起重机的英文说法是 "crane"，来源于古法语中的"cran"，意为"鹤"。下面是一些例句及其中文翻译：

The construction workers used a crane to lift the steel beams into place.

(建筑工人使用起重机把钢梁搬到位置上。)

The ship has a crane to load and unload cargo.

(这艘船有一个起重机来装卸货物。)

The crane operator carefully moved the load across the construction site.

(起重机操作员小心地把负载搬运到建筑工地上。)