"cradle" in Chinese (Simplified)
摇篮摇（动词）发源地（比喻）
Definition
一个可以左右摇动的婴儿小床。也用来指某个重要事物的起源地。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
'cradle' 既可作名词（婴儿床或发源地），也可作动词（to cradle，轻轻抱着）。常用短语有 'from the cradle to the grave'（从生到死）和 'the cradle of civilization'（文明的摇篮）。可用于字面与比喻语境。
Examples
The baby slept peacefully in the cradle.
宝宝安静地睡在**摇篮**里。
She gently rocked the cradle to comfort the baby.
她轻轻摇着**摇篮**安抚宝宝。
Egypt is known as the cradle of civilization.
埃及被称为文明的**发源地**。
She held the kitten in her arms and cradled it softly.
她把小猫**轻轻抱在怀里**。
Some people say that innovation is born in the cradle of adversity.
有人说创新诞生于逆境的**摇篮**。
He's been ambitious since the cradle, always chasing big dreams.
他从**摇篮**起就很有野心，总是在追逐大梦想。