| 释义 |
know /nəʊ/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I (knew /njuː/, known /nəʊn/)
❶ vt.
1. 掌握…的知识，熟习，通晓(语言等)；会
He knows a lot of English. 他通晓英语。
Do you know how to drive? 你会驾车吗?
2. 确知；确信
We all know that 2 and 2 are 4. 我们都知道2加2等于4。
I know him to be an honest man. 我确信他是个诚实的人。
3. 记住，熟记，能背诵
I know a poem about the lives of fishermen. 我记得一首关于渔民生活的诗。
The actress knew her part. 那位女演员熟记台词。
know the multiplication tables 能背诵乘法口诀
4. 懂，理解；了解，知道
He knows exactly what he's doing. 他完全知道自己正在干什么。
He knows the answer now. 他现在知道答案了。
I don't know whether he is here or not. 我不晓得他是否在这儿。
5. 经历，体验(恐惧等)
In his youth he had known ambition but shed it long ago. 他在青年时代曾胸怀大志，但抛弃已久。
He has known both grief and happiness. 悲伤和欢乐的滋味他都尝过。
6. [只用于过去时和完成时]见到过；听到过
I never knew anyone who could do so much in so short a time. 我从没听说过有人能在这么短的时间里做这么多的事。
I've never known her to lose her temper. 我从没见她发过脾气。
He never has been known to lose his quiet, dignified manner in a crisis. 从未有人见过他在紧急关头失去泰然又庄严的神态。
7. 认识；熟悉，与…关系密切
He knows my father. 他认识我父亲。
She doesn't know me well enough to understand me. 她对我还没有熟悉到足以了解我的程度。
Not knowing the road, I lost my way. 我因路不熟而迷了路。
He knew London well. 他对伦敦很熟悉。
8. 认出；辨认出；认定
I knew him as soon as I laid eyes on him. 我一看到他就认出他来了。
I knew him for an American. 我看出他是美国人。
I know a compliment when I hear one. 我一听就知道什么是恭维话。
9. 辨别；识别
know right from wrong 分辨是非
10. 受…支配，受…影响
Her joy knew no bounds. 她无限欢欣。
11. 〈古〉与…交媾
❷ vi.
确知；了解；懂；知道；知情
A doctor should not guess; he should know. 医生不应当猜测，而应当确认病情。
II n.
知识；知晓；知情(主要用于短语 in the know)
phr. all one knows 1. 全部力量 2. 竭尽全力地，尽一切可能地 before one knows where one is 瞬息之间，转眼之间 don't I know it 〈口〉[表示不乐意的认可]我何尝不知道 don't you know 〈口〉[用作插入语]你也知道 It's such a bore, don't you know. 你也知道，那是多么乏味的事。Do you know something? = You know something?
for all sb. Knows见all
I don't know that... 〈口〉很难说…
I don't know that I like this arrangement. 很难说我喜欢这样的安排。
I knew it 我早就知道事情会这样
I know just how it is [用以表示关切、同情等]我知道这是怎么回事(或这有多难)
I know what 我有个主意
in the know 〈口〉知情的，熟知内幕的，消息灵通的
We are not in the know on the disarmament. 我们不了解裁军问题的内情。
She enjoyed the feeling of being in the artistic know. 她因感到自己熟谙艺术而很得意。
I have undertaken all the enquiries personally. There is no one else in the know. 我亲自负责回答一应询问。没有其他人知道内情。
I wouldn't know 我没有这方面的知识，我说不上来
know about 知道…的情况；了解，知道
I know about how to do it. 我知道如何做这件事。
know a hawk from a handsaw 见 hawk¹
know all the answers 见 answer
know apart 区别，辨别
know a thing or two 见 thing¹
know best 是最好的指导者，最具权威性
know better (than) 1. 很懂得，有头脑，明事理(而不至于)
You should know better than to go swimming right after eating. 你应该知道饭后不该立即去游泳。
2. 变得聪明些，不再相信，不再上当
liberals who ought to know better 该学得乖一点的自由主义者
He told me he had never been to the gambling house, but I knew better. 他告诉我他从未进过赌场，我可不相信。
know by sight 见 sight
know how 懂得怎么做
know like the back of one's hand 见 back¹
know not 〈古〉不知道，不了解
I prefer the dangers that I knew to those I knew not. 我宁冒已知的而不冒未知的危险。
know of 知道有，听说过
I know of him, but I can't say I know much about him. 我听说过这个人，但我不能说很熟悉他。
know one's business 见 business
know one's onions = know the ropes
know one's own mind见mind
know one's stuff见stuff
know sb. in the biblical sense 〈口〉〈谑〉和某人有性关系
know sth. backwards 见 backwards
know sth. for a fact 对…确信无疑
know the ropes 见 rope
know the time of day 见 time
know what one's talking about 凿凿有据地讲话
know what's what 懂行；老练，通晓世事
know where one stands (或 is) 知道别人如何看待自己(with)
He never quite knew where he stood with her. 他从来不很清楚她对他是怎么个看法。
let know 告诉，通知
Please let them know that we are coming. 请告诉他们我们要来了。
not if I know it 如果我知道就不(这样做了)
not know sb. from Adam 见 Adam¹
not know what hit one 被杀死，被毁掉；感到惊奇，仓皇失措
not know where (或which way) to look 不知所措，十分尴尬
not that I know of 据我所知并非如此；据我所知没有
A: Was nobody else there? B: Not that I know of. 甲：那里没有别人吗? 乙：据我所知没有。
not want to know (对…)不感兴趣
If she doesn't want to know, I can't do more. 如果她不感兴趣，我就无能为力了。
that's all you know (about it) 你(对此)全然无知
Lord (only) knows 见 lord
What (或 Well, what) do you know (about that)? 〈口〉[表示惊讶]你看怪不怪?真想不到!
Wouldn't you (just) know? 真想不到!请想象一下!
you know 〈口〉[交谈时提醒对方或仅作填补词]你知道；你要知道
You'll have to try harder, you know, if you want to succeed. 你要知道，如果你想成功，就得更努力。
You know something (或 what)? 要不要我把真相告诉你?我来告诉你，听我说
You know something, Mary? Mr. Harris is the nicest man I knew, except for my father. 我来告诉你吧，玛丽，哈里斯先生是除了我的父亲之外我所认识的最好的人。
you know what he (或 it) is 你知道他的脾气(或它的性质)
you never know 〈口〉很难说，事情难以逆料 |