英:['krækbreɪn]
美:['krækˌbreɪn]
英:['krækbreɪn]
美:['krækˌbreɪn]
crack·brain
kraek breIn
noun
an erratic person : crackpot
The first known use of crackbrain was circa 1570
crash-landverb
to land (an airplane or spacecraft) in an emergency usually with damage to it
cranial nervenoun
any of the paired nerves that arise from the lower surface of the brain and pass through openings in the skull
crane flynoun
any of numerous long-legged slender two-winged flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite
craft1 of 2noun
skill in planning, making, or doing
an occupation requiring skill in using the hands : trade
plural articles made by craftspeople
a store selling crafts
skill in deceiving to gain an end
the members of a trade
a boat especially of small size
aircraft
spacecraft
craft2 of 2verb
to make by or as if by hand a carefully crafted story
crafted a sculpture
crack-up1 of 2noun
collision, wreck
crack up2 of 2verb
praise sense 1, tout
it's not all it's cracked up to be
to cause or have a crack-up
crack up a car
crackbrainnoun
crackpot
1 considered a crackbrain in his own time, the artist is now recognized as a genius
2 a crackbrain who wore bedroom slippers to the grocery shop