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    knee の英語での意味

    kneeknee1 /niː/ noun [countable] すべての翻訳を見る1the joint that bends in the middle of your leg脚の中ほどで曲がる関節:  Lucy had a bandage round her knee.ルーシーは膝に包帯を巻いていた。on your knees She was on her knees (=kneeling), weeding the garden.彼女は膝をついて(=ひざまずいて)庭の草取りをしていた。sink/fall/drop to your knees (=move so that you are kneeling)(=ひざまずく姿勢になる) Tim fell to his knees and started to pray.ティムは膝をついて倒れ、祈り始めた。 a knee injury膝の怪我2the part of your clothes that covers your knee膝を覆う衣服の部分:  His jeans had holes in both knees.彼のジーンズは両膝に穴があいていた。3on somebody’s knee on the top part of your legs when you are sitting down座っているときの脚の上の部分;ひざ:  Daddy, can I sit on your knee?パパ、膝に座っていい?4knees knocking (together) if your knees are knocking, you are feeling very afraid or very cold膝がガクガクするのは、非常に恐怖を感じているか、非常に寒いことを示す5on your knees in a way that shows you have no power but want or need something very much力がなく、何かを強く欲したり必要としたりしていることを示す様子で:  He went on his knees begging for his job back.彼は膝をついて仕事を返してくれと懇願した。6bring somebody/something to their knees a)to defeat a country or group of people in a war戦争で国や集団を打ち負かす:  The bombing was supposed to bring the country to its knees.爆撃はその国を屈服させるはずだった。 b)to have such a bad effect on an organization, activity etc that it cannot continue組織や活動などに甚大な悪影響を与え、継続できなくさせる SYN  cripple:  The recession has brought many companies to their knees.不況は多くの企業を経営難に追い込んだ。7put/take somebody over your knee old-fashioned旧式 to punish a child by hitting them子どもを叩いて罰する8on bended knee(s) old-fashioned旧式 in a way that shows great respect for someone誰かへの深い敬意を示す様子で learn/be taught something at your mother’s knee at mother1(4), → the bee’s knees at bee(5), → weak at the knees at weak(13)
    kneeknee2 verb [transitive + in] to hit someone with your knee膝で人を打つ:  I kneed him in the groin.私は彼の股間に膝蹴りを入れた。