craft

n.技术，手艺，技艺；狡诈；行会成员

vt.手工制作；精巧地制作

noun

1. 手艺；工艺
   an activity involving a special skill at making things with your hands
   1. traditional crafts like basket-weaving
      像编篮子之类的传统工艺
   2. a craft fair/workshop
      手工艺品交易会 / 制作车间
   3. Craft, Design and Technology (= a subject in some British schools)
      工艺、设计与技术（英国某些学校中的科目）
2. 技巧；技能；技艺
   all the skills needed for a particular activity
   1. chefs who learned their craft in top hotels
      在高级饭店学过烹调技艺的厨师
   2. the writer's craft
      写作技巧
3. 诡计；手腕；骗术
   skill in making people believe what you want them to believe
   1. He knew how to win by craft and diplomacy what he could not gain by force.
      他擅长于通过计谋和外交手腕赢得他用武力无法得到的东西。
4. 小船；船
   a boat or ship
   1. Hundreds of small craft bobbed around the liner as it steamed into the harbour.
      班轮驶进港口时，周围的许多小船颠簸起来。
   2. a landing/pleasure craft
      登陆 / 游艇
5. 飞行器；飞机；航天器；宇宙飞船；航天飞机
   an aircraft or spacecraft

verb

1. （尤指用手工）精心制作
   to make sth using special skills, especially with your hands
   1. All the furniture is crafted from natural materials.
      所有的家具均采用天然材料精心制作而成。
   2. a carefully crafted speech
      精心准备的讲话

n. 工艺；手艺；太空船 vt. 精巧地制作 n. (Craft)人名；(英、德、罗)克拉夫特

名词复数形式:crafts 过去式:crafted 过去分词:crafted 现在分词:crafting 第三人称单数:crafts

craft 工艺

原义为力量，强健，词源同hard, democracy. 现词义主要为工艺，技术，来自PIE*sker, 弯，转，编织，词源同cradle, crib. 比较texture, technology.

1. He has a genuine and abiding love of the craft
   他对这门手艺有着真挚持久的热爱。
2. With great difficulty, the fisherman manoeuvred his small craft close to the reef
   渔夫费了很大的劲才把他的小船划到暗礁旁。
3. The troops are reported to have advanced nearly four miles since they were landed from naval craft on Sunday evening.
   据报道，部队自周日晚离开海军军舰登陆后已经挺进了将近4英里。
4. All kinds of traditional craft industries are preserved here.
   这里保留着各种各样的传统手工业。
5. Maurice Murphy, one of the country's leading classical trumpeters, learnt his craft with the Black Dyke Mills band.
   作为该国最著名的古典小号演奏家，莫里斯·墨菲曾师从黑堤磨坊铜管乐团。
6. The windows would probably have been crafted in the latter part of the Middle Ages
   这些窗户很可能是中世纪后期精心制作的。
7. The distinction between craft and fine art is more controversial.
   对手工艺和美术之间的差别争议更大。
8. Craft Resources also sells yarn and embroidery floss.
   工艺人员服务公司也售卖纱线和绣花丝线。
9. The frail craft rocked as he clambered in.
   他爬进来的时候，那件易碎的工艺品摇晃起来。
10. The engine of one landing craft was still running.
    一艘登陆艇的发动机还在运转。
11. The crew of the US space shuttle Atlantis were preparing to reel in the craft.
    美国“亚特兰蒂斯”号航天飞机上的宇航员正准备收回该航天器。
12. There is no rudder as such, so the craft can be steered only when under power.
    没有真正的方向舵，所以只有在动力驱动的情况下才能操控船只。
13. It provides the thrust that makes the craft move forward.
    它提供了飞机前进所需的推力。
14. My craft zipped across the bay
    我的小艇飞速驶过海湾。
15. He is the master who initiated me into the craft.
    他是我的入门师傅。
16. He's a real craftsman.; He's a master of his craft.
    他有一手好手艺。
17. Weaving was the town's chief craft.
    纺织是该镇的主要行业。
18. The small craft was exposed to the danger of the open sea.
    那只小船曾经历了在空旷的海洋里穿行的种种危险。
19. Jets of compressed air lift the hovercraft off the ground, and flexible skirts around the craft retain the air cushion, and help to keep it stable.
    压缩空气的喷射气流将气垫船浮在地面上，船的四周有柔性围裙来维持气垫并使气垫船稳定。
20. They piloted their craft down to the lunar surface.
    他们驾驶太空飞船在月球表面降落。
21. He used a certain amount of craft to make the sale.
    他为这次买卖使了些手腕。
22. The harbor was full of pleasure craft.
    港口满是游艇。
23. Tom used to be clever with handling a craft.
    汤姆擅长手工工艺。
24. Then we have Art and Craft, and Physical Education.
    我们有艺术和工艺，和体育训练。
25. We are a design, production, sales and service as one of the modern craft production enterprises.
    我们是一家集设计，生产，销售和服务为一体的现代化工艺品生产企业。
26. All the craft were sunk.
    所有的船都沉了。
27. Pottery that reveals craft and fine workmanship;
    展示手艺和做工精细的陶制品；
28. The craft of composing type and printing from it.
    用铅字排版和印刷的手艺。
29. Kitty: I have English Chinese, Maths, Art and Craft.
    基蒂：我有英语语文，数学，艺术和工艺。
30. The Sifter salutes you and your craft!
    该筛赞扬你和你的手艺！