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Knee Part Bring Niː Kneed N Sitting Legs

This flashcard defines "knee" as the joint in the leg where it bends. It also includes definitions for the part of clothing covering the knee, the lap when sitting, and the verb form meaning to hit with one's knee. Additionally, it covers idiomatic uses such as being "on your knees" or "brought to its knees."

This flashcard defines "knee" as the joint in the leg where it bends. It also includes definitions for the part of clothing covering the knee, the lap when sitting, and the verb form meaning to hit with one's knee. Additionally, it covers idiomatic uses such as being "on your knees" or "brought to its knees."

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1
[N-COUNT 可数名词]膝;膝盖;膝关节 Your knee is the place where your leg bends.
  [oft poss N]
  • He will receive physiotherapy on his damaged left knee.

    因左膝受伤,他将接受物理治疗。

  • ...a knee injury.

    膝关节受伤

2
[N-COUNT 可数名词](坐下时)大腿朝上的面 If something or someone is on your knee or on your knees, they are resting or sitting on the upper part of your legs when you are sitting down.
  [poss N]
  • He sat with the package on his knees...

    他坐着,将包裹放在腿上。

  • I sat in the back of the taxi with my son on my knee.

    我坐在出租车后排座上,儿子坐在我腿上。

3
[N-COUNT 可数名词](裤子的)膝部 The knee on a piece of clothing is the part that covers your knee.
  • ...jeans with holes at both knees.

    两个膝部都有洞的牛仔裤

4
[N-PLURAL 复数名词]膝部 If you are on your knees, your legs are bent and your knees are on the ground.
  [poss N]
  • She fell to the ground on her knees and prayed...

    她跪下祈祷。

  • She was on her knees in the kitchen.

    她在厨房跪着。

5
[VERB 动词]用膝盖顶 If you knee someone, you hit them using your knee.
  [V n]
  • Ian kneed him in the groin.

    伊恩用膝盖顶他的下身。

6
[PHRASE 短语]摧毁;使瘫痪 If a country or organization is brought to its knees, it is almost completely destroyed by someone or something.
  [V inflects]
  • The country was being brought to its knees by the loss of 2.4 million manufacturing jobs...

    该国因制造业丧失了240万个就业机会而遭到严重打击。

  • Our aim is to bring this government to its knees, to force it to the negotiating table.

    我们的目标是使该政府屈服,迫使它走上谈判桌。


Oxford knee / niː ; NAmE niː /
noun
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verb
knee knees kneed kneeing
noun 1 the joint between the top and bottom parts of the leg where it bends in the middle 膝;膝盖;膝关节 a knee injury 膝关节受伤 I grazed my knee when I fell. 我摔了一跤,把膝盖擦破了。 He went down on one kneeand asked her to marry him. 他单膝跪下向她求婚。 She was on her kneesscrubbing the kitchen floor. 她在厨房里跪着刷洗地板。 2 the part of a piece of clothing that covers the knee (裤子的)膝部 These jeans are torn at the knee. 这牛仔裤膝盖那儿破了。 a knee patch 膝部的补丁 3 the top surface of the upper part of the legs when you are sitting down (坐下时)大腿朝上的面 SYN
lap
Come and sit on Daddy's knee. 来坐在爸爸腿上。
IDIOMS bring sb to their ˈknees to defeat sb, especially in a war (尤指战争中)打败某人,使某人屈膝投降 bring sth to its ˈknees to badly affect an organization, etc. so that it can no longer function 摧毁某物;使(组织等)瘫痪(或崩溃) The strikes brought the industry to its knees. 罢工使得这个行业陷入瘫痪。 put sb over your ˈknee to punish sb by making them lie on top of your kneeand hitting their bottom 把某人放在膝上打屁股 more at
bee
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bend
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mother
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weak
verb ( kneed , kneed ) kneesb/sth to hit or push sb/sth with your knee 用膝盖顶(或撞) He kneed his attacker in the groin. 他用膝盖猛撞攻击者的下身。 knee / niː ; NAmE niː /
LDC
knee1 noun
knee2 verb
kneeknee1 /niː/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable]
Word Origin
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1the joint that bends in the middle of your leg:  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 injury2the part of your clothes that covers your knee:  His jeans had holes in both knees.3on somebody’s knee on the top part of your legs when you are sitting down:  Daddy, can I sit on your knee?4knees knocking (together) if your knees are knocking, you are feeling very afraid or very cold5on 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.6bring 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.7put/take somebody over your knee old-fashioned to punish a child by hitting them8on 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)
knee1 noun
knee2 verb
kneeknee2 verb [transitive + in]
Verb Table
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to hit someone with your knee:  I kneed him in the groin.
WDF

knee

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knees[19193]
膝盖(81%),膝关节(19%)
n.膝盖,膝
vt.用膝盖碰
n.(Knee)人名;(英)尼

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