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

• 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。
• Chang-le basalt has air hole and almond construct, so it has a good connectivity and rock cranny overgrown, that can be propitious to ground water movement and store.
  昌乐玄武岩具气孔及杏仁构造，连通性好，成岩裂隙发育，有利于地下水运动及赋存。
• Look in every nook and cranny!
  仔细检查各个角落缝隙！
• 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；
• 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。
• Get yourself a travel pass to ride the exclusive vaporetto& single tickets don't come cheap, and are less economical if you plan to spend days touring Venice and exploring every nook and cranny.
  给自己办一张专门的水上汽艇乘坐证&单程票不便宜，而且如果您打算花几天参观威尼斯和探索每个角落的话，单程票很不经济。
• Every nook and cranny has been swept clean.
  旮旮旯旯儿都打扫干净了。
• They fled like lizards into crannies in the rocks.
  他们像蜥蜴一样逃进了石缝。
• Every beautiful nook and cranny.
  每一个漂亮的隐蔽处和缝隙。
• 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。