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knock/nɒk/ v. & n.●v. 1a tr. strike (a hard surface) with an audible sharp blow 敲;击,打(硬面) knocked the table three times 敲三次桌子 b intr. strike, esp. a door to gain admittance 敲(尤指门) can you hear someone knocking? 你听到有人在敲门吗 ?knocked at the door 敲门 2 tr. make (a hole, a dent, etc.) by knocking 敲成;击成(洞、凹痕等) knock a hole in the fence 在篱笆上敲个洞 3 tr. (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 in, out, off, etc.) drive (a thing, a person, etc.) by striking 将(某物或某人等)撞走 knocked the ball into the hole 击球进洞; knocked those ideas out of his head 把那些想法从他脑海里驱除; knocked her hand away 把她的手撞开 4 tr. colloq. criticize [口]批评 5 intr.a (of a motor or other engine) make a thumping or rattling noise, esp. due to faulty combustion (汽车、发动机)发爆震声(尤指因燃烧不足而引起) b = PINK3 6 tr. Brit. slang make a strong impression on, astonish [英] [俚语]给…强烈印象,使震惊 7 tr. Brit. coarse slang offens. [英] [粗俗俚语] [冒犯] = knock off 7 ●n. 1 an act of knocking 击,敲击,叩击 2 a sharp rap, esp. at a door 急促的敲击声(尤指敲门声) 3 an audible sharp blow 重重的敲打声 4 the sound of knocking in an engine, esp. in a motor engine (尤指汽车发动机的)爆震声 5 Cricket colloq. an innings 【板球】[口]一局 □ knock about (or around) 1 strike repeatedly; treat roughly 接连敲击;粗暴对待,虐待 knocked her about 虐待她 2 lead a wandering adventurous life; wander aimlessly 漂泊,流浪;漫游;闲逛 3 be present without design or volition 散置,闲置 there's a cup knocking about somewhere 在那里闲放着一只杯子 4 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 with) be associated socially 一起出入公共场所;厮混 knocks about with his brother 和他兄弟厮混在一起 □ knock against 1 collide with 撞上,碰上 2 come across casually 偶遇,遇见 □ knock back 1 colloq. eat or drink, esp. quickly [口] (尤指一下子)吃掉;喝下 2 Brit. colloq. disconcert [英口]使慌乱;使狼狈 3 reverse the progress of 阻碍,妨碍 4 Austral. & NZ colloq. refuse, rebuff [澳新口]拒绝;抵制 □ knock the bottom out of see 见 BOTTOM □ knock down 1 strike (esp. a person) to the ground with a blow 将(尤指人)击倒在地 2 demolish 拆毁;推翻;拆除 3 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 to) (at an auction) dispose of (an article) to a bidder by a knock with a hammer (拍卖时)击槌卖出(某物) knocked the Picasso down to him for a million 毕加索的画以 100 万的售价拍卖给他 4 colloq. lower the price of (an article) [口]给(商品)减价,压价 5 take (machinery, furniture, etc.) to pieces for transportation (为搬运)把(机器、家具等)卸开 6 US slang earn as a wage [美] [俚语]挣工资 7 Austral. & NZ slang spend (a pay cheque etc.) freely [澳新] [俚语]挥霍(薪金) □ knock one's head against come into collision with (unfavourable facts or conditions) 迎头碰上(不愉快或不利的事情) □ knock into a cocked hat see 见 COCKED HAT □ knock into the middle of next week colloq. send (a person) flying, esp. with a blow [口] (尤指用拳)驱走(某人) □ knock into shape see 见 SHAPE □ knock off 1 strike off with a blow 击倒,撞倒,撞掉 2 colloq. [口]a finish work 停止,中断工作 knocked off at 5.30 5 点 30 分下班 b finish (work) 完成(工作) knocked off work early 提前完成工作 3 colloq. dispatch (business) [口] (赶快)办完(事情) 4 colloq. rapidly produce (a work of art, verses, etc.) [口]匆促地写出,即席作成(艺术作品、诗文等) 5 (often foll. by 常后跟 from) deduct (a sum) from a price, bill, etc. (从价格、账单等中)减去,除去(款项) 6 slang steal [俚语]偷窃 7 Brit. coarse slang offens. have sexual intercourse with (a woman) [英] [粗俗俚语] [冒犯]与(女人)性交 8 slang kill [俚语]杀死 □ knock on Rugby drive (a ball) with the hand or arm towards the opponents' goal line 【英式橄榄球】以手(或臂)向前击球 □ knock on the head 1 stun or kill (a person) by a blow on the head 当头一击打昏(或打死)某人 2 Brit. colloq. put an end to (a scheme etc.) [英口]结束,制止(计划等) □ knock on (or knock) wood N. Amer. [北美] = touch wood □ knock out 1 make (a person) unconscious by a blow on the head 击昏(某人) 2 knock down (a boxer) for a count of 10, thereby winning the contest (拳击中)击倒(对手) (使对手在规定的 10 秒内不能立起) 3 defeat, esp. in a knockout competition (尤指在淘汰赛中)淘汰 4 colloq. astonish, esp. by unexpected excellence, generosity, etc. [口] (尤指被出乎意料的完美、慷慨等所)震惊;倾倒 5 (作 refl.) colloq. exhaust [口]使精疲力竭 knocked themselves out swimming 游泳把他们累垮了 6 colloq. make or write (a plan etc.) hastily [口]匆促写出,草草拟出(计划等) 7 empty (a tobacco pipe) by tapping 磕净(烟斗) 8 Austral., NZ & US slang earn [澳新美] [俚语]挣得,赚得 □ knock sideways colloq. disconcert; astonish [口]击败;使目瞪口呆 □ knock one's socks off see 见 SOCK1 □ knock spots off Brit. defeat easily [英]轻易打败 □ knock together put together or assemble hastily or roughly 匆匆拼凑成,草草做成(建成) □ knock up 1 Brit. make or arrange hastily [英]赶做;仓促安排 2 drive upwards with a blow 把…向上击 3a become exhausted or ill 筋疲力尽;累垮 b exhaust or make ill 使筋疲力尽;使累垮 4 Brit. arouse (a person) by a knock at the door [英] (敲门)唤醒(某人) 5 Cricket score (runs) rapidly 【板球】(快速跑动)得分 6 esp. US slang make pregnant [尤美] [俚语]使怀孕 7 Brit. practise a ball game before formal play begins [英]赛前练习,赛前试打 □ take a (or the) knock be hard hit financially or emotionally 经济(或感情)上遭到打击 [Middle English from Old English cnocian: probably imitative] |