knack-ered /'naekad; NAmE -kard/ adj. (BrE, slang) 1 [not usually before
noun] extremely tired 筋疲力每；疲惫不堪
CPIJI exhausted，worn out 2 too old or broken to
use
旧（或破）得不能用了
'knacker^s yard (also the knackers) noun [usually sing.] (old-fashioned,
Br^) a place where old and
injured horses are taken to killed老残马匹屠宰场
knap-sdck /'naepsaek/ noun {old-fashioned or NAmB) a small rucksack 小背包
knave /nerv/ noun 1 {old-fashionecf) = jack n.{3)： the knave 〇/ dubs 梅花杰克 2 (oW
i/se) a dishonest man or boy不诚实的男人（或男孩）；无赖；恶棍
knead
/ni:d/
verb [VN] 1 to press and stretch dough, wet clay, etc.
with your hands to make it ready to use 揉，捏（面团、湿黏土等> 2 to mb and squeeze
muscles, etc. especially to relax them or to make them less painful揉捏，按摩，推拿（肌肉等）
knee
Inti
noun, verb
u noun 1 the joint between the
top and bottom parts of the leg where it bends in the middle 膝；膝盖；膝关
节：a fcnee injury 膝关节受伤◊ J grazed my knee
when J /eH.我摔了一跤，膝盖擦®了。oHewentdownon one knee and asked her
to many him.他单膝跪下向她
求婚。◊ She was on her
fcnees scrubbing the fcftchen /[oor.她趴在厨房里跪着刷洗地板呢。一picture o body 2 the part of a piece of
clothing that covers the knee (裤子的）膝部：These jecms are tom at the fcnee.这牛 仔裤膝盖那儿破了。◊ a fcnee patch膝部的补丁 3 the top surface of the
upper part of the legs when you are sitting down (坐卡时）大腿朝上的面HT1 lap： Come and sit on Daddy’s
fcnee.永坐在爸会腿上。ITTOI bring sb to their knees to defeat sb, especially
in a war ( X 指战争中）打败某人，使某人屈膝投降bring sth to its 'knees to badly affect an
organization, etc. so that it can no longer function摧毁某物；使（组织等）瘫痪
(或崩溃）：The strikes brought the
industry to its fcnees.罢工使得这个行业陷入瘫痪。put sb over your knee to punish sb by making
them lie on top of your knee and hitting their bottom把某人放在膝上打屁股
—more at bee, bend v., mother n., weak
■
verb (kneed, kneed) [VN] to hit or push
sb/sth with your
knee 用膝 M 顶 t 或 k : He kneed his attacker in the
groin.他用膝盖猛撞攻击者的下身。
knee-cap /'niikaep/ noun, verb
■
the small bone that covers the front of
the knee 膝盖骨；簾骨 Kn PATELLA 一 picture O BODY
■
verb (-pp-) [VN] to shoot or break
sb?s kneecaps as a form of punishment that is not official and is
illegal 用枪击
穿膝盖骨，击碎膝盖骨（非法刑罚）►knee<ap*ping noun [C, U]
,knee-’ deep £7办 up to your knees 没膝的；齐膝深的：
rhe
snow was fcnee-deep in piaces.有些地方的雪已齐膝
深了。◊ (//gwraf/Ve) J was fcnee-deep fn worfc•義当时工作
缠身。► ,knee-_deep flt/v.: J
wa&ed m fcnee-deep•我在
齐膝深的水中跋涉。
,knee-'high adj. high enough to reach your
knees JrM 髙的 IT»TO1
knee-high to a grasshopper {informal, humorous) very small; very young ^/Jn;幼小 'knee-jerk adj. [only before noun] (disapproving) produced automatically，witJiout
any serious tiiought 未能地做出 的；未经思 i 做出的：ft was a
fcnee-jerfc reaction on her part.这是地未加思索做出的反应。
kneel /ni:l/ verb (knelt, knelt /nelt/) {NAmE also kneeled, kneeled) [V] - (down) to be in or move into a
position where your body is supported on your knee or knees 跪；跪着；跪下：a fcneding跪着的人影◊ We knelt (down) on the
ground to examine the tracks. Jicin 跪在地上察看足迹。
'knee-length adj. long enough to reach
your knees -^： 及膝部的：fcnee-〖engt/i shorts/socfcs长及膝部的短裤/
袜手
'knees-up noun [usually sing.] [BrE,
informal) a noisy party, with dancing喧闹的社女溱会；欢快的舞会
'knee
trembler noun
{informal) an act of sex that is done standing up 站立性交
knell
/nel/
noun [sing.] = death knell knelt pt, pp of kneel
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knew pt of know .Knickerbocker 'Glory noun {Br£) a dessert (= sweet dish) consisting of ice cream, fhiit and
cream in a tall glass冰激凌杯（由冰激凌、水果和奶油做成，盛放在高
杯中）
knick.er.bockers /'mkabDkaz; NAmE 'mkarbaikarz/ {NAmE also knick-ers) noun [pi.] short loose trousers/ pants
that fit tightly just below the knee, worn especially in tile past (尤指旧时穿的膝下扎紧的）灯
笼裤
knick-ers /'mkaz; NAmE -karz/ noun [pi ] 1 (fir£) (also pan-ties NAmE, Br£) a piece of womens underwear that
covers the body from the waist to the tops of the legs 女式短衬裤：a pair o/fcm’cfcers —条女式短衬裤2 (AWm£) =knickerbockers ► knick-er adj. [only before noun]： fcm’cfcer eiasric . .r女i用）短i衬裤松紧带 get your
'knickers in a twist {BrE, slang) to become angry, confused or upset
恼火；困惑；烦闷 一 more at wet
v. knick-knack /'mk naek/ noun [usually pi.] (sometimes
disapproving) a small decorative object in a
house ■(房
子里的 > 小装饰物，小摆设H33 ornament knife tH* /naif/ noun,
verb
■ not/n (p/. knives /naivz/) a sharp blade with a handle, used
for cutting or as a weapon 刀：knives and forks 71 叉◊ a sharp fcm/e 锋利的刀◊ a bread fcm/e (= one for
cutting bread) ^ ZI 〇 She was murdered in a
fren- ded fcm/e
attacfc.她被乱刀残杀。一picture o cutlery —see also flick
knife, jackknife, palette knife,
PAPERKNIFE, PENKNIFE,
'knives are out (for sb) the situation has become so bad that
people are preparing to make one person take the blame, for example by taking
away their job.(.对—某 ’人》磨刀—霍，兴师问罪丨ike a knife through
'butter {informal) easily; without meeting any
difficulty 举；毫乂困难？ut/stick the ’knife
in |
put/stick
the knife into sb {informal) to be very unfriendly to sb and
try to harm them对某人怀恨在心；加害予某人
turn/twist
the knife (in the wound) to say or do sth unkind deliberately; to make sb who is unhappy feel
even more unhappy恶意地说（或做）；落井下右;往伤
口上撒盐 under the ’knife (/n/omjfl/) having a medical
operation接受手术;动手术
• ver£» [VN] to injure or kill sb with a knife 用刀伤害（或杀
害）STAB