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Kneel Knelt Kneeled Niːl Nelt Past Knees Verb

Kneel: This defines the verb 'kneel' as bending one's legs to rest on the knees on the ground.

kneel: To bend your legs so that your knees are touching the ground.

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/ni͟ːl/
The forms kneeled and knelt can both be used for the past tense and past participle.kneeled 和 knelt均可用作过去式和过去分词。
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[VERB 动词]跪下;跪着 When you kneel, you bend your legs so that your knees are touching the ground.
  [V prep/adv]
  [V]
  [V-ing]
  [V P]
  • She knelt by the bed and prayed...

    她跪在床边祈祷。

  • Other people were kneeling, but she just sat.

    其他人跪着,而她只是坐着。

  • ...a kneeling position.

    跪着的姿势

  • Kneel down means the same as kneel .kneel down 同 kneel
    • She kneeled down beside him.

      她在他旁边跪下。


Oxford kneel / niːl ; NAmE niːl / verb ( knelt , knelt / nelt ; NAmE nelt / ) ( NAmE also kneeled , kneeled ) [intransitive ] to be in or move into a position where your body is supported on your knee or knees 跪;跪着;跪下 a kneeling figure 跪着的人影 kneel(down) We knelt (down) on the ground to examine the tracks. 我们跪在地上察看踪迹。 kneel kneels kneeled knelt kneeling kneel / niːl ; NAmE niːl / knelt / nelt ; NAmE nelt /
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kneelkneel /niːl/ ●●○ (also kneel down) verb (past tense and past participle knelt /nelt/ or kneeled American English) [intransitive]
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to be in or move into a position where your body is resting on your knees:  Tom knelt down and patted the dog.kneel on She knelt on the floor and put more wood on the fire.
WDF

kneel

[ni:l]knelt, kneeling, kneels

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kneeled[208] kneeling[1392] kneels[281] knelt[588]
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vi.跪下,跪

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