| 释义 |
knot1/nɒt/ n. & v.●n. 1a an intertwining of a rope, string, tress of hair, etc., with another, itself, or something else to join or fasten together (绳线、头发绺等的)结 b a set method of tying a knot 打结法，结扎法 a reef knot 平结 c a ribbon etc. tied as an ornament and worn on a dress etc. (用缎带等打成的装饰在衣服等上的)花结；肩饰 d a tangle in hair, knitting, etc. (头发、编织物的)扭结；纠结 2a a unit of a ship's or aircraft's speed equivalent to one nautical mile per hour (see 见 NAUTICAL MILE) 节(航速单位，等于每小时 1 海里) b a division marked by knots on a log-line, as a measure of speed 测速绳节 c colloq. a nautical mile [口]海里 3 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 of) a group or cluster 群；丛；簇 a small knot of journalists at the gate 等在门口的一群新闻记者 4 something forming or maintaining a union; a bond or tie, esp. of wedlock 结合物(尤指婚姻)，纽带 5 a hard lump of tissue in an animal or human body (人或动物身上的)肿块，硬结 6a a knob or protuberance in a stem, branch, or root (茎、枝、根上的)节；瘤；叶垫 b a hard mass formed in a tree trunk at the intersection with a branch (树干上与树枝交叉处的)节疤 c a round cross-grained piece in timber where a branch has been cut through (木板上的)节疤 d a node on the stem of a plant (植物茎上的)节；瘤 7 a difficulty; a problem 困难；难题 8 a central point in a problem or the plot of a story etc. (问题、故事情节等的)中心点，要点 9 (in full 全称 porter's knot) Brit. hist. a double shoulder pad and forehead-loop used for carrying loads [英史义] (搬运工用的)垫肩；头垫 ●v. (knotted, knotting) 1 tr. tie (a string etc.) in a knot 把(线等)打成结；把(线等)结牢 2 tr. entangle 使缠结，使纠缠 3 tr. knit (the brows) 皱(眉) 4 tr. unite closely or intricately 使紧密(复杂)地结合 knotted together in intrigue 阴谋勾结在一起 5a intr. make knots for fringing 打结成流苏 b tr. make (a fringe) with knots 打结成(流苏) □ at a rate of knots Brit. colloq. very fast [英口]极迅速地，飞快地 □ get knotted! Brit. slang an expression of disbelief, annoyance, etc. [英] [俚语] (用以表示怀疑、恼怒等)闭嘴；滚；去死吧 □ tie in knots colloq. baffle or confuse completely [口]使紧张；使不安；使困惑 □ knotless adj.□ knotter n.□ knotting n. (esp. in sense 5a of v. 尤用于动词释义 5a)[Old English cnotta, from West Germanic] |