crank /ˈkræŋk/
 (a.)脾氣暴燥的,易怒的曲柄,奇想(vt.)裝曲柄(vi.)轉動曲柄
 crank /ˈkræŋk/ 名詞
 crank
 曲柄
 crank
 曲柄
 Crank n.
 1. Mach. A bent portion of an axle, or shaft, or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft, by which motion is imparted to or received from it; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion. See Bell crank.
 2. Any bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage.
    So many turning cranks these have, so many crooks.   --Spenser.
 3. A twist or turn in speech; a conceit consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word.
    Quips, and cranks, and wanton wiles.   --Milton.
 4. A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim; crotchet; also, a fit of temper or passion. [Prov. Eng.]
    Violent of temper; subject to sudden cranks.   --Carlyle.
 5. A person full of crotchets; one given to fantastic or impracticable projects; one whose judgment is perverted in respect to a particular matter. [Colloq.]
 6. A sick person; an invalid. [Obs.]
    Thou art a counterfeit crank, a cheater.   --Burton.
 Crank axle Mach., a driving axle formed with a crank or cranks, as in some kinds of locomotives.
 Crank pin Mach., the cylindrical piece which forms the handle, or to which the connecting rod is attached, at the end of a crank, or between the arms of a double crank.
 Crank shaft, a shaft bent into a crank, or having a crank fastened to it, by which it drives or is driven.
 Crank wheel, a wheel acting as a crank, or having a wrist to which a connecting rod is attached.
 Crank a.
 1. Sick; infirm. [Prov. Eng.]
 2. Naut. Liable to careen or be overset, as a ship when she is too narrow, or has not sufficient ballast, or is loaded too high, to carry full sail.
 3. Full of spirit; brisk; lively; sprightly; overconfident; opinionated.
    He who was, a little before, bedrid, . . . was now crank and lusty.   --Udall.
    If you strong electioners did not think you were among the elect, you would not be so crank about it.   --Mrs. Stowe.
 Crank, v. i.  To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn.
    See how this river comes me cranking in.   --Shak.
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 crank
      adj : (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
            [syn: cranky, tender, tippy]
      n 1: a bad-tempered person [syn: grouch, grump, churl, crosspatch]
      2: a whimsically eccentric person [syn: crackpot, nut, nut
         case, nutcase, fruitcake, screwball]
      3: amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride;
         used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an
         appetite suppressant [syn: methamphetamine, methamphetamine
         hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk,
          chicken feed, glass, ice, shabu, trash]
      4: a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel
         handle [syn: starter]
      v 1: travel along a zigzag path; "The river zigzags through the
           countryside" [syn: zigzag]
      2: start by cranking; "crank up the engine" [syn: crank up]
      3: rotate with a crank [syn: crank up]
      4: fasten with a crank
      5: bend into the shape of a crank