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

• From the end of the pier to the end of Main Street, the only way to truly explore every nook and cranny of Huntington Beach is on foot.
  从码头年底大街结束，只有这样才能真正探索亨廷顿海滩的每一个角落是步行。
• Every nook and cranny has been swept clean.
  旮旮旯旯儿都打扫干净了。
• The modified tensile stress crack propagation criterion and influence of cranny hydraulic pressure on crack propagation
  修正的拉应力裂纹扩展准则及裂隙水压对裂纹扩展的影响
• He was sleepy, and his bones ached, and the smell of cooking filled every nook and cranny of his consciousness.
  他昏昏欲睡，骨头酸痛，烧肉的香味充溢他意识的每个角落。
• Look in every nook and cranny!
  仔细检查各个角落缝隙！
• A mouse hiding in a cranny in the stone wall
  藏在石墙缝隙里的老鼠
• And catch a turnip ghost in every cranny.
  也不会抓住每一个缝隙中的芜菁灯。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。