knock-back 卿 |

the audience laugh 闹剧的；喧闹喜剧的 PTZTl slap­stick

'knock-back noun {informal) a difficulty or problem that makes you feel less confident that you will be successful in sth that you are doing, especially when sb rejects you or sth you suggest or ask (尤指_人拒绝时 受到的）挫折，挫伤，打击：‘

1 knock-down adj., noun

[only before noun] (//7/〇/777〇/) 1 (of prices, etc•价格等） much lower than usual 低廉的 HTl rock-bottom 2 using a lot of force 强有土沾；用力的：a knock-down punc/i强宥力的一拳

■                  now/? 1 (in boxing 拳击，运卻 an act of falling to the ground after being hit 击倒 2 (in football (soccer)足球） an act of hitting a high ball down to the ground or to another player将髙球踢到地上或给另一球员

,knock-down-'drag-out ady. [only before noun] (NAmE, informal) (of a fight or an argument) very aggressive and unpleasant (打架或争吵）激烈的，猛烈的 knock-er /'nDka(r); NAmE 'na:k-/ noun 1 (also 'door knocker) [C] a metal object attached to the outside of the door of a house, etc. which you hit against the door to attract attention:丨固定在H上供敲门用的）门环 2 [C] {informal) a person who is always criticizing sb/sth 吹求疵的人；一味批评的人3 knockers [pi.] (fflfcoo, slang) an offensive word for a woman's breasts (■冒犯 f)乳房，奶子

knocking copy noun [U] {BrE, informal) advertising in which an opponent’s product is criticized 低毁性广告

(针对竞争对手）

knocking shop noun {BrE, informal) a brothel (=place where people can pay for sex)妓院，窝子 .knock-'kneed adj. having legs that turn towards each other at the knees 膝外翻的

.knock 'knees noun [pi.] legs that turn towards each other at the knees 膝;^翻；X 形腿 ,knock-’on (espedfl//y causing other events to

happen one after another .in a series 使产生连:锁反应 的：77ie increase in the price 〇/ oiZ Acui a fcnocfc-on ejQfect on the cost 〇/ many other goods•石油价格上涨对 其他许多商品的价格引起了连锁反应。 knock-out /'nDkaut; NAmE 'naik-/ noun, adj.

■                   no«n 1       KO) (in boxing ‘击运动）a blow that makes an opponent fall to the ground and be unable to get up, so that he or she loses the fight 击败对手的一 .击；由倒对手获胜 2 (/n/o/7r?fl/) a person or thing that is very attractive or impressive引人注目（或给人留下深刻 印象）的人（或物）

■                  adj. [only before noun] 1 {especially BrE) a knockout competition is one in which the winning player/team at each stage competes in the next stage and the losing one no longer takes part in the competition 淘汰赛的； 淘汰的：the fcnocfcout stages 〇/ the tournament 锦标赛 的為汰赛阶段 2a knockout blow is one that hits sb so hard that they can no longer get up 击败对手的

'knock-up noun (8r£) a short practice before a game, especially of tennis丨尤指网球的）赛前练刁 knoll /naul; NAmE noul/ noun a small round hill Bjfii; 土墩 HT1 MOUND

knot <H*/nDt; NAmEna:t/ noun, verb a noun

►                 IN STRING/ROPE 绳索_ 1 a join made by tying together two pieces or ends of string, rope, etc.(..用绳索.等打 的 >'结：to tie a fcnot 打结◊ rie the two ropes:together with a knot.将这两根逢子打结系在一起。.◊ (//gwraf/Ve) hair full of knots and tangles (= twisted in a way that is 僅cult to COMB)缠结在一起乱糟糟的头发

►                 OF HAIR 头发 2 a way of twisting hair into a small round shape at the back of the head 发髻：She had her hair in a fcnot.她把头发打了个髻。

►                 IN WOOD 木头 3 a hard round spot in a piece of wood where there was once a branch-令子；节；

►                 GROUP OF PEOPLE -群人 4 a small group of people standing close together -—小群人

OF MUSCLES 肌肉 5 a tight, hard feeling in the stomach, throat, etc. caused by nerves, anger, etc. < 由紧张、恼

怒等引起的胃、喉等的）痉挛，郁结，哽咽，哽塞：My stomach was in fcnots.我的心揪得紧紧的。◊/couZd/ed a fcnot o//ear in my throat.我很，感到喉咙发紧。

■                  SPEED OF BOAT/PLANE 船 / :飞机的速度 6 a unit for measuring the speed of boats and aircraft; one naut- ical mile per hour节（船和飞行器的速度分量单位，每 小时一海里）IHTOI see RATE /?., TIE V.

a verb ( tt-)

■                  TiE W丨TH KNOT..:打结』1 [VN] to fasten sth with a knot or knots 把…打成结（或丸: He carefully knotted his tfe.他仔细地打着领带。

■                  TWIST 缠给 2 [V] to become twisted into a knot 缠结 HTI tangle 3 [VN] to twist hair into a particular shape 打发髻：She wore.her hair ZooseZy fcnotted on top 〇/ her head.她在头M上打了个松松的发髻。

■                  MUSCLES fjjlp ： 4 if muscles, etc. knot or sth knots them, they become hard and painful because of fear, excite- ment, etc.(因害怕、激动等而）痉挛，紧缩，使疫挛：[V] She /dt her stomach knot with /ear.她感到害怕，心都揪 紧了。[also VN】

IT>rai get knotted {BrE, informal, slang) a rude way of telling sb to go away or of telling them that you are annoyed with them凌蛋；见鬼去；别烦人

knot绳结   loop绳圈

bow蝴蝶结 coil盘圈

knotty /'noti; NAmE 'naiti/ adj. (knot-tier, knot ti-est) 1 compiicated and difficult to solve 复杂.的；难以解决 的；棘手的 Pn?lthorny： a fcnotty problem 棘手的问 M 2 having parts that are hard and twisted together W 节的；缠绕在一•起的：the knotty roots of the old oak tree盘根错节的老橡树根 know tH* /nau; NAmE nou/ verb, noun m verb (knew /nju:; NAmE rm:/, known /naon; NAmE noun/) (not used in the progressive tenses 木用于無行时）

► HAVE INFORMATION 知悉 1 ~ (of/about sth) to have information in your mind as a result of experience or because you have learned or been told it 知道；知悉； 了解：[VN] Do you fcnow his address?你知道他的地址 ◊ 77ie cause 〇/ theis not yet fcnovwi.火灾舍原因 尚不淸楚。◊ AH J fcnow is that she used to work in a bank (= .1 have no other information about her).我只知 道她曾在银行工作过。0[v (that)] J fcnow (that) people’s handwriting changes as they get oZder.我知道人彳ii 的笔迹 随着年龄的增长而变化。〇[VN that] is widdy fcnown t/iat CfCs can damage the ozone Zayer.众所周知氯氟径 会破环臭氧层。[V wh-] J fcnew where he was Zu’di/ig.我 知道彳藏 里。OjT didn’t fcnow what he w〇5 taifcing about.義不知道彳也在谈什么。◊丨V】You Ve got a          tyre. ’

‘Ifcnow.’ “你的车胎瘪了。”“我知道。” 0‘WTwt’sthe answer?’ 7 don’t fcnow.’ “ 答.案是什么？ J “我不■知 道。” There’s no one in. ’ ‘ifovv do you fcnow?’ “里边 一个人都没有。” “你怎么知道呢？ ” ◊ Vou know about Amanda’s  don’t you?你知道阿曼达的小宝宝吧？，◊

I don't know about you, but I'm ready for something to eat.不管你怎么祥，反正我要吃点东西。◊Jfcnowo/at Zeast two peopZe who did the same thing.我知道至少肴两 人干过同样病事。〇‘Js anyone eke coming?’ ‘iVot thatZ fcnowo/.’ “还有别的人要来吗？ ”“据我所知没有了。”

0 'Isn't that his car?' (I wouldn^ know./How should I know? (= I don't know and I am not the person you should ask.)’ “那不是他的汽车吗？ ”“我怎么会知道 呢？ (/zi/omifl/) ‘What are you two whispering about?’