释义
🔑 knife BrE /naɪf / NAmE /naɪf / noun (knives BrE /naɪvz / NAmE /naɪvz / a sharp blade with a handle , used for cutting or as a weapon ◆ knives and forks ◆ a sharp knife ◆ a bread knife (= one for cutting bread ◆ She was murdered in a frenzied knife attack . ➡ see also flick knife , jackknife noun , palette knife , paperknife , penknife , Stanley knife™ Silent letters gnarled , gnash , gnat , gnaw , gnome haute cuisine , heir , (NAmE herb) , honour , hors d’oeuvre , hour knack , knee , kneel , knife , knight , knit , knob , knock , knot , know , knuckle psalm , psephology , psychic , ptarmigan , pterodactyl , psychology wrangle , wrap , wreath , wreck , wrench , wrestle , wriggle , wring , write , wrong bomb , climb , crumb , doubt , lamb , limb ascent , fascinate , muscle , scene , scissors height , right , sleigh , weight align , campaign , design , foreign , malign , reign , unfeigned balmy , calm , calf , half , yolk autumn , column , condemn , damn , hymn , solemn bristle , fasten , listen , mortgage , soften , thistle , wrestle biscuit , build , circuit , disguise , guilty , league , rogue , vague yacht answer , sword , two ● the ˈknives are out (for sb )the situation has become so bad that people are preparing to make one person take the blame , for example by taking away their job ● like a knife through ˈbutter (informal easily ; without meeting any difficulty ● put /stick the ˈknife in ● put /stick the ˈknife into sb (informal to be very unfriendly to sb and try to harm them ● turn /twist the ˈknife (in the wound )to say or do sth unkind deliberately ; to make sb who is unhappy feel even more unhappy ● under the ˈknife (informal having a medical operation 🔑 knife BrE /naɪf / NAmE /naɪf / verb present simple - I / you / we / they knife BrE /naɪf / NAmE /naɪf / present simple - he / she / it knifes BrE /naɪfs / NAmE /naɪfs / past simple knifed BrE /naɪft / NAmE /naɪft / past participle knifed BrE /naɪft / NAmE /naɪft / -ing form knifing BrE /ˈnaɪfɪŋ / NAmE /ˈnaɪfɪŋ / ~ sb to injure or kill sb with a knife SYN stab
