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摇篮
yáo lán
Meaning
- cradle (for a baby)
- (fig.) cradle; birthplace (of a civilization, movement etc)
Definition
指婴儿睡觉的摇动摇篮；比喻事物发展的发源地。
A cradle for babies; a birthplace or origin of something.
Usage
既可以指具体的婴儿摇篮，也常用作比喻，表示某个事物开始或发展的地方。
It can refer to a literal baby cradle, or be used metaphorically to indicate the birthplace or origin of something.
Examples
- 1 宝宝在摇篮里安静地睡着了。 (The baby fell asleep quietly in the cradle.)
- 2 井冈山是革命的摇篮。 (Jinggangshan is the cradle of the revolution.)
- 3 这个学校被誉为培养科学家的摇篮。 (This school is known as the cradle for cultivating scientists.)
- 4 长江流域是中华文明的摇篮之一。 (The Yangtze River basin is one of the cradles of Chinese civilization.)
- 5 她轻轻摇着摇篮，哼着摇篮曲。 (She gently rocked the cradle, humming a lullaby.)
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