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'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。
• 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。
• Every beautiful nook and cranny.
  每一个漂亮的隐蔽处和缝隙。
• The cranny in the table became more and more wide.
  桌子上的裂缝越变越宽。
• 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；
• I know every nook and cranny, every secret spot.
  我知道每个隐蔽处，每个藏身点。
• 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。
• Every nook and cranny of this place brought back memories.
  这里的每一个角落都唤起我的回忆。
• And catch a turnip ghost in every cranny.
  也不会抓住每一个缝隙中的芜菁灯。
• Hence, analysis on seepage and seepage-control for cranny rocks is the main content of large-scale underground caverns.
  因此，裂隙岩体的渗流分析和控制，是超大型地下洞室群围岩稳定研究的重要内容。