craning

英 [ˈkreɪnɪŋ]

美 [ˈkreɪnɪŋ]

v.  (为看得更清楚而)探着身子; 伸长(脖子)
crane的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 起重机;吊车
  Acraneis a large machine that moves heavy things by lifting them in the air.
  1. The little prefabricated hut was lifted away by a huge crane.
     那间用预制板搭建的小棚屋被一辆大型起重机吊走了。
• 鹤
  Acraneis a kind of large bird with a long neck and long legs.
• VERB (为看或听得更清楚)伸长(脖子)，探(头)
  If youcraneyour neck or head, you stretch your neck in a particular direction in order to see or hear something better.
  1. She craned her neck to get a better view...
     她伸长脖子想看得更清楚些。
  2. Children craned to get close to him...
     孩子们探着身子想靠近他。
  3. She craned forward to look at me.
     她向前探出身子看着我。

双语例句

• You just don't know where the others have been, she says, craning her neck towards the window.
  你就是不知道其他人去过哪里，她一边说，一边将脖子伸出窗外。
• They showed me the hidden things silence revealed: a pheasant craning its neck to spy on us from a thicket, a crow hopping from branch to branch, a raccoon snoring in its den.
  他们指给我那些原本隐藏起来、却被寂静暴露了的东西：一头野鸡从灌木丛中伸长脖子打探我们，一只乌鸦在树枝间跳来跳去，一只浣熊在窝里打鼾。
• Craning his neck, Mr. Lin glared at the backs of the group of peasants, and sparks shot from his eyes.
  林先生伸长了脖子，望到那班乡下人的背景，眼睛里冒出火来。
• Jenna got as close to the gate as she was allowed, craning her neck to watch for the family she was about to claim.
  简娜尽可能靠近通道的大门口，伸长脖子找她就要认的家人。
• People were craning out of the windows and waving.
  人们把身子探出窗外，挥舞着手。
• That you weren't craning a little to see?
  说你不想伸长脖子看一眼？
• The policeman had been standing on the settee staring out, craning to see who was at the door.
  警察站在长凳上，伸长了脖子.以想看看是谁在门口。
• Craning his neck, Harry saw it expand into being in midair.
  哈利扭过脖子，看见砖墙在空中延伸、成形。
• Thank you all for craning, and we'll look forward to seeing you next year at the next contest.
  谢谢各位光临，期待明年在下一次的比赛中见到你们。
• A young visitor, craning his neck, suggests tourists will crowd from afar to see all this.
  一位年轻的游客伸长了脖子朝前看，这说明游客们不得不摩肩接踵，只能在老远的地方观赏它们。