1. | [c][u] 手艺；工艺an activity involving a special skill at making things with your hands |
traditional crafts like basket-weaving 像编篮子之类的传统工艺 | |
a craft fair/workshop 手工艺品交易会╱制作坊 | |
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. | [sing] 技巧；技能；技艺all the skills needed for a particular activity |
chefs who learned their craft in top hotels 在高级酒店学过烹调技艺的厨师 | |
the writer's craft 写作技巧 |
3. | [u] 诡计；手腕；骗术skill in making people believe what you want them to believe |
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. | [c] 小船；船a boat or ship |
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。 | |
a landing/pleasure craft 登陆艇；游艇 |
5. | [c] 飞行器；飞机；航天器；宇宙飞船；航天飞机an aircraft or spacecraft |
1. | [usupass] ~ sth （尤指用手工）精心制作to make sth using special skills, especially with your hands |
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。 | |
a carefully crafted speech 精心准备的讲话 |
