knock 的英语意思
knockknock1 /nɒk $ nɑːk/ verb
查看全部语言翻译1door [intransitive] to hit a door or window with your closed hand to attract the attention of the people inside用握拳的手敲击门或窗户,以引起室内人注意:
I knocked and knocked but nobody answered.我敲了又敲,但没有人回应。knock at/on
We knocked at the door but there was no one there.我们敲了门,但里面没有人。
Wilson went up and knocked on the door.威尔逊走上前去敲了敲门。► see thesaurus at hit2hit and move something [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to hit something with a short quick action so that it moves or falls用短促、迅速的动作击打某物,使其移动或跌落knock something out of/from something
As I got up, I knocked a pencil out of its holder.我站起来时,碰倒了笔筒里的一支铅笔。
He knocked the knife from my hand.他把刀从我手中打落。knock something over
At that moment, Sally knocked over her glass of wine.就在那一刻,萨莉把她的葡萄酒杯碰倒了。knock something aside
She tried to knock the gun aside but she was not fast enough.她试图把枪打偏,但速度不够快。3hit somebody hard [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to hit someone very hard用力猛击某人:
He knocked her to the ground and kicked her.他把她打倒在地,然后踢她。knock somebody unconscious/cold/senseless (=hit someone so hard that they fall unconscious)(=用力猛击某人使其失去意识)
Simon could knock a man unconscious with one punch to the jaw.西蒙一拳打在下巴上就能使人失去意识。
Garry answered the door only to be knocked flying as two policemen came rushing in.加里去开门,却被两名冲进来的警察撞飞了。4hit part of your body [transitive] to hit something with part of your body用身体某一部位碰撞某物knock something against something
Morse knocked his shin against a suitcase that had been left just inside the door.莫尔斯的小腿磕在了一只放在门口的行李箱上。knock something on something
She knocked her head on a stone.她的头撞在了一块石头上。5knock on doors to go to every house or apartment in an area asking the people who live there for information or support逐户拜访某地区的住户,询问信息或寻求支持:
Gathering that information means knocking on doors and asking people questions.收集那些信息意味着要挨家挨户询问居民。6be knocking on the door to be wanting to join a group or team – used in news reports希望加入某个团体或队伍——用于新闻报道:
Five countries have permanent seats on the UN Security Council, but Germany and Japan, among others, are knocking on the door.五个国家在联合国安理会拥有常任席位,但德国和日本等国也在争相叩门。7remove wall [transitive] to remove a wall or part of a building in order to make a bigger room or space拆除墙壁或建筑的一部分,以扩大房间或空间knock something into something
We could make a bigger living space by knocking two rooms into one.我们可以把两个房间打通,变成一个更大的起居空间。knock something through
The wall between the kitchen and the dining room has been partially knocked through.厨房和餐厅之间的墙已被部分打通。8knock a hole in/through something to make a hole in something, especially a wall在某物上(尤指墙上)打出一个洞:
We could knock a hole through the wall into the cupboard.我们可以在墙上凿一个通往橱柜的洞。9criticize [transitive] to criticize someone or their work, especially in an unfair or annoying way批评某人或其工作,尤指以不公平或令人恼火的方式:
The British press always knock British winners at any sport.英国媒体总是批评在任何运动中获胜的英国选手。
‘Designer fashion is silly.’ ‘Don’t knock it; it’s an important industry.’"设计师时装很荒谬。""别批评它;这是一个重要的产业。"► see thesaurus at criticize10ball [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to kick or hit a ball somewhere将球踢或打向某处:
The aim is to knock the ball into the opposing goal.目的是把球打进对方的球门。11knock somebody for six British English informal非正式 to shock or upset someone very much or make them physically weak使某人极度震惊或沮丧,或使其身体虚弱:
This flu has really knocked me for six.这次流感真的把我彻底击垮了。12knock the stuffing out of somebody informal非正式 to make someone lose their confidence使某人失去自信:
Suzanne was very upset when her mother left home. It knocked the stuffing out of her.苏珊娜的母亲离家时,她非常伤心。这件事彻底把她的精气神打垮了。13knock somebody sideways British English to upset someone so much that it is difficult for them to deal with something使某人极度沮丧,以致难以应对某事:
His daughter’s death knocked Tom sideways.女儿的去世让汤姆备受打击。14knock some sense into somebody/into somebody’s head informal非正式 to make someone learn to behave in a more sensible way使某人学会以更理智的方式行事:
The struggle to build up her own business had knocked some sense into her.创业的艰辛让她变得更加明智。15knock (somebody’s) heads together informal非正式 to tell people who are arguing that they must stop and behave more sensibly让争吵的人停下来,以更理智的方式行事:
None of them can agree and it needs someone to knock heads together.他们谁都不肯妥协,需要有人出面强制让他们理性沟通。16knock something on the head British English informal非正式 to stop something happening阻止某事发生:
We wanted to go for a picnic, but the rain’s knocked that on the head.我们本想去野餐,但下雨让这个计划泡汤了。17knock somebody’s socks off (also knock somebody dead) spoken口语 to surprise and please someone by being very impressive以出色的表现给某人留下深刻印象,令其惊喜:
With that dress, you’ll knock him dead.穿那件裙子,你一定会让他惊艳不已。18knock somebody off their pedestal/perch to stop admiring someone that you previously thought was perfect不再崇拜先前认为完美的某人:
The press were determined to knock the princess off the pedestal that they had put her on.媒体下定决心要把他们曾经捧上神坛的公主拉下来。19knock spots off somebody/something British English spoken口语 to be much better than someone or something远远优于某人或某物:
The new computer system knocks spots off the old one.新电脑系统远远优于旧系统。20knock on wood American English used to say that you hope your good luck so far will not change用于表达希望目前的好运不要改变 SYN touch wood British English21knock it off spoken口语 used to tell someone to stop doing something, because it is annoying you用于要求某人停止做某事,因为令你感到烦恼22make a noise [intransitive] if an engine or pipes etc are knocking, they make a noise like something hard being hit, usually because something is wrong with them如果发动机或管道等发出敲击声,通常是因为出了故障,发出类似硬物被敲打的声音23heart [intransitive] if your heart is knocking, it is beating hard, especially because you are afraid如果你的心脏在怦怦直跳,尤指因恐惧而剧烈跳动 SYN pound24 I’ll knock your head/block off spoken口语 used when threatening to hit someone very hard用于威胁要猛击某人时:
If you say that again, I’ll knock your head off!你再说一遍,我就把你的头打飞!25knock the bottom out of something informal非正式 to make something such as a market or industry fail suddenly使市场或产业等突然崩溃:
A sudden drop in supplies of certain chemicals could knock the bottom out of the engineering industry.某些化学品供应的突然下滑可能会使工程业陷入崩溃。 → knock/beat somebody/something into a cocked hat at cocked hat(1), → knock somebody into shape at shape1(3), → knees knocking (together) at knee1(4)knock around (also knock about British English) phrasal verb informal非正式1hit somebody knock somebody around to hit someone several times多次打击某人:
My father used to knock me around.我父亲以前常常打我。2relax knock around (something) to spend time somewhere, without doing anything very serious or important在某处消磨时光,不做什么正经或重要的事 SYN hang around:
On Saturdays I knock around with my friends.每逢周六,我和朋友们随便混在一起玩。
We spent the day just knocking around the house.我们一整天就在家里随便闲逛。3travel knock around something to travel to different places到各处旅行游历 SYN kick around:
For a couple of years we knocked around the Mediterranean.我们在地中海一带漫游了两年左右。4ideas knock something ↔ around to discuss and think about an idea, plan etc with other people与他人一起讨论和思考某个想法、计划等:
We’ve been knocking around a few ideas.我们一直在探讨几个想法。5ball knock something around British English to play a game with a ball, but not in a serious way非正式地玩球类游戏,不认真对待 SYN kick about6be somewhere British English if something or someone is knocking around, it is somewhere but you are not sure exactly where如果某物或某人到处转悠,表示它/他就在某处,但你不太确定具体在哪里:
Is there a screwdriver knocking about anywhere?有没有螺丝刀在哪里放着?knock somebody/something back phrasal verb informal非正式1knock something ↔ back to quickly drink large quantities of a drink, especially an alcoholic drink快速大量地饮用饮料,尤指酒精饮料:
Brenda knocked the brandy back quickly.布伦达迅速把白兰地一饮而尽。2knock somebody back something to cost you a lot of money花费你大量金钱:
His new car knocked him back several thousand dollars.他的新车花了他好几千美元。3knock somebody back British English to make someone feel upset, shocked, or physically weak使某人感到沮丧、震惊或身体虚弱knock somebody/something down phrasal verb1hit/push somebody knock somebody ↔ down to hit or push someone so that they fall to the ground击打或推倒某人使其摔倒在地:
Something hit him from behind and knocked him down.有什么东西从后面击中了他,把他打倒了。 → knockdown22hit somebody with a vehicle knock somebody ↔ down to hit someone with a vehicle while you are driving, so that they are hurt or killed驾车时用车撞倒某人,造成其受伤或死亡:
A child was in hospital last night after being knocked down by a car.昨晚一名儿童被汽车撞倒后住进了医院。3destroy knock something ↔ down to destroy a building or part of a building拆毁建筑物或其一部分 SYN demolish:
They want to knock the house down and rebuild it.他们想把房子拆了重建。4reduce price knock something ↔ down informal非正式 to reduce the price of something by a large amount大幅度降低某物的价格:
The new stove we bought was knocked down from $800 to $550.我们买的新炉子从800美元降到了550美元。 → knockdown15ask somebody to reduce price knock somebody down to something informal非正式 to persuade someone to reduce the price of something they are selling you说服卖家降低售价:
She’s asking for £150 but I’ll try to knock her down to £100.她要价150英镑,但我会设法把她压到100英镑。knock something into somebody phrasal verb to make someone learn something使某人学会某事:
Parsons must knock these lessons into the team before Saturday.帕森斯必须在周六之前让球队把这些要领彻底学到位。knock off phrasal verb informal非正式1stop work knock off (something) to stop working and go somewhere else停止工作,离开去别处:
There was no one in the office because they’d all knocked off for lunch.办公室里没有人,因为他们都去吃午饭了。
Do you want to knock off early today?你今天想早点收工吗?
We usually knock off work at about twelve on Saturday.我们通常在周六大约十二点收工。2reduce a price knock something ↔ off to reduce the price of something by a particular amount将某物的价格降低一定金额:
I’ll knock off £10.我给你减10英镑。knock something off something
Travel agents are knocking £50, and sometimes £100, off the price of holidays.旅行社正在将假期价格减少50英镑,有时甚至100英镑。3reduce amount knock something ↔ off to reduce a total by a particular amount将总量减少一定数量knock something off something
Moving house will knock an hour off Ray’s journey to work.搬家后,雷上班的路程将缩短一个小时。4produce knock something ↔ off to produce something quickly and easily迅速轻松地生产或完成某物:
Roland makes a lot of money knocking off copies of famous paintings.罗兰靠仿制名画赚了很多钱。5murder knock somebody ↔ off to murder someone谋杀某人6steal knock something ↔ off British English to steal something偷窃某物knock out phrasal verb1unconscious knock somebody ↔ out to make someone become unconscious or go to sleep使某人失去意识或入睡:
The champion knocked Biggs out in the seventh round.冠军在第七回合将比格斯击倒出局。knock yourself out
His head hit a table as he fell and he knocked himself out.他倒下时头撞上桌子,把自己撞晕了。
The nurse gave me some medicine which totally knocked me out.护士给了我一种药,把我完全弄得不省人事了。 → knockout1(1)2defeat knock somebody/something ↔ out to defeat a person or team in a competition so that they can no longer take part在比赛中击败某人或某队,使其无法继续参赛:
The German team were knocked out in the first round.德国队在第一轮就被淘汰了。knock somebody/something out of something
He first hit the headlines when he knocked Becker out of the French Open Tournament.他在法国网球公开赛上将贝克尔淘汰出局,由此首次登上头条。 → knockout1(3)3destroy knock something ↔ out to damage something so that it does not work损坏某物使其无法正常运作:
The air raids were planned to knock out communications on the ground.空袭计划是为了摧毁地面上的通信系统。4admire knock somebody out informal非正式 if something knocks you out, it is very impressive and surprises you because it is so good如果某事令你"被震撼",说明它非常出色,让你惊叹不已:
She loved the movie. It knocked her out.她很喜欢那部电影,它让她大为折服。 → knockout1(2)5produce knock something ↔ out informal非正式 to produce something easily and quickly轻松快速地生产某物:
Paul has been knocking out new songs for the album.保罗一直在为专辑轻松地创作新歌。6knock yourself out informal非正式 to work very hard in order to do something well为做好某事而拼尽全力knock somebody/something ↔ over phrasal verb1to hit someone with a vehicle while you are driving, so that they are hurt or killed驾车时用车撞倒某人,造成其受伤或死亡:
A woman was knocked over by a bus last year.去年一名女子被一辆公共汽车撞倒。2American English informal非正式 to rob a place such as a shop or bank and threaten or attack the people who work there抢劫商店或银行等场所,并威胁或袭击那里的工作人员knock something ↔ together phrasal verb informal非正式 to make something quickly, using whatever you have available利用手头现有的东西迅速做出某物:
We should be able to knock something together with what’s in the fridge (=make a meal from items of food in the fridge).我们应该能用冰箱里现有的东西凑出一顿饭(=用冰箱里的食材做一顿饭)。knock somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb informal非正式1to make something quickly and without using much effort迅速且毫不费力地制作某物:
Michael knocked up a shed in the back garden.迈克尔在后花园里很快搭起了一个棚子。2British English to wake someone up by knocking on their door敲门把某人叫醒:
What time do you want me to knock you up in the morning?你想让我早上几点来敲门叫醒你?3informal非正式 not polite不礼貌 to make a woman pregnant使女性怀孕
查看全部语言翻译1door [intransitive] to hit a door or window with your closed hand to attract the attention of the people inside用握拳的手敲击门或窗户,以引起室内人注意:
I knocked and knocked but nobody answered.我敲了又敲,但没有人回应。knock at/on
We knocked at the door but there was no one there.我们敲了门,但里面没有人。
Wilson went up and knocked on the door.威尔逊走上前去敲了敲门。► see thesaurus at hit2hit and move something [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to hit something with a short quick action so that it moves or falls用短促、迅速的动作击打某物,使其移动或跌落knock something out of/from something
As I got up, I knocked a pencil out of its holder.我站起来时,碰倒了笔筒里的一支铅笔。
He knocked the knife from my hand.他把刀从我手中打落。knock something over
At that moment, Sally knocked over her glass of wine.就在那一刻,萨莉把她的葡萄酒杯碰倒了。knock something aside
She tried to knock the gun aside but she was not fast enough.她试图把枪打偏,但速度不够快。3hit somebody hard [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to hit someone very hard用力猛击某人:
He knocked her to the ground and kicked her.他把她打倒在地,然后踢她。knock somebody unconscious/cold/senseless (=hit someone so hard that they fall unconscious)(=用力猛击某人使其失去意识)
Simon could knock a man unconscious with one punch to the jaw.西蒙一拳打在下巴上就能使人失去意识。
Garry answered the door only to be knocked flying as two policemen came rushing in.加里去开门,却被两名冲进来的警察撞飞了。4hit part of your body [transitive] to hit something with part of your body用身体某一部位碰撞某物knock something against something
Morse knocked his shin against a suitcase that had been left just inside the door.莫尔斯的小腿磕在了一只放在门口的行李箱上。knock something on something
She knocked her head on a stone.她的头撞在了一块石头上。5knock on doors to go to every house or apartment in an area asking the people who live there for information or support逐户拜访某地区的住户,询问信息或寻求支持:
Gathering that information means knocking on doors and asking people questions.收集那些信息意味着要挨家挨户询问居民。6be knocking on the door to be wanting to join a group or team – used in news reports希望加入某个团体或队伍——用于新闻报道:
Five countries have permanent seats on the UN Security Council, but Germany and Japan, among others, are knocking on the door.五个国家在联合国安理会拥有常任席位,但德国和日本等国也在争相叩门。7remove wall [transitive] to remove a wall or part of a building in order to make a bigger room or space拆除墙壁或建筑的一部分,以扩大房间或空间knock something into something
We could make a bigger living space by knocking two rooms into one.我们可以把两个房间打通,变成一个更大的起居空间。knock something through
The wall between the kitchen and the dining room has been partially knocked through.厨房和餐厅之间的墙已被部分打通。8knock a hole in/through something to make a hole in something, especially a wall在某物上(尤指墙上)打出一个洞:
We could knock a hole through the wall into the cupboard.我们可以在墙上凿一个通往橱柜的洞。9criticize [transitive] to criticize someone or their work, especially in an unfair or annoying way批评某人或其工作,尤指以不公平或令人恼火的方式:
The British press always knock British winners at any sport.英国媒体总是批评在任何运动中获胜的英国选手。
‘Designer fashion is silly.’ ‘Don’t knock it; it’s an important industry.’"设计师时装很荒谬。""别批评它;这是一个重要的产业。"► see thesaurus at criticize10ball [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to kick or hit a ball somewhere将球踢或打向某处:
The aim is to knock the ball into the opposing goal.目的是把球打进对方的球门。11knock somebody for six British English informal非正式 to shock or upset someone very much or make them physically weak使某人极度震惊或沮丧,或使其身体虚弱:
This flu has really knocked me for six.这次流感真的把我彻底击垮了。12knock the stuffing out of somebody informal非正式 to make someone lose their confidence使某人失去自信:
Suzanne was very upset when her mother left home. It knocked the stuffing out of her.苏珊娜的母亲离家时,她非常伤心。这件事彻底把她的精气神打垮了。13knock somebody sideways British English to upset someone so much that it is difficult for them to deal with something使某人极度沮丧,以致难以应对某事:
His daughter’s death knocked Tom sideways.女儿的去世让汤姆备受打击。14knock some sense into somebody/into somebody’s head informal非正式 to make someone learn to behave in a more sensible way使某人学会以更理智的方式行事:
The struggle to build up her own business had knocked some sense into her.创业的艰辛让她变得更加明智。15knock (somebody’s) heads together informal非正式 to tell people who are arguing that they must stop and behave more sensibly让争吵的人停下来,以更理智的方式行事:
None of them can agree and it needs someone to knock heads together.他们谁都不肯妥协,需要有人出面强制让他们理性沟通。16knock something on the head British English informal非正式 to stop something happening阻止某事发生:
We wanted to go for a picnic, but the rain’s knocked that on the head.我们本想去野餐,但下雨让这个计划泡汤了。17knock somebody’s socks off (also knock somebody dead) spoken口语 to surprise and please someone by being very impressive以出色的表现给某人留下深刻印象,令其惊喜:
With that dress, you’ll knock him dead.穿那件裙子,你一定会让他惊艳不已。18knock somebody off their pedestal/perch to stop admiring someone that you previously thought was perfect不再崇拜先前认为完美的某人:
The press were determined to knock the princess off the pedestal that they had put her on.媒体下定决心要把他们曾经捧上神坛的公主拉下来。19knock spots off somebody/something British English spoken口语 to be much better than someone or something远远优于某人或某物:
The new computer system knocks spots off the old one.新电脑系统远远优于旧系统。20knock on wood American English used to say that you hope your good luck so far will not change用于表达希望目前的好运不要改变 SYN touch wood British English21knock it off spoken口语 used to tell someone to stop doing something, because it is annoying you用于要求某人停止做某事,因为令你感到烦恼22make a noise [intransitive] if an engine or pipes etc are knocking, they make a noise like something hard being hit, usually because something is wrong with them如果发动机或管道等发出敲击声,通常是因为出了故障,发出类似硬物被敲打的声音23heart [intransitive] if your heart is knocking, it is beating hard, especially because you are afraid如果你的心脏在怦怦直跳,尤指因恐惧而剧烈跳动 SYN pound24 I’ll knock your head/block off spoken口语 used when threatening to hit someone very hard用于威胁要猛击某人时:
If you say that again, I’ll knock your head off!你再说一遍,我就把你的头打飞!25knock the bottom out of something informal非正式 to make something such as a market or industry fail suddenly使市场或产业等突然崩溃:
A sudden drop in supplies of certain chemicals could knock the bottom out of the engineering industry.某些化学品供应的突然下滑可能会使工程业陷入崩溃。 → knock/beat somebody/something into a cocked hat at cocked hat(1), → knock somebody into shape at shape1(3), → knees knocking (together) at knee1(4)knock around (also knock about British English) phrasal verb informal非正式1hit somebody knock somebody around to hit someone several times多次打击某人:
My father used to knock me around.我父亲以前常常打我。2relax knock around (something) to spend time somewhere, without doing anything very serious or important在某处消磨时光,不做什么正经或重要的事 SYN hang around:
On Saturdays I knock around with my friends.每逢周六,我和朋友们随便混在一起玩。
We spent the day just knocking around the house.我们一整天就在家里随便闲逛。3travel knock around something to travel to different places到各处旅行游历 SYN kick around:
For a couple of years we knocked around the Mediterranean.我们在地中海一带漫游了两年左右。4ideas knock something ↔ around to discuss and think about an idea, plan etc with other people与他人一起讨论和思考某个想法、计划等:
We’ve been knocking around a few ideas.我们一直在探讨几个想法。5ball knock something around British English to play a game with a ball, but not in a serious way非正式地玩球类游戏,不认真对待 SYN kick about6be somewhere British English if something or someone is knocking around, it is somewhere but you are not sure exactly where如果某物或某人到处转悠,表示它/他就在某处,但你不太确定具体在哪里:
Is there a screwdriver knocking about anywhere?有没有螺丝刀在哪里放着?knock somebody/something back phrasal verb informal非正式1knock something ↔ back to quickly drink large quantities of a drink, especially an alcoholic drink快速大量地饮用饮料,尤指酒精饮料:
Brenda knocked the brandy back quickly.布伦达迅速把白兰地一饮而尽。2knock somebody back something to cost you a lot of money花费你大量金钱:
His new car knocked him back several thousand dollars.他的新车花了他好几千美元。3knock somebody back British English to make someone feel upset, shocked, or physically weak使某人感到沮丧、震惊或身体虚弱knock somebody/something down phrasal verb1hit/push somebody knock somebody ↔ down to hit or push someone so that they fall to the ground击打或推倒某人使其摔倒在地:
Something hit him from behind and knocked him down.有什么东西从后面击中了他,把他打倒了。 → knockdown22hit somebody with a vehicle knock somebody ↔ down to hit someone with a vehicle while you are driving, so that they are hurt or killed驾车时用车撞倒某人,造成其受伤或死亡:
A child was in hospital last night after being knocked down by a car.昨晚一名儿童被汽车撞倒后住进了医院。3destroy knock something ↔ down to destroy a building or part of a building拆毁建筑物或其一部分 SYN demolish:
They want to knock the house down and rebuild it.他们想把房子拆了重建。4reduce price knock something ↔ down informal非正式 to reduce the price of something by a large amount大幅度降低某物的价格:
The new stove we bought was knocked down from $800 to $550.我们买的新炉子从800美元降到了550美元。 → knockdown15ask somebody to reduce price knock somebody down to something informal非正式 to persuade someone to reduce the price of something they are selling you说服卖家降低售价:
She’s asking for £150 but I’ll try to knock her down to £100.她要价150英镑,但我会设法把她压到100英镑。knock something into somebody phrasal verb to make someone learn something使某人学会某事:
Parsons must knock these lessons into the team before Saturday.帕森斯必须在周六之前让球队把这些要领彻底学到位。knock off phrasal verb informal非正式1stop work knock off (something) to stop working and go somewhere else停止工作,离开去别处:
There was no one in the office because they’d all knocked off for lunch.办公室里没有人,因为他们都去吃午饭了。
Do you want to knock off early today?你今天想早点收工吗?
We usually knock off work at about twelve on Saturday.我们通常在周六大约十二点收工。2reduce a price knock something ↔ off to reduce the price of something by a particular amount将某物的价格降低一定金额:
I’ll knock off £10.我给你减10英镑。knock something off something
Travel agents are knocking £50, and sometimes £100, off the price of holidays.旅行社正在将假期价格减少50英镑,有时甚至100英镑。3reduce amount knock something ↔ off to reduce a total by a particular amount将总量减少一定数量knock something off something
Moving house will knock an hour off Ray’s journey to work.搬家后,雷上班的路程将缩短一个小时。4produce knock something ↔ off to produce something quickly and easily迅速轻松地生产或完成某物:
Roland makes a lot of money knocking off copies of famous paintings.罗兰靠仿制名画赚了很多钱。5murder knock somebody ↔ off to murder someone谋杀某人6steal knock something ↔ off British English to steal something偷窃某物knock out phrasal verb1unconscious knock somebody ↔ out to make someone become unconscious or go to sleep使某人失去意识或入睡:
The champion knocked Biggs out in the seventh round.冠军在第七回合将比格斯击倒出局。knock yourself out
His head hit a table as he fell and he knocked himself out.他倒下时头撞上桌子,把自己撞晕了。
The nurse gave me some medicine which totally knocked me out.护士给了我一种药,把我完全弄得不省人事了。 → knockout1(1)2defeat knock somebody/something ↔ out to defeat a person or team in a competition so that they can no longer take part在比赛中击败某人或某队,使其无法继续参赛:
The German team were knocked out in the first round.德国队在第一轮就被淘汰了。knock somebody/something out of something
He first hit the headlines when he knocked Becker out of the French Open Tournament.他在法国网球公开赛上将贝克尔淘汰出局,由此首次登上头条。 → knockout1(3)3destroy knock something ↔ out to damage something so that it does not work损坏某物使其无法正常运作:
The air raids were planned to knock out communications on the ground.空袭计划是为了摧毁地面上的通信系统。4admire knock somebody out informal非正式 if something knocks you out, it is very impressive and surprises you because it is so good如果某事令你"被震撼",说明它非常出色,让你惊叹不已:
She loved the movie. It knocked her out.她很喜欢那部电影,它让她大为折服。 → knockout1(2)5produce knock something ↔ out informal非正式 to produce something easily and quickly轻松快速地生产某物:
Paul has been knocking out new songs for the album.保罗一直在为专辑轻松地创作新歌。6knock yourself out informal非正式 to work very hard in order to do something well为做好某事而拼尽全力knock somebody/something ↔ over phrasal verb1to hit someone with a vehicle while you are driving, so that they are hurt or killed驾车时用车撞倒某人,造成其受伤或死亡:
A woman was knocked over by a bus last year.去年一名女子被一辆公共汽车撞倒。2American English informal非正式 to rob a place such as a shop or bank and threaten or attack the people who work there抢劫商店或银行等场所,并威胁或袭击那里的工作人员knock something ↔ together phrasal verb informal非正式 to make something quickly, using whatever you have available利用手头现有的东西迅速做出某物:
We should be able to knock something together with what’s in the fridge (=make a meal from items of food in the fridge).我们应该能用冰箱里现有的东西凑出一顿饭(=用冰箱里的食材做一顿饭)。knock somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb informal非正式1to make something quickly and without using much effort迅速且毫不费力地制作某物:
Michael knocked up a shed in the back garden.迈克尔在后花园里很快搭起了一个棚子。2British English to wake someone up by knocking on their door敲门把某人叫醒:
What time do you want me to knock you up in the morning?你想让我早上几点来敲门叫醒你?3informal非正式 not polite不礼貌 to make a woman pregnant使女性怀孕knockknock2 noun
1[countable] the sound of something hard hitting a hard surface坚硬物体敲击坚硬表面的声音:
a loud knock at the door用力敲门声
a knock in the engine发动机的敲击声2[countable] the action of something hard hitting your body硬物撞击身体的动作:
He got a knock on the head when he fell.他摔倒时头部受到了撞击。3take a knock informal非正式 to have some bad luck or trouble遭遇一些厄运或麻烦:
Clive’s taken quite a few hard knocks lately.克莱夫最近遭遇了不少挫折。
1[countable] the sound of something hard hitting a hard surface坚硬物体敲击坚硬表面的声音:
a loud knock at the door用力敲门声
a knock in the engine发动机的敲击声2[countable] the action of something hard hitting your body硬物撞击身体的动作:
He got a knock on the head when he fell.他摔倒时头部受到了撞击。3take a knock informal非正式 to have some bad luck or trouble遭遇一些厄运或麻烦:
Clive’s taken quite a few hard knocks lately.克莱夫最近遭遇了不少挫折。