knight

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++knight1 /naɪt/ noun [countable] 1 HIGH POSITION OR RANKa man with a high rank in the past who was trained to fight while riding a horse 骑士，武士 knights in armour 身披盔甲的骑士 → white knight2. HIGH POSITION OR RANKa man who has received a knighthood and has the title sir before his name 爵士〔名前冠有Sir这一头衔〕3. DGOthe chess piece with a horse’s head on it 〔国际象棋中的〕马 →4 See picture of 见图 CHESS →5 see picture at 见图 chess4. a knight in shining armour BRAVEa brave man who saves someone, especially a woman, from a dangerous situation 救人〔尤为女性〕于危难之中的勇士

Examples from the Corpus

knight• They dream of a great castle called Camelot and a round table that could seat 150 knights.• Besides, away from their home base, knights were useless on their own.• A black knight appeared, as though out of profound shadow, on the surface of the ultimately narrow board.• My sister has enough knights strewn across history to re-enact Agincourt.• Pete lifted his knight but changed his mind and put it back on the board.• He sent waggon-loads of treasure and a great entourage of knights to Saragossa with requests for a formal reconciliation.• Henry I's knights at Tinchebrai in 1106 also dismounted, owing to the nature of the battlefield.• Once he brought another famous theatrical knight on the pillion.knight2 verb [transitive] HIGH POSITION OR RANKto give someone the rank of knight 封〔某人〕为爵士→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

knight• In 1596 Crosse was a vice-admiral at the capture of Cadiz, where he was knighted.• He was knighted by Cromwell in 1657 and was buried 20 August 1659.• The castle was built by the first Lord Scrope who fought at Crecy and was knighted for his efforts.• He gave her stolen jewels and she knighted him.• He was promoted to lieutenant-colonel in 1930 and brigadier in 1933, and he was knighted in 1937.• That regulator, James McKinnon, was knighted on 1 January and kicked in the teeth on 15 January.Origin knight1 Old English cniht

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knight

knight¹ /naɪt/

noun [countable]

Language: Old English
Origin: cniht

1. a man with a high rank in the past who was trained to fight while riding a horse:

knights in armour ⇨ white knight
2. a man who has received a knighthood and has the title ‘sir’ before his name
3. the chess piece with a horse’s head on it
4. a knight in shining armour a brave man who saves someone, especially a woman, from a dangerous situation

knight²

verb [transitive]
to give someone the rank of knight

noun,

verb

knight

BrE

/naɪt/

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NAmE

/naɪt/

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noun

(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

. （中世纪的）骑士

➡ see also

white knight

(in Britain) a man who has been given a special honour by the king or queen and has the title

Sir

before his name （英国）爵士（其名前冠以 Sir）

➡ compare

baronet

a piece used in the game of

chess

that is shaped like a horse's head （国际象棋中的）马

<titled tranID="24" status="1">equipment</titled>material ◇ gear ◇ kit ◇ apparatus

These are all words for the things that you need for a particular purpose or activity. 以上各词均指特定目的或活动所需的材料、设备、器材。

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？

Equipment is usually solid things, especially large ones. Materials may be liquids, powders or books, CDs, etc. containing information, as well as small solid items. * equipment 通常指固体材料，尤其是大型设备器材；material 除指小型固体材料外，还可指液体、粉末、书籍、信息光盘等。

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。