- [countable, uncountable]
an activity involving a special skill at making things with your hands 手艺；工艺 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
Extra ExamplesTopics Shoppingb2, Hobbiesb2Sheep shearing is a highly skilled craft. 剪羊毛是很讲究技巧的手艺。 Subjects taught include art and craft, drama, and languages. 所教科目包括工艺美术、戏剧和语言。 The men practised various traditional crafts, such as carving toys out of bone. 这些人从事各种传统手工技艺，比如说用骨头雕刻成玩具。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- skilled
- ancient
- traditional
- …
- practise/practice
- activity
- project
- work
- …
- art and craft
- arts and crafts
- [singular]
all the skills needed for a particular activity 技巧；技能；技艺 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
Extra Examplescomedians plying their craft for an agency 为一家代理机构辛劳工作的喜剧演员 a carpenter who is a real master of his craft 技艺高超的木匠
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + craft- hone
- learn
- master
- …
- a master of your craft
- [uncountable] (formal, disapproving)
skill in making people believe what you want them to believe 诡计；手腕；骗术 - [countable] (plural craft)(formal)
a boat or ship 小船；船 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- small
- assault
- fishing
- …
- [countable] (plural craft)
an aircraft or spacecraft 飞行器；飞机；航天器；宇宙飞船；航天飞机
Word OriginOld English cræft ‘strength, skill’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kracht, German Kraft, and Swedish kraft ‘strength’. Sense (4), originally in the expression small craft ‘small trading vessels’, may be elliptical, referring to vessels requiring a small amount of “craft” or skill to handle, as opposed to large ocean-going ships.