crane學測 L3KK [ˈkren] ｜ /ˈkreɪn/
鶴（涉水鳥）·起重機；吊車·伸長脖子看
一字身兼「鶴」與「起重機」兩義最常考
A giant crane slowly lifted the heavy metal bar into the air.
巨大的起重機慢慢把沉重的金屬棒吊到半空中。
一個畫面：伸長脖子
鶴頸挺立細長脖子，直挺站立涉水
機械長臂伸出的長臂吊起重物
伸頸探看脖子拉長，探頭張望
義項
沼澤鶴立C2noun鶴（涉水鳥）
A crane stood by the pond, looking for fish.
一隻鶴站在池塘邊，尋找魚兒。
工地吊臂C1noun起重機；吊車
The workers used a crane to lift the heavy boxes.
工人們用起重機吊起沉重的箱子。
a tall craneuse a crane
伸頸張望C1verb伸長脖子看
He craned his neck to see over the crowd.
他伸長脖子想看過人群。
crane your neck
片語
crane your neck伸頸張望 →伸長脖子探看某物
a tall crane巨型吊臂 →高大的起重機
你會不會這樣說？
The construction crew used a ___ to lift the steel beams. (crane / crate)
看答案
crane
crane是起重機，crate是板條箱，字形相近但語意不同。
'He craned his neck to see over the crowd.' 這裡的 craned 最接近哪個意思？(A) 起重機吊起重物 (B) 伸長脖子看 (C) 鶴的動作
看答案
(B)
此句主詞是人不是機械，crane作動詞指伸長脖子看。
順路看看
lift — 起重機的核心動作：往上抬load — 起重機吊起的貨物就是它bird — 鶴是這種長頸鳥類的一種多益練習
本區為多益情境練習，與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
工地吊運
The crew used a crane to lift the air-conditioning unit onto the roof.
施工團隊用起重機將空調機組吊到屋頂上。
展場示範
Visitors at the back craned their necks to see the product demonstration.
後排的參觀者伸長脖子，想看清楚產品示範。
詞族
crane verb 伸長脖子看・cranes verb (third-person singular present) 伸長脖子看（第三人稱單數現在式）・craned verb (past tense / past participle) 伸長脖子看的過去式／過去分詞・craning verb (present participle / gerund) 伸長脖子看的 -ing 形式
四選一
Visitors at the back had to ____ their necks to see the product demonstration.
看答案
crane
had to 後須接原形動詞 crane；crane their necks 表示伸長脖子看。craned 是過去式或過去分詞，cranes 是第三人稱單數現在式，craning 是 -ing 形式，皆不符合此處 had to 後的結構。
同義改寫
The crane used to lift the steel beams has a long arm. → The heavy-lifting machine used to lift the steel beams has a long arm.
鋼梁吊運與長臂的描述已限定起重機情境；heavy-lifting machine 在此保留 crane 作為重物吊運機器的意思。
The receptionist craned her neck to see who was waiting outside. → The receptionist stretched her neck to see who was waiting outside.
兩句都表示接待人員為了看清楚外面等候的人而伸長脖子；to see 保留動作的觀看目的。