb informal
to make the sound of something, especially music, louder:
