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knob/nɒb/ n. & v.●n. 1a a rounded protuberance, esp. at the end or on the surface of a thing (尤指在某物一端或表面的)球形突出物；瘤；疙瘩 b a handle of a door, drawer, etc., shaped like a knob (门、抽屉等的)球形拉手 c a knob-shaped attachment for pulling, turning, etc. (拉、转等的)球形柄；旋钮 press the knob under the desk 拧写字桌下的旋钮 2 a small, usu. round, piece (of butter, coal, sugar, etc.) (黄油、煤、糖等的)小块(通常是圆形的) 3 esp. N. Amer. a prominent round hill [尤北美]圆形小丘 4 coarse slang the penis [粗俗俚语]阴茎 ●v. (knobbed, knobbing) 1 tr. provide with knobs 使有球形突出物；给…装球形把手 2 intr. (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 out) bulge 鼓起，突起 □ with knobs on Brit. slang that and more (used as a retort to an insult, in emphatic agreement, etc.) [英] [俚语]不仅如此更有甚者(常用于表示反唇相讥或强调同意) and the same to you with knobs on 你也一样，而且有过之而无不及 □ knobby adj.□ knoblike adj.[Middle English from Middle Low German knobbe ‘knot, knob, bud’: cf. KNOP, NOB2, NUB] |