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knocker

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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knock·er /ˈnɒkə $ ˈnɑːkər/ noun [countable]  1. knocker.jpg DHa piece of metal on an outside door of a house that you hit against the door to attract the attention of the people inside 门环 doorknocker2. knockers [plural] spoken not politeHBH an offensive word meaning a woman’s breasts 〔女人的一对〕乳房,奶子
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knocker
I
doorknocker /ˈdɔːˌnɒkə $ ˈdɔːrˌnɑːkər/ (also knocker) noun [countable]
a heavy metal ring or bar on a door that you use to knock with

II
knocker /ˈnɒkə $ ˈnɑːkər/ noun [countable]

1. a piece of metal on an outside door of a house that you hit against the door to attract the attention of the people inside ⇨ doorknocker
2. knockers [plural] spoken not polite an offensive word meaning a woman’s breasts


knock·erBrE /ˈnɒkə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈnɑːkər/ 🔊 noun
(also ˈdoor knocker) [countable] a metal object attached to the outside of the door of a house, etc. which you hit against the door to attract attention (固定在门上供敲门用的)门环
[countable] (informal) a person who is always criticizing sb/sth 吹毛求疵的人;一味批评的人knockers [plural] (taboo, slang) an offensive word for a woman's breasts (冒犯语)乳房,奶子