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

• "cranny: a small opening, as in a wall or rock face; a crevice."
  “裂缝，裂口：在墙壁或石头等上面的小开口；裂缝.”
• The cranny in the table became more and more wide.
  桌子上的裂缝越变越宽。
• Look in every nook and cranny!
  仔细检查各个角落缝隙！
• They fled like lizards into crannies in the rocks.
  他们像蜥蜴一样逃进了石缝。
• I've searched every nook and cranny but I still can't find the keys.
  我找遍所有的地方也没找到钥匙。
• The shrapnel was searching every cranny.
  榴霰弹正在四散开来。
• It has a long history, spreading its messages into every nook and cranny of American social and political life.
  长期的历史扩散到美国社会和政治领域的方方面面。
• Most drugs work by docking with a protein molecule, and they have to fit the cranny they enter quite precisely.
  大多数药是通过引入蛋白质分子而起作用的，它们必须同它们要进入的缝隙配合得天衣无缝。
• Every nook and cranny has been swept clean.
  旮旮旯旯儿都打扫干净了。
• I can tell you what I was searching for in every nook and cranny on that recruiting trip.
  我可以告诉你什么样的人，是我在招聘的时候找遍了每一个角落所要寻找的。