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

• There was a general craning of necks as the jewel in the white shirt front sparkled and the cab moved off.
  大家都伸长了脖子，看着那白衬衫前襟上闪闪发亮的宝石，目送着马车离去。
• He stood there dumbly, craning his neck and swallowing noisily.
  他呆呆的立在那里，直着脖子咽吐沫。
• People were craning ort of the windows and waving.
  人们把头探出窗外挥手致意。
• Ask in the scene working indicating prompt withdrawing from under personnel's craning one's neck to look forward along dispersed instruction.
  请在工作人员的引领下沿着疏散指示标志迅速的撤离现场。
• He paused again, craning his head forward.
  他又停了下来，把头向前探。
• Only by craning forward out of the window can you see who is waiting for you downstairs.
  只有把头探出窗外，你才能看得见在楼下等你的人是谁。
• Mike was craning his neck to get the first glimpse of the car.
  迈克伸长脖子，想第一眼看到这辆车子。
• 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。
• 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。
• As the swimming races got off to an exciting start below, she could be seen craning her neck to try and get a better view over Mrs Whitehead.
  看台下，游泳比赛如火如荼地开始了，而她只能伸着脖子，试图避开怀特海德夫人看得更清楚些。