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kneeni:n [C]the middle joint of the leg, which allows it to bend膝关节;膝盖The baby was crawling around on its hands and knees.宝宝用手和膝盖爬来爬去。He got/went down on his knees (= got into a position where his knees were on the ground) in front of the altar.他在神坛前跪下。She took the child and sat it on her knee (= on the part of the leg above the knee when sitting down).她抱起孩子放在自己的膝上。The knee of a piece of clothing is the part that covers the knee.（裤子等的）膝部She was wearing an old pair of trousers with rips at the knees.她穿了条膝部有裂缝的裤子。If you bring/force someone or something to their knees, you completely defeat or almost destroy them.彻底打败(或几乎摧毁)The coal miners'strike brought the economy to its knees.煤矿工人罢工几乎摧毁了经济。If you are knee-deep in something, it reaches your knees.齐膝深的We walked through the wood, knee-deep in autumn leaves.我们穿过树林，秋天的落叶齐膝深。(fig. ) I'm knee-deep in (= have a lot of) work.我忙于工作。knee-high grass/boots齐膝高的草/靴子Knee-high、 means tall enough to reach your knees.齐膝高的(infml humorous) Knee-high to a grasshopper means very small or young.矮小的;幼小的My Dad has been taking me to hear jazz ever since I was knee-high to a grasshopper!从我非常小的时候起，爸爸就一直带我去听爵士乐！(disapproving) A knee-jerk reaction/opinion is one made or held automatically, as a result of habit, rather than of serious thought.(反应等)自动的Whenever the crime rate rises, the government's knee-jerk reaction is just to train more police.一旦犯罪率上升，政府的自动反应只是训练更多的警察。Something that is knee-length is long enough to reach the knee.长及膝部的knee-length socks长及膝部的袜The skirt should be knee-length.裙子必须长及膝盖。(Br infml dated or humorous) A knees-up is an energetic noisy party where people dance.欢快的社交集会
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