cranny

英 [ˈkræni]

美 [ˈkræni]

n.  (尤指墙上的)小孔，缝隙，裂缝

复数：crannies　

BNC.19830 / COCA.18531

习惯用语

n.

every nook and cranny
• 到处；各个方面
  every part of a place; every aspect of a situation

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指墙上的）小孔，缝隙，裂缝
  a very small hole or opening, especially in a wall

柯林斯词典

• 他们像蜥蜴一样逃进了石缝。 → see:They fled like lizards into crannies in the rocks.

英英释义

noun

• a small opening or crevice (especially in a rock face or wall)
• a long narrow depression in a surface
  Synonym:crevicecrackfissurechap

双语例句

• Every nook and cranny has been swept clean.
  旮旮旯旯儿都打扫干净了。
• He was sleepy, and his bones ached, and the smell of cooking filled every nook and cranny of his consciousness.
  他昏昏欲睡，骨头酸痛，烧肉的香味充溢他意识的每个角落。
• And catch a turnip ghost in every cranny.
  也不会抓住每一个缝隙中的芜菁灯。
• Every beautiful nook and cranny.
  每一个漂亮的隐蔽处和缝隙。
• The cranny in the table became more and more wide.
  桌子上的裂缝越变越宽。
• A mouse hiding in a cranny in the stone wall
  藏在石墙缝隙里的老鼠
• Due to the abundance of trees and the low altitude of dwellings in peiping, cicadas are audible in every nook and cranny of the city.
  因为北平处处全长着树，屋子又低，所以无论在什么地方，都听得见它们的啼唱。
• They fled like lizards into crannies in the rocks.
  他们像蜥蜴一样逃进了石缝。
• The water in rock cranny can lead to land slide.
  节理裂隙中的水是造成岩体滑动的主要原因；
• Every nook and cranny was filled with hardtack.
  每一个角落里都塞满了硬面包。