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今天学的词组是crank up。Crank up的意思是用手摇柄开动引擎，起动。比如以前一些老式汽车和电话都要先摇几下才能起动 -- You have to crank it up to start it。 作为习惯用语，crank up还有加紧努力的意

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KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: People in Ferguson, Mo., will vote to choose a mayor tomorrow. It's the town's first mayoral election since 2014. And that was the year a white police officer shot and killed an 18-year-old black man, Michael Brown. Then there we

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学个词 74:crank up

今天学的词组是crank up。Crank up的意思是用手摇柄开动引擎，起动。比如以前一些老式汽车和电话都要先摇几下才能起动 -- You have to crank it up to start it。 作为习惯用语，crank up还有加紧努力的意