knock
verb/nɒk/
/nɑːk/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they knock | /nɒk/ /nɑːk/ |
he / she / it knocks | /nɒks/ /nɑːks/ |
past simple knocked | /nɒkt/ /nɑːkt/ |
past participle knocked | /nɒkt/ /nɑːkt/ |
-ing form knocking | /ˈnɒkɪŋ/ /ˈnɑːkɪŋ/ |
synonym rap敲;击 - He knocked three times and waited.
他敲了三下门就等着。 - knock at/on something I knocked on the door and went straight in.
我敲完门就径直走了进去。 - Somebody was knocking on the window.
有人在敲窗户。
Extra Examples- Dobson walked straight into her office without knocking.
多布森没敲门就径直走进了她的办公室。 - Someone knocked loudly at the door.
有人大声敲门。 - She knocked timidly on the study door and entered.
她怯怯地敲了敲书房门,然后进去了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- loudly
- gently
- lightly
- …
- at
- on
- without knocking
- He knocked three times and waited.
(意外)撞击,碰到 - knock something against/on something Be careful you don't knock your head on this low beam.
小心,别把头撞在这矮梁上。 - knock against/on something Her hand knocked against the glass.
她的手碰了玻璃杯。 - knock something She dropped the pile of books when he accidentally knocked her shoulder.
当他不小心撞到她的肩膀时,她把那堆书掉了下来。
Extra ExamplesTopics Health problemsb1- The door's very low—mind you don't knock your head!
门很低——注意别撞到头! - The stick knocked against the wall.
棍子击打到了墙上。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- accidentally
- against
- off
- on
- …
- knock somebody/something flying
- knock somebody off balance
- knock somebody off their feet
- …
- knock something against/on something Be careful you don't knock your head on this low beam.
打掉;敲动;打破 - knock something + adv./prep. He'd knocked over a glass of water.
他打翻了一杯水。 - I knocked the nail into the wall.
我把钉子钉进墙里。 - They had to knock the door down to get in.
他们不得不破门而入。 - He had knocked one of the pictures off the wall.
他打落了墙上的一幅画。 - The boys were knocking (= kicking) a ball around in the back yard.
男孩们在后院踢球玩儿。 - knock something (figurative) The criticism had knocked (= damaged) her self-esteem.
这一批评伤了她的自尊心。
Synonyms hithitknock ▪ bang ▪ strike ▪ bump ▪ bashThese words all mean to come against something with a lot of force.hit to come against somebody/something with force, especially causing damage or injury:- The boy was hit by a speeding car.
男孩被超速行驶的汽车撞了。
- Someone had knocked a hole in the wall.
有人在墙上打了个洞。
- The baby was banging the table with his spoon.
婴孩用调羹敲打着桌子。
- The ship struck a rock.
船触礁了。
- In the darkness I bumped into a chair.
我在黑暗中撞上了一把椅子。
- I braked too late, bashing into the car in front.
我刹车太晚,撞上了前面的车。
- to hit/knock/bang/bump/bash against somebody/something
- to knock/bang/bump/bash into somebody/something
- to hit/strike the ground/floor/wall
Extra Examples- I accidentally knocked over his drink.
我不小心打翻了他的饮料。 - Mind you don't knock that glass over.
当心不要打翻那个玻璃杯。 - I accidentally knocked the vase off the table.
我无意中碰落了桌上的花瓶。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- accidentally
- against
- off
- on
- …
- knock somebody/something flying
- knock somebody off balance
- knock somebody off their feet
- …
- knock something + adv./prep. He'd knocked over a glass of water.
- [transitive] to put somebody/something into a particular state by hitting them/it
把…撞击成(某种状态) - knock somebody/something + adj. The blow knocked me flat.
那一拳把我打倒在地。 - He was knocked senseless by the blow.
他被一拳打得不省人事。 - knock somebody/something doing something She knocked my drink flying.
她把我的饮料打翻了。 - knock somebody/something + adv./prep. The two rooms had been knocked into one (= the wall between them had been knocked down).
那两个房间打通了,成了一个房间。
Synonyms hithitknock ▪ bang ▪ strike ▪ bump ▪ bashThese words all mean to come against something with a lot of force.hit to come against somebody/something with force, especially causing damage or injury:- The boy was hit by a speeding car.
男孩被超速行驶的汽车撞了。
- Someone had knocked a hole in the wall.
有人在墙上打了个洞。
- The baby was banging the table with his spoon.
婴孩用调羹敲打着桌子。
- The ship struck a rock.
船触礁了。
- In the darkness I bumped into a chair.
我在黑暗中撞上了一把椅子。
- I braked too late, bashing into the car in front.
我刹车太晚,撞上了前面的车。
- to hit/knock/bang/bump/bash against somebody/something
- to knock/bang/bump/bash into somebody/something
- to hit/strike the ground/floor/wall
Extra Examples- The blow knocked him unconscious.
这一击将他打昏了。 - The explosion knocked him off his feet.
爆炸将他掀翻在地。 - He was knocked flying as two policemen came crashing through the door.
两名警察破门而入时他被撞飞了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- accidentally
- against
- off
- on
- …
- knock somebody/something flying
- knock somebody off balance
- knock somebody off their feet
- …
- knock somebody/something + adj. The blow knocked me flat.
- [transitive] knock something + adv./prep. to make a hole in something by hitting it hard
打,凿(洞) - They managed to knock a hole in the wall.
他们设法在墙上凿了个洞。
- They managed to knock a hole in the wall.
- [intransitive] if your heart knocks, it beats hard; if your knees knock, they shake, for example from fear
(心)怦怦跳;(膝盖)打哆嗦 - My heart was knocking wildly.
我的心怦怦直跳。
- My heart was knocking wildly.
- [intransitive] to make a regular sound of metal hitting metal, especially because there is something wrong
(尤指因故障)发碰撞声,嘭嘭作响 - [transitive] knock somebody/something (informal) to criticize somebody/something, especially when it happens unfairly
(不公平地)批评;贬责;挑剔;非难 - The newspapers are always knocking the England team.
报纸总是攻击英格兰队。 - It may sound pretty childish, but don't knock it until you've tried it.
这听起来可能很幼稚,但在尝试之前不要轻易放弃。
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Word OriginOld English cnocian, of imitative origin.
Idioms
bang/knock your/their heads together
- (informal) to force people to stop arguing and behave in a sensible way
Topics Opinion and argumentc2强行制止人们争吵并使之恢复理智
beat/knock the (living) daylights out of somebody
- (informal) to hit somebody very hard several times and hurt them very much
狠揍某人 - Get out or I’ll beat the living daylights out of you!
滚出去,不然我就把你打得屁滚尿流!
- Get out or I’ll beat the living daylights out of you!
beat/kick (the) hell out of somebody/something | knock hell out of somebody/something
- (informal) to hit somebody/something very hard
猛打;重击;狠揍 - He was a dirty player and loved to kick hell out of the opposition.
他是个不讲体育道德的球员,喜欢猛力冲撞对方。
- He was a dirty player and loved to kick hell out of the opposition.
blow/knock somebody’s socks off
- (informal) to surprise or impress somebody very much
Topics Feelingsc2使某人万分惊愕;给某人留下深刻印象
get/knock/lick somebody into shape
- to train somebody so that they do a particular job, task, etc. well
把某人培养成材(或训练出来) - It took him just two weeks to knock the new recruits into shape.
他只用了两周时间就让新兵们都成型了。
- It took him just two weeks to knock the new recruits into shape.
get/knock/lick something into shape
- to make something more acceptable, organized or successful
把某事物整顿好;使某事物条理化(或更趋完善) - I've got all the information together but it still needs knocking into shape.
我把材料全都收集齐了,但还需要整理。 - It shouldn’t take long to get the company back into shape.
让公司恢复正常应该不需要很长时间。
- I've got all the information together but it still needs knocking into shape.
hit/knock somebody for six
- (British English) to affect somebody very deeply
极大地影响某人 - The business over the lawsuit had really knocked her for six.
诉讼案确实让她损失了六块钱。
- The business over the lawsuit had really knocked her for six.
I’ll knock your block/head off!
- (informal) used to threaten somebody that you will hit them
(威胁要打人)我非揍你不可,我要揍扁你
knock somebody dead
- (informal) to impress somebody very much
给(某人)以深刻印象;使深深感动 - You look fabulous—you'll knock ’em dead tonight.
你看起来棒极了——今晚你会把他们打死的。
- You look fabulous—you'll knock ’em dead tonight.
knock somebody/something into a cocked hat
- (British English, old-fashioned) to be very much better than somebody/something
远远胜过;大大超过;使相形见绌 - She knocks the rest of the cast into a cocked hat.
她让其他演员都戴上了三角帽。
- She knocks the rest of the cast into a cocked hat.
knock it off!
- (informal) used to tell somebody to stop making a noise, annoying you, etc.
别吵了;别烦人了 - Knock it off, kids—I’m trying to work.
别说了,孩子们——我正在努力工作。
- Knock it off, kids—I’m trying to work.
knock somebody off their pedestal/perch
- to make somebody lose their position as somebody/something successful or admired
使某人丧失名位 - A lot of teams are looking to knock us off our perch.
很多球队都想把我们从高位上拉下来。
- A lot of teams are looking to knock us off our perch.
knock something on the head
- (British English, informal) to stop something from happening; to stop doing something
阻止某事发生;停止做某事 - The recession knocked on the head any idea of expanding the company.
经济衰退使扩展公司的任何想法都化为泡影。 - By eleven o’clock we were all tired so we knocked it on the head.
到了十一点,我们都累了,所以我们敲了敲头。
- The recession knocked on the head any idea of expanding the company.
knock on wood (North American English)
(British English touch wood)
- (saying) used when talking about your previous good luck or your hopes for the future, to avoid bringing bad luck
碰碰木头希望好运常在(谈到从前的好运气或未来的愿望时使用,以防厄运) - I've been driving for over 20 years and never had an accident—knock on wood!
我已经开车 20 多年了,从来没有发生过事故——撞木头了!
- I've been driving for over 20 years and never had an accident—knock on wood!
knock somebody sideways
- (informal) to surprise or shock somebody so much that they are unable to react immediately
Topics Feelingsc2使某人惊讶得不知所措(或目瞪口呆)
knock/talk some sense into somebody
- to try and persuade somebody to stop behaving in a stupid way, sometimes using rough or violent methods
开导某人别干傻事;强使某人理智行事 - Try and talk some sense into her before she makes the wrong decision.
尽力说服她,别让她作出错误的决策。 - Where would I be without you to knock some sense into my head?
如果没有你给我灌输一些理智,我会在哪里?
- Try and talk some sense into her before she makes the wrong decision.
knock spots off somebody/something
- (British English, informal) to be very much better than somebody/something
远远胜过;大大超过;使相形见绌 - She knocks spots off all the other candidates.
她击败了所有其他候选人。
- She knocks spots off all the other candidates.
knock the stuffing out of somebody
- (informal) to make somebody lose their confidence and enthusiasm
使某人丧失信心(或萎靡不振)
you could have knocked me down with a feather
- (informal) used to express surprise
(表示惊奇)哟,我可从未做过(或听说过)这样的事