verb
[no obj.]strike a surface noisily to attract attention, especially when waiting to be let in through a door
(為引起註意,尤其是為進門而)敲,敲打
he strolled over and knocked on a door marked Enquiries.
他踱步過去,敲了標有“問訊處”的門。
■strike or thump together or against something
相撞,碰撞
my knees were knocking and my lips quivering.
我雙膝打顫,嘴唇發抖。
■(of a motor or other engine) make a regular thumping or rattling noise, e.g. through pinking
(馬達,引擎)發出碰撞聲,發出爆發聲
[with obj.]collide with (someone or something), giving them a hard blow
撞到,撞擊
he deliberately ran against her, knocking her shoulder.
他故意貼著她跑,撞上她的肩膀。
[no obj.]he knocked into an elderly man with a walking stick.
他撞到了壹個拄著拐杖的老年人。
■[with obj. and adverbial of direction]force to move or fall with a deliberate or accidental blow or collision
(有意或無意地)撞上
he'd knocked over a glass of water.
他撞翻了壹杯水。
■injure or damage by striking
打傷,碰傷
she knocked her knee painfully on the table.
她的膝蓋被桌子碰得很疼。
you have had a setback that has knocked your self-esteem.
妳遇到了傷害妳自尊心的挫折。
■make (a hole or a dent) in something by striking it forcefully
打出(洞,坑)
he suggests we knock a hole through the wall into the broom cupboard.
他建議我們打出壹條從墻壁到掃帚櫃的洞。
■demolish the barriers between (rooms or buildings)
敲掉(房屋、建築之間的障礙)
two of the downstairs rooms had been knocked into one.
兩間樓下的屋子已經被鑿通成壹間了。
■(informal)talk disparagingly about; criticize
(非正式)挑剔,批評
[with obj.](informal)approach (a specified age)
(非正式)達到(壹定年齡)
he's younger than his brother—knocking seventy.
他比他哥哥年輕——快70歲了。
noun
a sudden short sound caused by a blow, especially on a door to attract attention or gain entry
敲打聲,敲門聲
■[mass noun]a continual thumping or rattling sound made by an engine
(發動機)爆發聲
a blow or collision
撞擊,碰撞
the casing is tough enough to withstand knocks.
包裝很結實,足以抵抗碰撞。
■an injury caused by a blow or collision
打傷,撞傷
■a discouraging experience; a setback
挫折
the region's industries have taken a severe knock.
該地區的各種產業經歷了壹場嚴重挫折。
■(informal)a critical comment
(非正式)批評
(Cricket, informal)an innings, especially of an individual batsman
(板球 非正式)(尤指單個擊球手的)擊球
a splendid knock of 117 against Somerset.
117號對薩姆塞特的壹個絕妙的擊球。
常用詞組
knock someone's block off
(informal)hit someone very hard in anger
(非正式)憤怒猛打
knock the bottom out of
見bottom
knock someone dead
(informal)greatly impress someone
(非正式)給某人留下深刻印象
knock someone for six
見six
knock people's heads together
見bang 條bang people's heads together
knock something into a cocked hat
見cocked hat
knock someone into the middle of next week
(informal)hit someone very hard
(非正式)對某人猛打
knock someone (或 something) into shape
見shape
knock it off
(informal)used to tell someone to stop doing something that one finds annoying or foolish
(非正式)〔用於告訴某人停止做煩人或愚蠢的事〕住手,別鬧了
knock someone/thing on the head
stun or kill someone by a blow on the head
(打頭部)打昏;打死
■(Brit. informal)prevent an idea, plan, or proposal from being developed or carried out
(英,非正式)扼殺(想法,計劃或建議)
knock on wood
見wood 條touch wood
knock someone's socks off
見sock
knock spots off
(Brit. informal)easily outdo
(英,非正式)輕松地勝過
the school of hard knocks
painful or difficult experiences that are seen to be useful in teaching someone about life
(有教育意義的)困苦經歷
you could have knocked me (或her, him,等) down with a feather
(informal)used to express great surprise
(非正式)我(她,他等)極為驚訝
語源
Old English cnocian, of imitative origin
繼承用法
knock about (或around)
(informal)travel without a specific purpose
(非正式)漫遊,漂泊
for a couple of years she and I knocked around the Mediterranean.
我和她在地中海漫遊了兩三年。
■happen to be present
碰巧在場
it gets confusing when there are too many people knocking about.
這麽多的人碰巧在場,氣氛顯得混亂。
■(chiefly Brit.)spend time with someone
(主英)陪伴(某人)
she knocked around with artists.
她陪著藝術家們。
knock someone/thing about (或around)
injure or damage by rough treatment
(因粗暴對待而)損害,傷害
knock someone back
Brit. informal
英,非正式
reject or discourage a person or their request or suggestion
拒絕某人,挫傷某人
cost someone a specified, typically large, amount of money
花掉某人壹大筆錢
buying that house must have knocked them back a bit.
買下那幢房子壹定花費了他們壹大筆錢。
knock something back
(informal)consume a drink quickly and entirely
(非正式)(快速地)喝下,喝掉
work risen dough by vigorous kneading to expel air before baking
(烘烤前)揉發好的面團
knock someone down
(of a person or vehicle) strike or collide with someone so as to cause them to fall to the ground
(人,車輛)撞倒某人
knock something down
demolish a building
拆毀建築
■take machinery or furniture to pieces for transportation
(為運輸)拆開機器(或家具)
(at an auction) confirm the sale of an article to a bidder by a knock with a hammer
(拍賣中)確認買主,壹錘定音
■(informal)reduce the price of an article
(非正式)減低產品價格
(US informal)earn a specified sum as a wage
(美,非正式)掙工資
(Austral./NZ informal)spend a pay cheque freely
(澳/新西蘭,非正式)隨意用工資付款
knock off
(informal)stop work
(非正式)停止工作,收工
knock someone off
(informal)kill someone
(非正式)殺死某人
(Brit. vulgar slang)have sexual intercourse with a woman
(英,粗俚)與(女人)性交
knock something off
(informal)produce a piece of work quickly and easily, especially to order
(非正式)(倉促草率地)作出,完成
(informal)deduct an amount from a total
(非正式)折扣
when the bill came they knocked off ?600 because of a little scratch.
賬單收到後,他們因壹點擦痕減掉了600英鎊。
(Brit. informal)steal something
(英,非正式)偷東西
■(N. Amer. informal)rob a shop or similar establishment
(北美,非正式)搶劫商店等
■(N. Amer. informal)make an illegal copy of a product
(北美,非正式)非法復制
(Cricket)score the total needed for victory
(板球)取得得勝分
there was plenty of time for the Middlesbrough batsmen to knock off the runs.
有足夠的時間讓米德爾斯布勒的擊球手取得得勝分。
knock on
(informal)grow old
(非正式)變老
don't you think you're knocking on a bit for this.
妳不認為妳正為此變老嗎?。
(亦作knock the ball on)(Rugby)illegally drive the ball with the hand or arm towards the opponents' goal line
(英橄)(犯規動作)以手或臂向前擊球
knock someone out
■make a person unconscious, typically with a blow to the head
(尤指擊頭部)打昏
■knock down (a boxer) for a count of ten, thereby winning the contest
(拳擊中)擊倒對手(使其在10個數之內不能站起,從而取勝)
■defeat a competitor in a knockout competition
(淘汰賽中)擊敗對手
England had been knocked out of the World Cup.
英格蘭已被淘汰出世界杯。
■(knock oneself out)(informal)work so hard that one is exhausted
(非正式)筋疲力盡
■(informal)astonish or greatly impress someone
(非正式)使震驚,給…留下深刻印象
knock something out
destroy a machine or damage it so that it stops working
破壞機器,使機器不能運轉
■destroy or disable enemy installations or equipment
破壞(敵方裝置設備),使(敵方裝置設備)癱瘓
(informal)produce work at a steady fast rate
(非正式)快速地做
if you knock out a thousand words a day you'll soon have finished.
如果妳每天寫出 1,000字,妳將會很快完成。
empty a tobacco pipe by tapping it against a surface
磕凈(煙鬥),敲空(煙鬥)
(Austral./NZ informal)earn a specified sum of money
(澳/新西蘭,非正式)賺(錢)
knock someone over
another way of saying knock someone down
同knock someone down
knock something over
(N. Amer. informal)rob a shop or similar establishment
(北美,非正式)搶劫(商店等)
knock someone sideways
(informal)astonish someone
(非正式)使震驚
knock something together
assemble something in a hasty and makeshift way
匆匆拼湊,草草做成
knock up
(Brit. informal)(in a racket game) practise before formal play begins
(英,非正式)(使用球拍的項目)賽前練習
knock someone up
(Brit.)wake or attract the attention of someone by knocking at their door
(英)敲門喚醒(或引人註意)
(informal, chiefly US)make a woman pregnant
(非正式主美)使懷孕
knock something up
(Brit.)make something in a hurry
(英)倉促制成
(Cricket)score runs rapidly
(板球)得分快速上升
現代英漢綜合大辭典
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knock
[n?k]
vt.
敲; 擊; 打掉
相撞; 碰撞
[英俚]使感驚訝, 給...以強烈印象
[美俚]吹毛求疵; 找碴兒
敲門
knock sb. on the head
打某人的頭
knock one's head against the door
把頭撞到門上
knock the wall down
把墻拆除
knock sb. [sth.] into a cocked hat
(拳擊時)把對方打倒使不能再起; 打壞, 打得鼻青眼腫; 挫敗; 勝過; 推翻
knock the spots off (out of) sb.
痛打某人; 大大勝過某人
What knocks me is his impudence.
他的厚顏無恥使我感到吃驚。
詞性變化
knock
vi.
敲, 擊, 打(at, on)
碰, 撞
發抖; 發出爆擊聲
[美俚]找岔子, 說壞話
奔忙, 忙亂
The engine is knocking.
發動機發出敲擊的聲音。
Who is knocking?
誰在敲門?
knock
n.
敲; 打擊; 壹擊
不幸; 倒黴; 討厭的事
(機器由於故障發出的)爆擊聲; 爆擊
無敲擊信號
[美俚]指摘, 挑剔
[英俚](板球賽的)回合, 盤
[英俚]拍賣時互相勾結壓價的集團; 有壓價人搗亂的拍賣
a knock at the door
敲門聲
a knock on the head
頭上挨的壹擊
繼承用法
knockabout
[?n?k?ba?t]
n.
單桅小帆船; 小遊艇
喧鬧的喜劇表演[演員]
粗[牢]的東西
廝打, 狠鬥
流浪漢
詞性變化
knock
adj.
吵[喧]鬧的
(衣服)結實的
閑蕩的, 流浪的
knock-down(-and)-drag-out
adj.
激烈而無情的
knock-knee
n.
醫膝外翻; [pl. ]外翻膝
knock-kneed
adj.
"X"形腿的
knock-pin
n.
定位銷, 頂銷, 止頂; 頂出桿
knock-reducer
n.
抗爆劑
knock-sedative
adj.
抗震的
習慣用語
get the knock
喝醉; 被解雇; 被開除; 遭到失敗
take the knocks
遭受挫折
喝醉
stand the knocks
遭受挫折
喝醉
knock about
接連打擊(指拳擊), (浪等)反復沖擊(船只); (物等)碰撞; 粗暴對待(=knock around); [口]到處流浪, 漫遊; 亂放東西
knock about with
同...廝混
與...亂搞男女關系
knock about together
同...廝混
與...亂搞男女關系
knock (up) against
碰撞; 同...沖突; 偶然遇見
knock back
壹口喝掉; 花費, 用掉; 使...大吃壹驚
knock down
打[撞]倒; 駁倒
把...撞入
(拍賣時)敲錘賣出
拆除, 拆開
[口]使降價
(與 for 連用)指名要求
[美俚]偷; 盜用(公款)
[美俚]賺錢, 掙(工資)
knock down and drag out
徹底戰勝
激烈殘酷的打仗
knock for six
[俚]使大吃壹驚; 徹底擊敗
knock home
(把釘子等)敲進去, 釘到頭; 徹底駁倒
knock in
(把釘子)釘入
knock into
把(某種知識)灌輸給...
與...相撞
[口]偶然碰到(某人)
knock it off
[美俚]住嘴! 別吵了! 住手; 別胡鬧了。
knock off
敲掉; 擊倒
下班休息; 罷工
[口]匆忙寫出; 即席作成(詩、文等)
降低(速度, 價格)
[美俚]殺死
偷, 搶
很快吃光
拘捕, 捉拿
贏得, 得到
knock oneself out
把自己弄得精疲力竭; 盡最大努力
knock out
敲出, 敲空(煙灰等)
擊倒, 打昏
使震驚; 使高興萬分
匆匆寫成(文章), 草草訂出(計劃)
使失去效能, 使無用; 破壞, 使...失敗
(在比賽中)把...擊敗[淘汰]
無脫模
knock over
弄翻, 打倒
[美俚]襲擊; 搜查; 逮捕
使心煩意亂, 使不知所措
完成, 幹完
[美俚]搶劫
knock through
把(兩個房間的隔墻)拆除, 打通
knock together
(使)互撞
草草做成
knock under
屈服; 服輸, 投降
knock up
敲門叫醒
趕做; 匆匆安排
使精疲力盡
[英](板球賽中)很快得分
[美俚](指男人)與...通奸; 使受孕
(裝訂)弄齊(紙邊)
knock up against
碰撞; 同...沖突; 偶然碰見
特殊用法
base knock
安全打
carbon knock
機積炭(引起的)爆震
compression knock
(內燃機的)壓縮爆燃
gas knock
氣體爆震[擊]
main bearing knock
主軸承(由於間隙過大而引起的)敲擊聲
piston knock
活塞與缸套間(由於間隙過大而引起的)敲擊聲
piston pin knock
活塞銷與銷座間(由於間隙過大而引起的)敲擊聲
side knock
橫向沖擊, 活塞松動
spark knock
火花爆擊, 提前點火爆震
trace knock
輕度爆震
牛津英語搭配詞典
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knock
noun
firm sharp sound 敲擊聲
[搭配]ADJ.
loud, sharp
響亮的敲擊聲; 刺耳的敲擊聲
gentle, light
柔和的敲擊聲; 輕輕的敲擊聲
determined
堅定的敲擊聲
timid
膽怯的敲擊聲
[搭配]VERB + KNOCK
hear
聽到敲擊聲
answer
響應敲擊聲:
She hurried to answer the knock at the door.
她聽到敲門聲急忙去開門。
[搭配]PHRASES
a knock at/on the door
敲門聲:
There was a loud knock at the door.
有人大聲敲門。
sharp blow from sth 擊打
[搭配]ADJ.
(figurative) hard, nasty, severe
沈重的打擊;猛擊:
the hard knocks of life
對人生的沈重打擊
minor
小打擊
[搭配]VERB + KNOCK
get, have, take
受到擊打;遭到碰撞:
You’ve had a nasty knock on the head.
妳的頭部受到了重重的壹擊。
(figurative)Their pride took quite a knock when they lost 5-0.
他們以0 比5 落敗,自尊受到了沈重打擊。
give sb/sth
給…壹擊
[搭配]PREP.
~ on
在…上的壹擊
基本詞義
knock
verb
hit/bump 打;撞擊
[搭配]ADV.
accidentally
意外碰撞:
I accidentally knocked the vase off the table.
我無意中碰落了桌上的花瓶。
about, aside, over
粗魯地對待;打翻:
Her boyfriend had been knocking her about.
她男朋友壹直虐待她。
Mind you don’t knock that glass over.
當心不要打翻那個玻璃杯。
[搭配]PREP.
against
撞擊…:
The stick knocked against the wall.
棍子敲擊墻壁。
off
從…打落:
He had knocked one of the pictures off the wall.
他打落了墻上的壹幅畫。
on
撞在…上:
I knocked my head on one of the beams.
我的頭撞在了其中壹根橫梁上。
[搭配]PHRASES
knock sb/sth flying
打得…到處亂竄:
He was knocked flying as two policemen came crashing through the door.
兩名警察破門而入時,他正被打得抱頭鼠竄。
knock sb off their feet
把某人打倒在地:
The explosion knocked him off his feet.
爆炸將他擊倒在地。
knock sb out/senseless/unconscious
把某人打昏:
The blow knocked him unconscious.
這壹擊將他打昏了。
knock sb to the ground
把某人打倒在地
bang on a door 敲門
[搭配]ADV.
loudly
大聲敲門
softly
輕輕敲門
politely, timidly
禮貌地敲門;膽怯地敲門
[搭配]PREP.
at
敲…:
Someone knocked loudly at the door.
有人大聲敲門。
on
敲…:
She knocked timidly on the study door and entered.
她小心翼翼地敲了敲書房門然後進去了。
[搭配]PHRASES
without knocking
沒有敲門:
Dobson walked straight into her office without knocking.
多布森沒敲門就逕直走進了她的辦公室。
更加詳細,請參看《英語常用詞用法大詞典》