el·bow
noun/ˈelbəʊ/
/ˈelbəʊ/
Idioms 
enlarge imagethe joint between the upper and lower parts of the arm where it bends in the middle肘；肘部 - She jabbed him with her elbow.
她用胳膊肘捅他。 - He rested his elbows on his knees.
他把肘部搁在膝盖上。 - She grazed her elbow in the fall.
她摔倒时擦伤了手肘。 - He's fractured his elbow.
他肘部骨折。
Extra ExamplesTopics Bodyb2- A voice at my elbow said, ‘Would Sir care to be seated?’
离我很近的一个声音说：“先生要坐下吗？” - Extend your arms without locking your elbows.
伸展你的胳膊，放松肘部。 - He caught her elbow to steady her.
他抓住她的肘部稳住她。 - He raised himself on one elbow and looked at the bedside clock.
他用一只胳膊肘撑起身子看了看床边的钟。 - He rested one elbow on the wall as he spoke.
他讲话时把一只胳膊肘支在墙上。 - He took his guest by the elbow and steered him in the direction of the bar.
他挽着客人的胳膊领他朝酒吧的方向走去。 - He was up to his elbows in hot water, doing the washing-up.
他双手在深及胳膊肘的热水中洗碗碟。 - I banged my elbow on the table as I got up.
我站起来时胳膊肘碰上了桌子。 - She dug her elbow into Jim's ribs to remind him not to give the secret away.
她用肘部戳了一下吉姆的肋骨，提醒他不要泄露秘密。 - She opened her eyes and propped herself up on one elbow to look at him.
她睁开眼，单肘撑起身子看着他。 - She slid a hand under his elbow to guide him into the shop.
她悄悄地把手挽到他的胳膊肘下，领他进了商店。 - She thrust her elbow into her attacker's face.
她用肘部猛击袭击者的脸。 - She was cradling a small bundle in the crook of her elbow.
她用手臂挎着一个小包。 - The whole of his arm below the elbow was badly burned.
他肘部以下严重烧伤。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- left
- right
- sharp
- …
- lean
- place
- rest
- …
- joint
- ligament
- injury
- …
- above the elbow
- at your elbow
- below the elbow
- …
- be up to your elbows in something
- the crook of your elbow
- dig your elbow into somebody’s ribs
- …
- She jabbed him with her elbow.
- the part of a piece of clothing that covers the elbow
（衣服的）肘部 - The jacket was worn at the elbows.
这件夹克衫的肘部磨破了。
- The jacket was worn at the elbows.
- a part of a pipe, chimney, etc. where it bends at a sharp angle
（管子、烟囱等的）弯处，弯头
Word OriginOld English elboga, elnboga, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch elleboog and German Ellenbogen (see also ell, bow2).
Idioms
get the elbow
- (British English, informal) to be told by somebody that they no longer want to have a relationship with you; to be told to go away
被排斥；被甩；被撵走
give somebody the elbow
- (British English, informal) to tell somebody that you no longer want to have a relationship with them; to tell somebody to go away
排斥；甩掉；撵走
more power to somebody’s elbow
- (British English, old-fashioned, informal) used to encourage somebody or express support for their actions
（表示鼓励或支持）加油，祝…成功
not know your arse from your elbow
- (British English, offensive, slang) to be very stupid; to have absolutely no skill
愚不可及；屁都不懂
rub elbows with somebody (North American English)
(also rub shoulders with somebody British and North American English)
- to meet and spend time with a famous person, socially or as part of your job
与某名人接触（或交往） - He’s rubbing elbows with stars all the time.
他一直与明星擦肩而过。 - He had been rubbing elbows with celebrities.
他一直与一些名流过从甚密。
- He’s rubbing elbows with stars all the time.