词汇 | cranny |
释义 | cranny noun[ C ] uk /ˈkræn.i/ us /ˈkræn.i/ a small, narrow opening in something solid: 裂缝,缝隙 every nook and crannyThere were small plants growing in every nook and cranny of the wall.墙上每道缝隙里都长着低矮的植物。 Synonyms breach(OPENING)formal chink(CRACK) cleft crack(NARROW SPACE) crevice fissure gap(SPACE) intersticeformal opening(HOLE) slit slot(LONG HOLE) Holes, hollows and dips anti-crack aperture blistered chink cratering declivity gauge gouge hollow leak leaky micropore microporosity microporous nook piercing pinprick shaft thumbhole void Examples of crannycranny Over the years, successive groups of migrants have found their way into the nooks and crannies of the hills, creating distinctive ways of life and ethnic identities in the process. No guilt need attach to any nook or cranny of our musical preferences, since these days all music is in one way or another valid; just name your criteria. But this technology will enter into every single nook and cranny of a person's life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not get involved in that sloppy consensus, but they are supposed to be looking into every nook and cranny. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They want to control every nook and cranny of our lives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, such is the importance of the issue that we should leave no nook or cranny unexplored in the search for improvements. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is astonishing to learn into what nooks and crannies of our lives these little subsidies have gone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But it has opened the door to too much interference in the nooks and crannies of our national life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The new clause is designed to ensure that every single nook and cranny of local government is covered by one inspectorate or another. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sorry to ask a technical question, but it appears that politics has reached every nook and cranny of agriculture. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Valuers do not necessarily go into every nook and cranny to see whether a house is in good order. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I can only assume that every dot and comma, nook and cranny, has been explored and that the new part is therefore totally waterproof. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Moreover, as we all know, litter is disfiguring all our highways and byways and, in fact, almost every nook and cranny of our country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We cover every nook and cranny of the earth's surface that is inhabitable and are flourishing as never before. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I know that mysterious officials have been going round nooks and crannies in various constituencies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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