knee
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++knee1 /niː/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable] 1 HBHthe joint that bends in the middle of your leg 膝，膝盖，膝关节 Lucy had a bandage round her knee. 露西的膝盖上缠着绷带。on your knees She was on her knees (=kneeling), weeding the garden. 她在花园里跪着除杂草。sink/fall/drop to your knees (=move so that you are kneeling) 跪下 Tim fell to his knees and started to pray. 蒂姆跪下来开始祷告。 a knee injury 膝伤2 DCthe part of your clothes that covers your knee 〔裤子的〕膝部 His jeans had holes in both knees. 他的牛仔裤两边膝盖处都有洞。3 on somebody’s knee HBHon the top part of your legs when you are sitting down 〔坐〕在某人膝上 Daddy, can I sit on your knee? 爸爸，我能坐你腿上吗？4. knees knocking (together) FRIGHTENEDCOLDif your knees are knocking, you are feeling very afraid or very cold 〔因害怕或寒冷而〕双膝颤抖5 on your knees REGRET/FEEL SORRYin a way that shows you have no power but want or need something very much 跪下，乞求 He went on his knees begging for his job back. 他跪下来乞求恢复原来的工作。6 bring somebody/something to their knees a) BEAT/DEFEATto defeat a country or group of people in a war 〔在战争中〕打败某人/某国 The bombing was supposed to bring the country to its knees. 轰炸的本来目的是让这个国家屈膝投降。 b) HARM/BE BAD FORto have such a bad effect on an organization, activity etc that it cannot continue 使〔组织、活动等〕难以继续 SYN cripple The recession has brought many companies to their knees. 经济衰退使许多公司难以维持。7. put/take somebody over your knee old-fashionedPUNISH to punish a child by hitting them 打孩子〔以示惩罚〕8. on bended knee(s) old-fashionedADMIRE in a way that shows great respect for someone 跪着〔表示对某人极大的敬意〕 → learn/be taught something at your mother’s knee at mother1(4), → the bee’s knees at bee(5), → weak at the knees at weak(13)
Examples from the Corpus
knee• We need not crawl on bended knees.• Billy's jeans had holes in both knees.• Desmond Fairchild, paddling through the spotlights, his trousers rolled up to his hairy knees, shouted something at her.• It feathered her skin with goosebumps, doubled her pulse-rate, melted her knees.• She could, according to Marian, balance on her hands with her knees drawn up close to her chest.• And bringing an already faltering economy to its knees, transport workers brought the country to a virtual standstill in December.• Was it because I too went down on to my knees into the dirt to find a lost one?• Carrington did not suit up because of his sore knee.• Diaz's leg had to be amputated at the knee.• Surrounded by breathing, close enough to neighbours to touch knees.• The only thing I remember from my ski lessons was "keep your knees bent."sink/fall/drop to your knees• Carmine drops to his knees, lifts up my skirt, pulls down my underpants.• As the pilgrims passed, peasants who had gathered from the countryside sank to their knees.• When Blue Beard returns, he falls to his knees and hugs his wife.• The mestizo fell to his knees, but he still held the knife.• As Nelson paraded in front of the jury, the pants fell to his knees.• Then the red mists cleared and she sank to her knees, picking up the pieces, moaning softly.• As she sank to her knees, the Reichsmarschall felt the winkle underneath the whale begin to rise.• So that she knew when he stood up and walked round to drop to his knees beside her.knee2 verb [transitive + in] HITto hit someone with your knee 用膝盖顶 [撞] I kneed him in the groin. 我用膝盖顶他的下身。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
knee• She struggled free and kneed her attacker in the groin.• He must have felt that Fate, having knocked him down, had nipped back to knee him in the nuts.Origin knee1 Old English cneowknee1 nounknee2 verbChinese
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knee
knee1 S2 W2 /niː/ 
noun [countable]
Lucy had a bandage round her knee.
on your knees
She was on her knees (=kneeling), weeding the garden.
sink/fall/drop to your knees (=move so that you are kneeling)
Tim fell to his knees and started to pray.
a knee injury
2. the part of your clothes that covers your knee:
His jeans had holes in both knees.
3. on sb’s knee on the top part of your legs when you are sitting down:
Daddy, can I sit on your knee?
4. knees knocking (together) if your knees are knocking, you are feeling very afraid or very cold
5. on your knees in a way that shows you have no power but want or need something very much:
He went on his knees begging for his job back.
6. bring somebody/something to their knees
a. to defeat a country or group of people in a war:
The bombing was supposed to bring the country to its knees.
b. to have such a bad effect on an organization, activity etc that it cannot continue
SYN cripple:
The recession has brought many companies to their knees.
7. put/take somebody over your knee old-fashioned to punish a child by hitting them
8. on bended knee(s) old-fashioned in a way that shows great respect for someone
⇨ learn/be taught something at your mother’s knee at mother1(4), ⇨ the bee’s knees at bee(5), ⇨ weak at the knees at weak(13)
knee2 verb [transitive + in]
to hit someone with your knee:
I kneed him in the groin.
| I |
noun [countable] Language: Old English
Origin: cneow
1. the joint that bends in the middle of your leg:Origin: cneow
on your knees
sink/fall/drop to your knees (=move so that you are kneeling)
2. the part of your clothes that covers your knee:
3. on sb’s knee on the top part of your legs when you are sitting down:
4. knees knocking (together) if your knees are knocking, you are feeling very afraid or very cold
5. on your knees in a way that shows you have no power but want or need something very much:
6. bring somebody/something to their knees
a. to defeat a country or group of people in a war:
b. to have such a bad effect on an organization, activity etc that it cannot continue
SYN cripple:
7. put/take somebody over your knee old-fashioned to punish a child by hitting them
8. on bended knee(s) old-fashioned in a way that shows great respect for someone
⇨ learn/be taught something at your mother’s knee at mother1(4), ⇨ the bee’s knees at bee(5), ⇨ weak at the knees at weak(13)
| II |
verb [transitive + in]to hit someone with your knee:
equipment the things that are needed for a particular purpose or activity 指特定目的或活动所需的设备、器材 ：◆ camping equipment 野营装备 ◆ a piece of equipment 一件设备 material things that are needed for a particular activity 指特定活动所需的材料 ：◆ household cleaning materials 家用清洁剂 ◆ teaching material 教学材料
equipment or material? 用 equipment 还是 material？
gear the equipment or clothes needed for a particular activity 指某种活动所需的设备、用具、衣服 ：◆ Skiing gear can be expensive. 滑雪装备有时会很昂贵。 kit a set of tools or equipment that you use for a particular purpose 指用于特定目的的成套工具、成套设备 ：◆ a first-aid kit 一套急救用品 ◆ a tool kit 一套工具 apparatus the tools or other pieces of equipment that are needed for a particular activity or task 指特定活动或任务所需的仪器、器械、装置 ：◆ breathing apparatus for firefighters 消防员用的呼吸器 ◆ laboratory apparatus 实验室仪器 NOTE Apparatus is used especially for scientific, medical or technical purposes.* apparatus 尤具有科学、医学或技术等方面的用途。
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electrical/electronic equipment/gear/apparatussports equipment/gear/kitcamping equipment/geara piece of equipment/apparatus
