crank

crank¹
verb
[with obj.]

turn the crankshaft of (an internal-combustion engine), typically in order to start the engine
（多为发动机器）转动（内燃机的）曲轴
■turn (a handle), typically in order to start an engine
转动（柄）（多为发动机器）
■(crank something up)(informal)increase the intensity of something
(非正式)增加…的强度
the volume is cranked up a notch.
音量提高了一度。
■(crank something out)(informal, derogatory)produce something regularly and routinely
(非正式，贬)（机械而有规律地）生产；制造
an army of researchers cranked out worthy studies.
一大批研究员写出有价值的论文。
[usu. as adj. cranked]give a bend to (a shaft, bar, etc.)
弯曲（轴、棒等）
[no obj.](informal)inject a narcotic drug
(非正式)注射（毒品）
he's been cranking up on smack.
他一直注射海洛因。

noun

a part of an axle or shaft bent out at right angles, for converting reciprocal to circular motion and vice versa
曲柄；曲轴

语源

Old English cranc (recorded in crancstæf, denoting a weaver's implement), related to crincan (see cringe)

crank²
noun

an eccentric person, especially one who is obsessed by a particular subject or theory
（尤指对某学科或理论着迷的）怪人
■(N. Amer.)a bad-tempered person. cranky
(北美)脾气坏的人；脾气暴躁的人
(poetic/literary)a fanciful turn of speech. (see crank)
(诗／文)妙语

crank³
adjective

语源

early 17th cent.: perhaps from dialect crank 'weak, shaky' (compare with cranky or crank)

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