名词摇篮; 发源地，发祥地; 吊架，支架; 婴儿时期

及物动词将…置于摇篮中; 轻轻地抱或捧; 抚养; 把…搁在支架上

1. 摇篮
A cradle is a baby's bed with high sides. Cradles often have curved bases so that they rock from side to side.

2. (电话机的)听筒架
The cradle is the part of a telephone on which the receiver rests while it is not being used.

e.g. I dropped the receiver back in the cradle.
我把听筒放回听筒架上。

3. 支架;护架
A cradle is a frame which supports or protects something.

e.g. He fixed the towing cradle round the hull.
他把牵引支架固定在船体上。

4. 发源地;发祥地
A place that is referred to as the cradle of something is the place where it began.

e.g. Mali is the cradle of some of Africa's richest civilizations.
马里是非洲一些最悠久的文明的发祥地。
e.g. ...New York, the cradle of capitalism.
纽约，资本主义的发源地

5. 轻轻抱着(或捧着)
If you cradle someone or something in your arms or hands, you hold them carefully and gently.

e.g. I cradled her in my arms...
我把她轻轻地抱在怀里。
e.g. He was sitting at the big table cradling a large bowl of milky coffee.
他坐在一张大桌子旁，手里捧着一大碗加了牛奶的咖啡。

6. 一生;一世;从生到死
If something affects you from the cradle to the grave, it affects you throughout your life.

e.g. The bond of brotherhood was one to last from the cradle to the grave.
兄弟之情会延续一辈子。

名词晚上; 夜; （举行盛事的）夜晚

1. 夜间;夜晚
The night is the part of each day when the sun has set and it is dark outside, especially the time when people are sleeping.

e.g. He didn't sleep a wink all night...
他一夜没合眼。
e.g. The fighting began in the late afternoon and continued all night...
战斗在傍晚时分打响，持续了一夜。

2. 晚间，晚上(尤指睡觉前放松的时间)
The night is the period of time between the end of the afternoon and the time that you go to bed, especially the time when you relax before going to bed.

e.g. So whose party was it last night?...
那么，昨晚的聚会是谁办的？
e.g. Demiris took Catherine to dinner the following night.
第二天晚上，德米里斯请凯瑟琳共进晚餐。

3. (演出等的)夜场，夜间活动，…之夜
A particular night is a particular evening when a special event takes place, such as a show or a play.

e.g. The first night crowd packed the building.
第一个夜场演出爆满。
e.g. ...election night.
选举之夜

4. 晚间;晚上
If it is a particular time at night, it is during the time when it is dark and is before midnight.

e.g. It's eleven o'clock at night in Moscow...
现在是莫斯科晚间11点。
e.g. He works obsessively from 7.15 am to 9 or 10 at night.
他工作极为投入，会从早上七点一刻一直干到晚上九十点。

5. 在晚间;在夜里
If something happens at night, it happens regularly during the evening or night.

e.g. He was going to college at night, in order to become an accountant...
为了成为会计师，他上夜校学习。
e.g. The veranda was equipped with heavy wooden rain doors that were kept closed at night.
阳台装有厚重的木制防雨门，夜里是关着的。

6. 昼夜不断;夜以继日
If something happens day and night or night and day, it happens all the time without stopping.

e.g. Dozens of doctors and nurses have been working day and night for weeks...
很多医生和护士已经夜以继日地工作数周了。
e.g. He was at my door night and day, demanding my attention.
他日日夜夜呆在我门口，想引起我的注意。

7. 睡得早/睡得晚
If you have an early night, you go to bed early. If you have a late night, you go to bed late.

e.g. I've had a hell of a day, and all I want is an early night...
这一天糟透了，我就想早点上床睡觉。
e.g. In spite of the travelling and the late night, she did not feel tired.
尽管旅途劳顿，而且睡得很晚，她并没觉得累。

8. morning, noon and night - see morning

形容词清白的; 天真无邪的; 无辜的，无罪的; 无知的

名词无辜者; 头脑简单的人; 天真无邪的人

1. 清白的;无罪的
If someone is innocent, they did not commit a crime which they have been accused of.

e.g. He was sure that the man was innocent of any crime...
他确信那个男人没有犯任何罪。
e.g. The police knew from day one that I was innocent.
警方一开始就知道我是无辜的。

2. 天真的;幼稚的;不谙世故的
If someone is innocent, they have no experience or knowledge of the more complex or unpleasant aspects of life.

e.g. They seemed so young and innocent...
他们看起来如此少不更事。
e.g. He's curiously innocent about what this means to other people.
关于这对其他人意味着什么,他一无所知，这一点颇不寻常。

及物动词使惊奇; 突袭; 意外发现

名词惊喜，惊奇; 意外的事

1. 意想不到的事;突如其来的事;令人惊奇的事(或消息等)
A surprise is an unexpected event, fact, or piece of news.

e.g. I have a surprise for you: We are moving to Switzerland!...
我有一个惊喜的消息要告诉你：我们要搬去瑞士了！
e.g. It may come as a surprise to some that a normal, healthy child is born with many skills...
一个身体健康正常的小孩天生就会许多技能，这或许会令有些人感到惊奇。

2. 惊奇;惊讶;诧异
Surprise is the feeling that you have when something unexpected happens.

e.g. The Foreign Office in London has expressed surprise at these allegations...
位于伦敦的英国外交部对这些说法表示惊讶。
e.g. 'You mean he's going to vote against her?' Scobie asked in surprise...
斯科比惊讶地问道：“你是说他会投她的反对票吗？”

3. 使惊奇;使诧异;使感到意外
If something surprises you, it gives you a feeling of surprise.

e.g. We'll solve the case ourselves and surprise everyone...
我们要自己解决这件事，然后让所有人感到吃惊。
e.g. It surprised me that a driver of Alain's experience should make those mistakes...
令我惊讶的是像阿兰这样经验丰富的司机竟然会犯那样的错误。

4. 给…惊喜;使喜出望外
If you surprise someone, you give them, tell them, or do something pleasant that they are not expecting.

e.g. Surprise a new neighbour with one of your favourite home-made dishes.
做一道拿手的家常小菜，给你的新邻居一个惊喜。

5. 使人惊异(或意想不到)的事物;让人大吃一惊的人
If you describe someone or something as a surprise, you mean that they are very good or pleasant although you were not expecting this.

e.g. ...Senga MacFie, one of the surprises of the World Championships three months ago...
森加·麦克菲，三个月前世界锦标赛上的一匹黑马
e.g. My father decided to slip a little extra spending money into my purse as a surprise.
为了给我一个惊喜，父亲决定往我的钱包里多塞一些零花钱。

6. 突袭;使措手不及;使毫无防备
If you surprise someone, you attack, capture, or find them when they are not expecting it.

e.g. Marlborough led his armies across the Rhine and surprised the French and Bavarian armies near the village of Blenheim.
马尔伯勒带领他的部队穿过莱茵河，在离布莱尼姆村不远的地方向法国和巴伐利亚联军发动了突袭。

7. see also: surprised;surprising

8. 一点儿都不稀奇;可想而知
You can say 'surprise, surprise' if you disapprove of something because it is not surprising or original, or could easily have been predicted.

e.g. There is a shortage of carrots. So everybody starts growing carrots. Next season, surprise, surprise, there is a glut of carrots.
胡萝卜紧缺，于是大家都去种胡萝卜。等到来年这个时候，可想而知，胡萝卜就会过剩。

9. (用于遇见熟人或给别人一些意想不到的东西时)想不到吧
You can say 'surprise, surprise' if you meet someone you know or give them something when they are not expecting it.

e.g. He came back in as I was heading up to the shower. 'Surprise, surprise,' he said.
我正要去淋浴时他回来了。“想不到吧，”他说。

10. 使大吃一惊;出乎…意料
If something takes you by surprise, it happens when you are not expecting it or when you are not prepared for it.

e.g. His question took his two companions by surprise...
他提的问题让他的两个伙伴都愣住了。
e.g. Whenever it snows in Britain we are taken by surprise.
每次英国下雪，我们都会感到惊讶。

名词非正胃，肚子

1. 肚子(儿童用语或对儿童说话时用)
Your tummy is the part of the front of your body below your waist. Tummy is often used by children or by adults talking to children.

e.g. Your baby's tummy should feel warm, but not hot.
你宝宝的肚子摸起来应是暖和的，而不是发烫的。

2. 肚肚(儿语或对儿童说话时用)
You can use tummy to refer to the parts inside your body where food is digested. Tummy is often used by children or by adults talking to children.

e.g. I've got a sore tummy…
我肚子疼。
e.g. It's easy to get a tummy upset from river water.
喝河水很容易闹肚子。