'knife-edge noun [usually sing.] the sharp edge of a
knife 7J77 IW1 on a 'knife-edge 1 (of a situation, etc.
finely balanced between
success and failure 14; JAlAA/i-: The economy is balanced on a knife-edge.
$
A$1 o 2 (of a person A) very worried or anxious about the result of sth
TTHlJSt; .H.T knife-point /'naifpoint/ noun ffflTl at 'knifepoint while being threatened,
or threatening sb, with a knife A77T:
She
was raped at knifepoint. Mil#77
knight /nait/ noun, verb
m noun 1 (in the Middle Ages)
a man of high social rank who had a duty to fight for his king. Knights are
often shown in pictures riding horses and wearing armour.
(
4* ttt 64 ) 9$ ± — see also black knight,
white knight 2 (in Britain) a man who has been given a
special honour by the king or queen and has the title Sir before his name ( M\M ) It ± ( Sir )
—
compare baronet 3 a piece used in the game
of chess that is shaped like a horse’s head (
64 ) ^ —picture O chess fTTTl a knight in shining 'armour (usually humorous) a man who saves sb, especially
a woman, from a dangerous situation $tA (A# *3£ ) ;
(lbUt#^A64 ) «
a verb [VN] [usually passive] to give sb the rank and
title of a knight it ( ^ A ) A it ± : He was knighted by the
Queen for his services to industry. M0WX^^64;w$RI£
.knight 'errant noun [pi .knights 'errant) (in the Middle Ages cf Hi £2) a knight who
travelled around, looking for adventure $54%9f ± knight-hood /'naithud/ noun (in
9f He received a
knighthood in the New
Year’s Honours list. —
knight ly /'naitli/ adj. [usually before noun] [literary)
consisting
of knights; typical of a knight 66 H± ( :A9I ±)M64; lt± ( iA9$± )
64; $X64 SEJchival-
ROUS
knit o-w /nit/ verb, noun
uverb (knit ted, knit ted) HHHJ
In
senses 3 and 4 knit is usually used for the past tense and past participle.
4
AW, knit0 1 to make
clothes,
etc. from wool or cotton thread using two long thin knitting needles or a
machine f+£R; fJBR:
[VN]
J knitted
this cardigan myself. 4£ § fi |R 64 (4 7f $£
Mo
o [VNN] She’s knitting the baby a
shawl.
O
M Lucy
was sitting on the sofa, knitting. M ffi ^ A fp % ± £R € H tS Jl o 2 to use a basic stitch in
knitting IRTft: [VN] Knit one row, purl one row. M ft, i?s — ® S.fto [also V] 3 ~ (sb/sth) (together) to join
people or things closely together or to be joined closely together (ft) %
i#: [VN] a closely/tightly knit
community
(= one in which relationships are very close) M 3? @3 In 641$ M o Society is knit
together by certain commonly held beliefs. t±^»*»tt[WI64jt^A^^64o [also V] 4 (of broken bones Dr #)
to grow together again to form one piece; to make broken bones grow together
again ( o' , # o' dm mend : [V] The bone failed to
knit
correctly. „ [also VN] iTSTOl knit your
'brow(s) to move your eyebrows together, to show that you are thinking hard, feeling
angry, etc. Ifc/g ( A
) CTiTI FROWN
mnoun [usually pi.] a piece
of clothing that has been knitted £i£R64All; fHR^: winter knits iS$R 64^-A knit ted 0-w /'nitid/ (also knit) adj. made by knitting wool or
thread |R 64 ; ft ^ 64 : knitted gloves 0 a white knit dress fifeft£K3£
lloa hand-knitted sweater ^ X £R 64 % A o a cotton-knit shirt ft^RfSW^
knit ter /'mta(r)/ noun a person who knits ^ £R A ; ft
mx
knit-ting
Ow
/■
mtii]/ noun [U]
1
an item that is being knitted ; fHR bp : Where’s
my knitting? 3MR64 ASiiiPJL AT ? 2 the activity of
knitting fHR
'knitting needle noun a long thin stick with
a round end that you use for knitting by hand |R
ft; ^ A ft
—
picture □> knitting
knit-wear /'mtwea(r); /Mm£ -wer/
noun [U] items of clothing
that have been knitted fHRj^; ff£RA#J knives pi. of knife
knob /nDb; NAmE na:b/ noun 1 a round switch on a
machine such as a television that you use to turn it on and off, etc. ( AfeMf/1^64 ) SIM: the volume
control knob AMS®
SIM
2 a round handle on a door or a
drawer ( H AM/S64 ) 3 a
round lump on
the surface or end of sth
-feM] A — picture o handle 4 [especially BrE) a small lump of sth
such as butter /JT£ ( .) 5 [BrE, taboo, slang) a penis flTTH with
knobs on [BrE, slang) used to say that sth
is a more complicated version of what you mention AMAWTgT A; tb:
It
isn’t art—it’s just a horror
movie with knobs on! BPAJHztA KJiMAS'lsfc'64S
WApp,!
knob-bly /'nDbli; NAmE 'naibli/ (also knobby /'nDbi; NAmE 'na:bi/) adj. having small hard lumps
A
A
64; '0
|g^64:
knobbly knees #A^ib640^ knock CHr /nDk; NAmE na:k/ verb, noun m verb
►
AT DOOR/WINDOW f j if 1 [V] ~ (at/on sth) to hit a door, etc.
firmly in order to attract attention M; A cm rap: He knocked three times and waited. MI&TH“FH
o 0 Somebody was
knocking on the window. A
AAitWAo
►
HIT ,1, 2 - (sth) (against/on sth) to hit sth, often by
accident, with a short, hard blow ( )
fit, Ht:
[VN]
Be careful you don’t knock your head on this low beam, /fr A
, #] jS A It A & & M ± 0 0 [V] Her hand
knocked against the glass. M64Ti$ i l£ij§ft0
3 to put sb/sth into a particular state by hitting them/it jfi • ■ • # AJA ( ) : [VN-ADJ] The blow
knocked me flat.
o He was knocked senseless
by the blow, ffe ^ — % jj#^ # A ^ o <> [VN -ing] She
knocked my drink flying. Mffiic 64ti^fTH T„ 0 [VN +adv./prep
]
The two rooms had been knocked into one [= the wall between them
had been knocked down). BP M In! M T fT MT , JA A ^ la] I o
o note at hit 4 [VN,
usually +adv./prep.] to hit sth so that it
moves or breaks fj #; v&ih; A®: He’d knocked over a
glass of water. MAH J—0 I knocked the
nail into the wall. 4£jEfTT fliftiltMo 0 They had to knock the door
down to get in.