cranks

英 [kræŋks]

美 [kræŋks]

n. (想法)古怪的人; 脾气坏的人; 容易恼怒的人; (L字形)曲柄，曲轴
v. 用曲柄转动(或启动)
crank的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 想法(或行为)古怪的人
If you call someone acrank, you think their ideas or behaviour are strange.
1. The Prime Minister called Councillor Marshall 'a crank'...
  首相称马歇尔议员为“怪人”。
2. He looked like a crank.
  他看上去像个怪人。
曲柄;曲轴
Acrankis a device that you turn in order to make something move.
VERB (尤指用手摇曲柄)转动(或启动)
If youcrankan engine or machine, you make it move or function, especially by turning a handle.
1. The chauffeur got out to crank the motor.
  司机下车用曲柄去发动汽车。