Children craned to get close to him.是什么意思？

Children craned to get close to him.

孩子们探着身子想靠近他。

children

n. 孩子们(child的复数)，儿童，膝下，孥；

例句
Their permissiveness toward their children reflects the wild abandon of their own lives.
他们对孩子的放任折射出他们自身生活的放浪形骸。

craned

vt.& vi. 伸长，探头（crane的过去式与过去分词形式）；

例句
She craned her neck to get a better view...
她伸长脖子想看得更清楚些。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

get

vt. 得到，抓住，说服，受到（惩罚等）；vt.& vi. 到达，来；vi. 成为，开始，设法对付，获得利益或财

例句
The regulations were relaxed and the prisoners could get out and about a bit.
规定有所放宽，犯人可以出去短暂放风。

close

vt. 关，结束，使靠近；vi. 关，结束，关闭；adj. 靠近的，亲密的，直系的，紧密的；adv. 在近处，接近地，紧密地，全面细致地；n. 死胡同，（大教堂的）周围地区，结束，末尾；

例句
A newly-married couple, he thought, on account of their walking so close together.
看俩人走路时挨得这么近，他觉得他们是新婚夫妇。

him

pron. (he的宾格)他；

例句
They said goodbye to him as he got aboard the train at Union Station.
当他在联合火车站登上火车之际，他们向他道别。