elbow
n. 肘(部); 弯处
v. 用肘推挤; 挤掉
Your elbow is the part of your arm where the upper and lower halves of the arm are joined.
He slipped and fell, badly bruising an elbow.
他滑倒了,一只胳膊肘严重擦伤。
If you elbow people aside or elbow your way somewhere, you push people with your elbows in order to move somewhere.
They also claim that the security team elbowed aside a steward...
他们还声称保安人员将一位乘务员推搡至一边。
Mr Smith elbowed me in the face...
史密斯先生一肘撞在我脸上。
If someone or something elbows their way somewhere, or elbows other people or things out of the way, they achieve success by being aggressive and determined.
Non-state firms gradually elbow aside the inefficient state-owned ones...
非国有企业逐渐挤掉了效率低下的国有企业。
Environmental concerns will elbow their way right to the top of the agenda.
环境问题将挤到议事日程之首。
1. hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
2. a sharp bend in a road or river
3. a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it
4. the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow;
5. the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow
1. push one's way with the elbows
2. shove one's elbow into another person's ribs
at one's elbow
在手头;在附近
elbow-to-elbow
摩肩接踵地,紧挨着
give someone the elbow
(非正式)对…弃之不顾,抛开,排斥
up to one's elbows in
(非正式)手深陷于某物之中
at (one's) elbow
在手边;在附近
out at the elbows
穿得破破烂烂的
捉襟见肘:缺少资金的
Don't hyperextend your elbow.
别过分拉伸你的胳膊肘.
I've worn through the elbow of this old coat at last.
最后我把这件旧外套的肘部磨出了窟窿.
Elbow pads and knee pads are essential on a skateboard.
滑滑板时带护肘和护膝是必要的.
She was cradling a small parcel in the crook of her elbow.
她用手臂挎着一个小包裹.
The wounded soldier levered himself up on his elbow and shouted for help.
那个伤兵用胳膊支起身子,大声呼救.