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- the joint between the forearm and the upper arm肘：
she propped herself up on one elbow.
她用一只胳膊肘撑着身子。
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- the part of the sleeve of a garment covering the elbow（衣服的）肘部。
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- a thing resembling an elbow, in particular a piece of piping bent through an angle肘状物; （管子等的）弯曲部; L形弯管。
with obj. and adverbial
1- strike (someone) with one's elbow用肘击打（某人）：
one player had elbowed another in the face.
一个球员用肘部击打了另一个球员的脸部。
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- no obj., with adverbial of direction move by pushing past people with one's elbows用肘挤着前进, 用肘推：
people elbowed past each other to the door
人们用肘互相挤推着来到门口
furiously, he elbowed his way through the crush.
他疯狂地从拥挤的人群中挤过去。
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- figurative get rid of or disregard (a person or idea) in a cursory and dismissive way〈喻〉对…置之不理; 把…扔在一旁：
the issues which concerned them tended to be elbowed aside by men.
有关他们的问题往往被男人们丢在一旁。
短语
at one's elbow
- close at hand; nearby在手头; 在附近。
elbow-to-elbow
- very close together摩肩接踵地, 紧挨着。
give someone the elbow
- informal reject or dismiss someone in a rough, almost contemptuous manner〈非正式〉排挤某人, 排斥某人：
I tried to get her to give him the elbow
我试图让她抛弃他
figurative 〈喻〉 she decided to give tradition the elbow.
她决定抛开传统。
up to one's elbows in
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- informal with one's hands plunged in (something)〈非正式〉把手插入（某物）：
I was up to my elbows in the cheese-potato mixture.
我把手伸进了奶酪土豆泥里。
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- figurative deeply involved in (a task or undertaking)〈喻〉深深卷入, 忙于（某任务或事业）。
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