knock
v. 敲,碰; 打通; 把…撞擊成(某個狀態); 打破; (心)怦怦跳,(膝蓋)打哆嗦; 發碰撞聲; 批評; 打球
n. 敲擊聲; 撞擊
If you knock on something such as a door or window, you hit it, usually several times, to attract someone's attention.
She went directly to Simon's apartment and knocked on the door...
她直奔西蒙的房間,敲了敲門。
Knock at my window at eight o'clock and I'll be ready...
8點鐘敲我的窗,我會準備好的。
If you knock something, you touch or hit it roughly, especially so that it falls or moves.
She accidentally knocked the tea tin off the shelf...
她不小心把架子上的茶葉罐碰了下來。
The baby was knocked from his father's arms...
嬰兒被從他父親的懷中撞落。
If someone knocks two rooms or buildings into one, or knocks them together, they make them form one room or building by removing a wall.
They decided to knock the two rooms into one...
他們決定把兩間屋子打通連成一間。
The spacious kitchen was achieved by knocking together three small rooms.
這個寬敞的廚房是由3個小屋子打通連成的。
To knock someone into a particular position or condition means to hit them very hard so that they fall over or become unconscious.
The third wave was so strong it knocked me backwards...
第3波浪太大了,把我打了回去。
They were knocked to the ground and robbed of their wallets...
他們被打倒在地並被搶走了錢包。
To knock a particular quality or characteristic out of someone means to make them lose it.
The stories of his links with the actress had knocked the fun out of him...
有關他與那位女演員有關係的傳聞使他很不開心。
When they first joined for training many were starry eyed about just sailing around the world. We soon knocked that out of them...
在他們參加培訓之初,很多人還只是對環球航行抱有天真的想法。我們很快便使他們消除了那種想法。
If something knocks, it makes a repeated sharp banging noise.
His old truck, knocking and smoking, pulled down the road and out of sight.
他那輛舊卡車一邊冒著煙一邊哐裡哐啷地沿路向前駛去,直到駛出了視線。
If you knock something or someone, you criticize them and say unpleasant things about them.
I'm not knocking them: if they want to do it, it's up to them...
我不是批評他們:想不想做那件事取決於他們。
Never knock charter flights; they are opening up the world for budget-conscious travellers.
絕不要挑剔包機航班;他們使精打細算的乘客能夠去往世界各地。
If someone receives a knock, they have an unpleasant experience which prevents them from achieving something or which causes them to change their attitudes or plans.
What they said was a real knock to my self-confidence...
他們的話是對我自信心的一次重大打擊。
The art market has suffered some severe knocks during the past two years.
在過去的兩年間,藝術品市場遭受了嚴重的打擊。
To knock them dead means to impress people a great deal, especially with your appearance.
Glamorous make-up is best reserved for days when you want to go all out to knock 'em dead.
魅惑彩妝最好留到你竭力想把所有人都迷倒的時候。
If you tell someone to knock it off, you are telling them to stop doing something that is annoying you.
Will you just knock it off!
別鬧了!
1. the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing);
2. negative criticism
3. a vigorous blow;
4. a bad experience;
5. the act of hitting vigorously;
1. deliver a sharp blow or push :"He knocked the glass clear across the room"
2. rap with the knuckles;
3. knock against with force or violence;
4. make light, repeated taps on a surface;
5. sound like a car engine that is firing too early;
6. find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws;
knock, tap, rap, pat
這些動詞均有"敲,擊"之意。
knock around 或 knock about
虐待:粗暴或殘忍地對待;虐待
遊歷:從一個地方漫遊到另一個地方
【非正式用語】 討論,思考
knock back 【非正式用語】
喝下(酒精飲料)
knock down
擊倒在地:用一擊打倒在地;使倒下
拆卸:為了儲藏或運輸而拆卸成幾部份
敲槌宣佈賣出:在拍賣會上宣佈貨物賣出,比如用木槌敲擊來宣佈
【非正式用語】 削減價格等
&I{【俚語】} 收到(工資);賺
knock off
停止工作
【非正式用語】 倉促寫出,即席作成:倉促或輕易地完成、做完或處理;結束
【非正式用語】 除掉;消除
&I{【俚語】} 殺,戰勝
&I{【俚語】} 持槍搶劫,攔路搶劫
【非正式用語】 翻印:影印或模仿,尤指在未經允許的情況下
knock out
使昏迷不醒
&I{【體育運動】} 擊倒對手:透過擊到對方而擊敗(拳擊比賽中的對手)
使無用,使失去效能
【非正式用語】 盡心盡力:最大程度地努力或用盡(自己或別人的)力量
knock together
倉促完成:很快或粗粗地製作或拼湊
knock up
&I{【俚語】} 使懷孕
&I{【多用於英國】} 敲門叫醒或召喚
&I{【多用於英國】} 用盡力氣;精疲力竭
knock someone's block off
(非正式)憤怒猛打
knock the bottom out of
knock someone dead
(非正式)給某人留下深刻印象
knock someone for six
knock people's heads together
knock something into a cocked hat
knock someone into the middle of next week
(非正式)對某人猛打
Tell me where you've been out so late, or I'll knock your block off.
告訴我你到哪兒去了,這麼晚才回來, 不說我就揍死你.
What time do you knock off?
你什麼時候下班?
I can knock off a poem in half an hour.
半小時之內我就能作一首詩.
You've been whistling that same tune all morning. Knock it off, will you?
整個上午你說來說去都是老一套, 別再講了, 好不好?
Why wa ste valuable teaching time trying to knock in a list of facts, if the children aren't interested?
既然孩子們對羅列的事實不感興趣,為什麼要浪費寶貴的教學時間強行塞給他們 呢 ?