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- a rounded lump or ball, especially at the end or on the surface of something圆球形突出物; 疖。
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- a handle on a door or drawer shaped like a ball球形门把手。
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- a rounded button for adjusting or controlling a machine旋钮, 调节器。
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- a small lump of a substance小块：
add a knob of butter or margarine.
加一小块黄油或人造黄油。
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- chiefly N. Amer. a prominent round hill〈主北美〉圆形小山。
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- vulgar slang 〈粗俚〉a man's penis男子阴茎。
knobbed, knobbing
with obj. Brit. vulgar slang (of a man) have sexual intercourse with (someone)〈英, 粗俚〉（男人）与…性交。
短语
with (brass) knobs on
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- Brit. informal and something more〈英, 非正式〉甚至更为…的, 而且还不止于此的, 在更大程度上的, 比…还要更进一步的：
it is the rock 'n' roll statement with knobs on.
这是那种比摇滚乐还要更进一步的言论。
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- used for returning and strengthening an insult［用于反唇相讥或加强辱骂语气］还是：
'Lazy tyke!' 'Lazy yourself with brass knobs on!'
“懒小子！”“你自己懒得快要生蛆了！”
ORIGIN: with allusion to the addition of decorative knobs to an object as an embellishment.
派生词
knobbed
adjectiveknobby
adjectiveknob-like
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Middle Low German knobbe 'knot, knob, bud'.