cradles

1. [C]摇篮 a small bed for a baby, especially one made so that it can be moved gently from side to side
2. [S]发源地,发祥地 the place where sth begins
3. [C]吊架,支架,吊篮 a frame for supporting sth being built or repaired, or for doing certain jobs
4. [S]婴儿时期 the earliest years of one's life

• make a cradle做摇篮
• rock a cradle摇摇篮

• from the cradle自幼
• in the cradle在摇篮里

in the cradle在摇篮里；在婴儿时期；初期

from the cradle自幼，从小

from cradle to grave 一生（等于from the cradle to the grave）

rob the cradle[美俚]劫摇篮；老牛吃嫩草；与比自己年轻地多的异性约会

1. The child slept soundly in her cradle.
   那孩子在摇篮里睡得很熟。
2. Life is a battle from cradle to grave .
   人生是从摇篮到坟墓的一场搏斗。
3. The sea is thought to have been the cradle of life.
   人们认为海洋是生命的发源地。
4. Greece was the cradle of Western civilization.
   希腊是西方文明的发祥地。
5. He jammed the receiver down on the cradle.
   他把听筒猛力往支架上放下。