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knee

UK //niː//US //niː//

词源

源自古英语 'cnēo',与德语 'Knie'、荷兰语 'knie' 同源,来自原始日耳曼语 '*knewa-'。

noun

❶ 膝盖,人体腿部中间可以弯曲的关节部位,连接大腿和小腿。

“She fell and scraped her knee.”

(她摔倒了,擦伤了膝盖。)

“He put a bandage on his injured knee.”

(他在受伤的膝盖上贴了创可贴。)

❶ 物体上类似膝盖形状的部分,如裤子、椅子等弯曲或突出的部位。

“The jeans have patches on the knees.”

(这条牛仔裤的膝盖部位有补丁。)

“She rested her elbows on her knees while sitting.”

(她坐着时把胳膊肘放在膝盖上。)

同义词:joint, patella, kneecap

verb

❶ 用膝盖顶或撞,通常指故意或意外地用膝盖施加力量。

“He kneed the attacker in the stomach.”

(他用膝盖顶了攻击者的腹部。)

“She accidentally kneed him while getting up.”

(她站起来时不小心用膝盖撞到了他。)

同义词:nudge, hit, strike

常见短语

on bended knee — 跪着,通常表示恳求、谦卑或求婚时的姿势。

“He went down on bended knee to ask for her hand in marriage.”

(他跪下向她求婚。)

weak at the knees — 因紧张、兴奋或害怕而感到双腿无力,形容情绪激动时的身体反应。

“She felt weak at the knees when she saw her favorite singer.”

(看到她最喜欢的歌手时,她激动得双腿发软。)