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knock knock ★★★☆☆/nɒ̱k/1[VERB	动词]敲；击 If you knock on something such as a door or window, you hit it, usually several times, to attract someone's attention.   [V on/at n]  [V]She went directly to Simon's apartment and knocked on the door...她直奔西蒙的房间，敲了敲门。Knock at my window at eight o'clock and I'll be ready...8点钟敲我的窗，我会准备好的。He knocked before going in.他进去前先敲了敲门。Knock is also a noun.They heard a knock at the front door.他们听到前门有人敲门。knockingThey were wakened by a loud knocking at the door.他们被一阵嘈杂的敲门声吵醒。2[VERB	动词]碰，撞；（尤指）碰倒，撞倒，敲动 If you knock something, you touch or hit it roughly, especially so that it falls or moves.   [V n prep]  [V n with adv]  [Also V n]She accidentally knocked the tea tin off the shelf...她不小心把架子上的茶叶罐碰了下来。The baby was knocked from his father's arms...婴儿被从他父亲的怀中撞落。Isabel rose so abruptly that she knocked down her chair...伊莎贝尔起得太急了，以致碰倒了她坐的椅子。Buckets of roses had been knocked over.一桶桶的玫瑰被撞翻在地。Knock is also a noun.The bags have tough exterior materials to protect against knocks, rain and dust.这些包的面料非常结实耐用，可以防撞、防雨并防尘。3[VERB	动词]打通（房间或建筑） If someone knocks two rooms or buildings into one, or knocks them together, they make them form one room or building by removing a wall.   [V pl-n into n]  [V pl-n with together]They decided to knock the two rooms into one...他们决定把两间屋子打通连成一间。The spacious kitchen was achieved by knocking together three small rooms.这个宽敞的厨房是由3个小屋子打通连成的。4[VERB	动词]把…撞击到（某个位置）；把…打成（某种状态） To knock someone into a particular position or condition means to hit them very hard so that they fall over or become unconscious.   [V n prep/adv]  [V n adj]The third wave was so strong it knocked me backwards...第3波浪太大了，把我打了回去。They were knocked to the ground and robbed of their wallets...他们被打倒在地并被抢走了钱包。Someone had knocked him unconscious.有人把他打昏了。5[VERB	动词]使失去（某种品质或特征） To knock a particular quality or characteristic out of someone means to make them lose it.   [V n out of n]  [V n]  [no cont]The stories of his links with the actress had knocked the fun out of him...有关他与那位女演员有关系的传闻使他很不开心。When they first joined for training many were starry eyed about just sailing around the world. We soon knocked that out of them...在他们参加培训之初，很多人还只是对环球航行抱有天真的想法。我们很快便使他们消除了那种想法。Those people hurt me and knocked my confidence.那些人既伤害了我的身体又打击了我的自信心。6[VERB	动词]发碰撞声；砰砰作响 If something knocks, it makes a repeated sharp banging noise.   [V]His old truck, knocking and smoking, pulled down the road and out of sight.他那辆旧卡车一边冒着烟一边哐里哐啷地沿路向前驶去，直到驶出了视线。7[VERB	动词]批评；贬责；挑剔；非难 If you knock something or someone, you criticize them and say unpleasant things about them.   [V n]  [INFORMAL 非正式]I'm not knocking them: if they want to do it, it's up to them...我不是批评他们：想不想做那件事取决于他们。Never knock charter flights； they are opening up the world for budget-conscious travellers.绝不要挑剔包机航班；他们使精打细算的乘客能够去往世界各地。knockerThis season he's more determined than ever to prove the knockers wrong.这个赛季他比以往任何时候都更坚决地想要证明那些批评者是错的。8[N-COUNT	可数名词]打击 If someone receives a knock, they have an unpleasant experience which prevents them from achieving something or which causes them to change their attitudes or plans. What they said was a real knock to my self-confidence...他们的话是对我自信心的一次重大打击。The art market has suffered some severe knocks during the past two years.在过去的两年间，艺术品市场遭受了严重的打击。9[PHRASE	短语]（尤指以相貌）给…留下深刻印象，使…倾倒 To knock them dead means to impress people a great deal, especially with your appearance.   [V inflects]  [INFORMAL 非正式]Glamorous make-up is best reserved for days when you want to go all out to knock  'em dead.魅惑彩妆最好留到你竭力想把所有人都迷倒的时候。10[PHRASE	短语]停止干扰；打住 If you tell someone to knock it off, you are telling them to stop doing something that is annoying you.   [INFORMAL 非正式]Will you just knock it off!别闹了！11 to knock peoples' heads together→see: head； to knock something on the head→see: head； to knock someone or something into shape→see: shape； to be knocked sideways→see: sideways； 相关词组：knock about knock around knock back knock down knock off knock out knock over knock together knock up  knock1 verbknock2 nounknockknock1 /nɒk $ nɑːk/ ●●● S1 W3 verb  Entry menu Word Origin Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1door [intransitive] to hit a door or window with your closed hand to attract the attention of the people inside:  I knocked and knocked but nobody answered.knock at/on We knocked at the door but there was no one there. Wilson went up and knocked on the door.► see thesaurus at hit2hit and move something [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to hit something with a short quick action so that it moves or fallsknock something out of/from something As I got up, I knocked a pencil out of its holder. He knocked the knife from my hand.knock something over At that moment, Sally knocked over her glass of wine.knock something aside She tried to knock the gun aside but she was not fast enough.3hit somebody hard [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to hit someone very hard:  He knocked her to the ground and kicked her.knock somebody unconscious/cold/senseless (=hit someone so hard that they fall unconscious) Simon could knock a man unconscious with one punch to the jaw. Garry answered the door only to be knocked flying as two policemen came rushing in.4hit part of your body [transitive] to hit something with part of your bodyknock something against something Morse knocked his shin against a suitcase that had been left just inside the door.knock something on something She knocked her head on a stone.5knock on doors to go to every house or apartment in an area asking the people who live there for information or support:  Gathering that information means knocking on doors and asking people questions.6be knocking on the door to be wanting to join a group or team – used in news reports:  Five countries have permanent seats on the UN Security Council, but Germany and Japan, among others, are knocking on the door.7remove wall [transitive] to remove a wall or part of a building in order to make a bigger room or spaceknock something into something We could make a bigger living space by knocking two rooms into one.knock something through The wall between the kitchen and the dining room has been partially knocked through.8knock a hole in/through something to make a hole in something, especially a wall:  We could knock a hole through the wall into the cupboard.9criticize [transitive] to criticize someone or their work, especially in an unfair or annoying way:  The British press always knock British winners at any sport. ‘Designer fashion is silly.’ ‘Don’t knock it; it’s an important industry.’► see thesaurus at criticize10ball [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to kick or hit a ball somewhere:  The aim is to knock the ball into the opposing goal.11knock somebody for six British English informal to shock or upset someone very much or make them physically weak:  This flu has really knocked me for six.12knock the stuffing out of somebody informal to make someone lose their confidence:  Suzanne was very upset when her mother left home. It knocked the stuffing out of her.13knock somebody sideways British English to upset someone so much that it is difficult for them to deal with something:  His daughter’s death knocked Tom sideways.14knock some sense into somebody/into somebody’s head informal to make someone learn to behave in a more sensible way:  The struggle to build up her own business had knocked some sense into her.15knock (somebody’s) heads together informal to tell people who are arguing that they must stop and behave more sensibly:  None of them can agree and it needs someone to knock heads together.16knock something on the head British English informal to stop something happening:  We wanted to go for a picnic, but the rain’s knocked that on the head.17knock somebody’s socks off (also knock somebody dead) spoken to surprise and please someone by being very impressive:  With that dress, you’ll knock him dead.18knock somebody off their pedestal/perch to stop admiring someone that you previously thought was perfect:  The press were determined to knock the princess off the pedestal that they had put her on.19knock spots off somebody/something British English spoken to be much better than someone or something:  The new computer system knocks spots off the old one.20knock on wood American English used to say that you hope your good luck so far will not change SYN touch wood British English21knock it off spoken used to tell someone to stop doing something, because it is annoying you22make a noise [intransitive] if an engine or pipes etc are knocking, they make a noise like something hard being hit, usually because something is wrong with them23heart [intransitive] if your heart is knocking, it is beating hard, especially because you are afraid  SYN  pound24 I’ll knock your head/block off spoken used when threatening to hit someone very hard:  If you say that again, I’ll knock your head off!25knock the bottom out of something informal to make something such as a market or industry fail suddenly:  A sudden drop in supplies of certain chemicals could knock the bottom out of the engineering industry. → knock/beat somebody/something into a cocked hatat cocked hat(1), → knock somebody into shapeat shape1(3), → knees knocking (together)at knee1(4)knock around (also knock about British English) phrasal verb informal1hit somebody knock somebody around to hit someone several times:  My father used to knock me around.2relax knock around (something) to spend time somewhere, without doing anything very serious or important  SYN  hang around:  On Saturdays I knock around with my friends. We spent the day just knocking around the house.3travel knock around something to travel to different places  SYN  kick around:  For a couple of years we knocked around the Mediterranean.4ideas knock something ↔ around to discuss and think about an idea, plan etc with other people:  We’ve been knocking around a few ideas.5ball knock something around British English to play a game with a ball, but not in a serious way  SYN  kick about6be somewhere British English if something or someone is knocking around, it is somewhere but you are not sure exactly where:  Is there a screwdriver knocking about anywhere?knock somebody/something back phrasal verb informal1knock something ↔ back to quickly drink large quantities of a drink, especially an alcoholic drink:  Brenda knocked the brandy back quickly.2knock somebody back something to cost you a lot of money:  His new car knocked him back several thousand dollars.3knock somebody back British English to make someone feel upset, shocked, or physically weakknock somebody/something down phrasal verb1hit/push somebody knock somebody ↔ down to hit or push someone so that they fall to the ground:  Something hit him from behind and knocked him down. →knockdown22hit somebody with a vehicle knock somebody ↔ down to hit someone with a vehicle while you are driving, so that they are hurt or killed:  A child was in hospital last night after being knocked down by a car.3destroy knock something ↔ down to destroy a building or part of a building  SYN  demolish:  They want to knock the house down and rebuild it.4reduce price knock something ↔ down informal to reduce the price of something by a large amount:  The new stove we bought was knocked down from $800 to $550. →knockdown15ask somebody to reduce price knock somebody down to something informal to persuade someone to reduce the price of something they are selling you:  She’s asking for £150 but I’ll try to knock her down to £100.knock something into somebody phrasal verb to make someone learn something:  Parsons must knock these lessons into the team before Saturday.knock off phrasal verb informal1stop work knock off (something) to stop working and go somewhere else:  There was no one in the office because they’d all knocked off for lunch. Do you want to knock off early today? We usually knock off work at about twelve on Saturday.2reduce a price knock something ↔ off to reduce the price of something by a particular amount:  I’ll knock off £10.knock something off something Travel agents are knocking £50, and sometimes £100, off the price of holidays.3reduce amount knock something ↔ off to reduce a total by a particular amountknock something off something Moving house will knock an hour off Ray’s journey to work.4produce knock something ↔ off to produce something quickly and easily:  Roland makes a lot of money knocking off copies of famous paintings.5murder knock somebody ↔ off to murder someone6steal knock something ↔ off British English to steal somethingknock out phrasal verb1unconscious knock somebody ↔ out to make someone become unconscious or go to sleep:  The champion knocked Biggs out in the seventh round.knock yourself out His head hit a table as he fell and he knocked himself out. The nurse gave me some medicine which totally knocked me out. →knockout1(1)2defeat knock somebody/something ↔ out to defeat a person or team in a competition so that they can no longer take part:  The German team were knocked out in the first round.knock somebody/something out of something He first hit the headlines when he knocked Becker out of the French Open Tournament. →knockout1(3)3destroy knock something ↔ out to damage something so that it does not work:  The air raids were planned to knock out communications on the ground.4admire knock somebody out informal if something knocks you out, it is very impressive and surprises you because it is so good:  She loved the movie. It knocked her out. →knockout1(2)5produce knock something ↔ out informal to produce something easily and quickly:  Paul has been knocking out new songs for the album.6knock yourself out informal to work very hard in order to do something wellknock somebody/something ↔ over phrasal verb1to hit someone with a vehicle while you are driving, so that they are hurt or killed:  A woman was knocked over by a bus last year.2American English informal to rob a place such as a shop or bank and threaten or attack the people who work thereknock something ↔ together phrasal verb informal to make something quickly, using whatever you have available:  We should be able to knock something together with what’s in the fridge  (=make a meal from items of food in the fridge).knock somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb informal1to make something quickly and without using much effort:  Michael knocked up a shed in the back garden.2British English to wake someone up by knocking on their door:  What time do you want me to knock you up in the morning?3informal not polite to make a woman pregnantknock1 verbknock2 nounknockknock2 ●●○ noun  Examples Collocations Phrases 1[countable] the sound of something hard hitting a hard surface:  a loud knock at the door a knock in the engine2[countable] the action of something hard hitting your body:  He got a knock on the head when he fell.3take a knock informal to have some bad luck or trouble:  Clive’s taken quite a few hard knocks lately.

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         NAmE                nɑːk                /                              verb                ,                  noun                            knock      knocks      knocked      knocking                            verb        ★                                  at door/window        门窗                    1        ★                  [intransitive          ]                          to hit a door, etc. firmly in order to attract attention            敲；击                                    SYN                                                    rap                                                              ◆          He knocked three times and waited.          他敲了三下门就等着。                          knockat/on sth                          ◆          Somebody was knocking on the window.          有人在敲窗户。                            hit        击                    2        ★                  [transitive                ,         intransitive          ]                          to hit sth, often by accident, with a short, hard blow            （常为无意地）碰，撞                                    knocksth (against/on sth)                          ◆          Be careful you don't knock your head on this low beam.          小心，别把头撞在这矮梁上。                          knockagainst/on sth                          ◆          Her hand knocked against the glass.          她的手碰了玻璃杯。                            3                  [transitive          ]                          to put sb/sth into a particular state by hitting them/it            把…撞击成（某种状态）                                    knocksb/sth + adj.                          ◆          The blow knocked me flat.          那一拳把我打倒在地。                          ◆          He was knocked senseless by the blow.          他被一拳打得不省人事。                          knocksb/sth doing sth                          ◆          She knocked my drink flying.          她把我的饮料打翻了。                          knocksb/sth + adv./prep.                          ◆          The two rooms had been knocked into one            (= the wall between them had been knocked down).                    那两个房间打通了，成了一个房间。                          ☞synonyms at                                                    hit                                                                4        ★                  [transitive          ]                          to hit sth so that it moves or breaks            打掉；敲动；打破                                    knocksth + adv./prep.                          ◆          He'd knocked over a glass of water.          他打翻了一杯水。                          ◆          I knocked the nail into the wall.          我把钉子钉进墙里。                          ◆          They had to knock the door down to get in.          他们不得不破门而入。                          ◆          The boys were knocking            (= kicking)a ball around in the back yard.                    男孩们在后院踢球玩儿。                          knocksth                          ◆          (            figurative)                    The criticism had knocked            (= damaged)her self-esteem.                    这一批评伤了她的自尊心。                          ☞synonyms at                                                    hit                                                                5                  [transitive          ]                          knocksth + adv./prep.                          to make a hole in sth by hitting it hard            打，凿（洞）                                    ◆          They managed to knock a hole in the wall.          他们设法在墙上凿了个洞。                            of heart/knees        心；膝盖                    6                  [intransitive          ]                          if your heart            knocks,it beats hard; if your knees            knock,they shake, for example from fear            （心）怦怦跳；（膝盖）打哆嗦                                    ◆          My heart was knocking wildly.          我的心怦怦直跳。                            of engine/pipes        发动机；管子                    7                  [intransitive          ]                          to make a regular sound of metal hitting metal, especially because there is sth wrong            （尤指因故障）发碰撞声，嘭嘭作响                                      criticize        批评                    8                  [transitive          ]                          knocksb/sth                          (            informal)                    to criticize sb/sth, especially when it happens unfairly            （不公平地）批评；贬责；挑剔；非难                                    ◆          The newspapers are always knocking the England team.          报纸总是攻击英格兰队。                          ◆          ‘E-books?’ ‘            Don't knock it—there's a great future in e-books.’                    “电子书？”“别贬损它，电子书的前景大着呢。”                            IDIOMS              I'll knock your ˈblock/ˈhead off!                              (              BrE) (              informal)                        used to threaten sb that you will hit them              （威胁要打人）我非揍你不可，我要揍扁你                                                  knock sb ˈdead                              (              informal)                        to impress sb very much              使某人倾倒                                            ◆            You look fabulous—you'll knock 'em dead tonight.            你看上去漂亮极了，今晚肯定把他们迷倒。                                      knock sb/sth into a cocked ˈhat                              (              old-fashioned) (              BrE)                        to be very much better than sb/sth              远远胜过某人（或事物）；大大超过；使相形见绌                                                  knock it ˈoff!                              (              informal)                        used to tell sb to stop making a noise, annoying you, etc.              别吵了；别烦人了                                                  knock sb off their ˈpedestal/ˈperch                              to make sb lose their position as sb/sth successful or admired              使某人丧失名位                                                  knock sth on the ˈhead                              (              BrE) (              informal)                        to stop sth from happening; to stop doing sth              阻止某事发生；停止做某事                                            ◆            The recession knocked on the head any idea of expanding the company.            经济衰退使扩展公司的任何想法都化为泡影。                                      ˌknock on ˈwood                  (            NAmE) (            saying)                                (                          BrE                        ˌtouch ˈwood            )                                used when you have just mentioned some way in which you have been lucky in the past, to avoid bringing bad luck              敲敲木头，讨个吉利（用于说了自己如何走运的话之后，表示希望继续走好运）                                                  knock sb ˈsideways                              (              informal)                        to surprise or shock sb so much that they are unable to react immediately              使某人惊讶得不知所措（或目瞪口呆）                                                  knock ˈspots off sb/sth                              (              BrE) (              informal)                        to be very much better than sb/sth              远远胜过；大大超过；使相形见绌                                                  knock the ˈstuffing out of sb                              (              informal)                        to make sb lose their confidence and enthusiasm              使某人丧失信心（或委靡不振）                                                  you could have knocked me down with a ˈfeather                              (              informal)                        used to express surprise              （表示惊奇）                                                  ☞more at                                    daylights                              ,                                    head                                   n.            ,                                    hell                              ,                                    sense                                   n.            ,                                    shape                                   n.            ,                                    six                              ,                                    sock                                   n.                            PHRASAL VERBS                    ˌknock aˈround…                  (                      BrE also                    ˌknock aˈbout…          )                (          informal)                          1                      to travel and live in various places              漫游                                            ◆            He spent a few years knocking around Europe.            他花了几年时间漫游欧洲。                                    2                      used to say that sth is in a place but you do not know exactly where              （表示某物在一个地方但不知确切位置）                                            ◆            It must be knocking around here somewhere.            它肯定在这儿某个地方。                                      ˌknock aˈround with sb/together                              (                          BrE also                        ˌknock aˈbout with sb/together            )                                (              informal)                        to spend a lot of time with sb/together              常与某人交往（或做伴）                                                  ˌknock sb/sth aˈround                              (                          BrE also                        ˌknock sb/sth aˈbout            )                                (              informal)                        to hit sb/sth repeatedly; to treat sb/sth roughly              接连敲击某人（或某物）；粗暴对待                                                  ˌknock sb ˈback                  1                      (              BrE)                        to prevent sb from achieving sth or making progress, especially by rejecting them or sth that they suggest or ask              阻碍，妨碍（某人取得成果或进步，尤指以回绝方式）                                            ☞related noun                                                            knock-back                                                                              2                      (              BrE)                        to surprise or shock sb              使某人大吃一惊（或感到惊讶）                                            ◆            Hearing the news really knocked me back.            听到这消息着实让我大吃一惊。                                      ˌknock sb ˈback sth                              (              BrE) (              informal)                        to cost sb a lot of money              用掉某人一大笔钱                                            ◆            That house must have knocked them back a bit.            那房子一定花了他们不少钱。                                      ˌknock sth↔ˈback                              (              informal)                        to drink sth quickly, especially an alcoholic drink              很快喝掉（酒等）                                                  ˌknock sb ˈdown (from sth) (to sth)                              (              informal)                        to persuade sb to reduce the price of sth              说服…降价；使降价；杀价                                            ◆            I managed to knock him down to $400.            我设法让他把价格降到了 400 元。                                      ★        ˌknock sb↔ˈdown/ˈover                              to hit sb and make them fall to the ground              打倒（或击倒、撞倒）某人                                            ◆            She was knocked down by a bus.            她被一辆公共汽车撞倒在地。                                ◆            He knocked his opponent down three times in the first round.            他第一局就将对手击倒三次。                                      ★        ˌknock sth↔ˈdown                              to destroy a building by breaking its walls              推倒（或拆掉、拆毁）建筑物                                            SYN                                                            demolish                                                                          ◆            These old houses are going to be knocked down.            这些旧房子要拆了。                                      ˌknock sth↔ˈdown (from sth) (to sth)                              (              informal)                        to reduce the price of sth              减价；降价                                            ◆            He knocked down the price from $80 to $50.            他把价格从 80 元降到了 50 元。                                ☞see also                                                            knock-down                                                                                ˌknock ˈoff | ˌknock ˈoff sth                              (              informal)                        to stop doing sth, especially work              停止某事；中断某事；（尤指）下班，收工                                            ◆            Do you want to knock off early today?            你今天想早点歇工吗？                                ◆            What time do you knock off work?            你什么时候下班？                                ◆            Let's knock off for lunch.            咱们收工吃午饭吧。                                      ˌknock sb↔ˈoff                              (              slang)                        to murder sb              杀死（或干掉、除掉、结果）某人                                                  ˌknock sth↔ˈoff                  1                      (              informal)                        to complete sth quickly and without much effort              迅速而轻松地完成                                            ◆            He knocks off three novels a year.            他一年赶出三部小说。                                    2                      (              BrE) (              slang)                        to steal sth; to steal from a place              偷（东西）；抢劫（某处）                                            ◆            to knock off a DVD player            偷 DVD 影碟机                                ◆            to knock off a bank            抢劫银行                                      ˌknock sth↔ˈoff | ˌknock sth↔ˈoff sth                              (              informal)                        to reduce the price or value of sth              降价；减价；使贬值                                            ◆            They knocked off $60 because of a scratch.            因为有擦痕，他们将价格减了 60 元。                                ◆            The news knocked 13% off the company's shares.            这消息使公司股价下跌 13%。                                      ˌknock sb↔ˈout                  1          ★                      to make sb fall asleep or become unconscious              使入睡；使昏睡；使不省人事                                            ◆            The blow knocked her out.            这一击把她打昏了。                                    2                      (in boxing            拳击运动            )                                to hit an opponent so that they cannot get up within a limited time and therefore lose the fight              击败对手                                            ☞related noun                                                            knockout                                                             (1                )                                                              3                      (              informal)                        to surprise and impress sb very much              使大吃一惊；使倾倒；给某人留下深刻印象                                            ◆            The movie just knocked me out.            这电影着实令我赞叹不已。                                ☞related noun                                                            knockout                                                             (2                )                                                                ˌknock sb/yourself ˈout                              to make sb/yourself very tired              使筋疲力尽；使疲惫不堪                                            SYN                                          wear out                                                                ˌknock sb↔ˈout (of sth)                              to defeat sb so that they cannot continue competing              把…淘汰出（比赛）                                            SYN                                                            eliminate                                                                          ◆            England had been knocked out of the World Cup.            英格兰队已被淘汰出世界杯足球赛。                                ☞see also                                                            knockout                                                           adj.                               (1                )                                                                ˌknock sth↔ˈout                              (              informal)                        to produce sth, especially quickly and easily              完成；快速而轻易地做成                                            ◆            He knocks out five books a year.            他一年轻松写出五本书。                                      ˌknock sb↔ˈover                  =                          knock sb down                                                  ˌknock sth↔toˈgether                  1                      (              informal)                        to make or complete sth quickly and often not very well              草草做成；匆匆拼凑成                                            ◆            I knocked some bookshelves together from old planks.            我用旧木板拼拼凑凑做了些书架。                                    2                      (              BrE)                        to make two rooms or buildings into one by removing the wall between them              把两间屋（或两座建筑物）打通                                            ◆            The house consists of two cottages knocked together.            这房子是将两栋小屋的隔墙打通合二为一的。                                      ˌknock ˈup                              (in            tennis,etc.            网球等            )                                to practise for a short time before the start of a game              赛前练习                                                  ˌknock sb↔ˈup                  1                      (              BrE) (              informal)                        to wake sb by              knockingon their door              敲门唤醒某人                                                2                      (              informal) (              especially NAmE)                        to make a woman pregnant              使怀孕                                                  ˌknock sth↔ˈup                              to prepare or make sth quickly and without much effort              迅速准备好；快速并轻易做成                                            ◆            She knocked up a meal in ten minutes.            她十分钟就做好了一顿饭。                                                    noun        ★                    at door/window        门窗                    1        ★                  the sound of sb hitting a door, window, etc. with their hand or with sth hard to attract attention            敲击声；敲门（或窗等）声                                    ◆          There was a            knock on/atthe door.                    有敲门声。                            hit        击                    2        ★                  a sharp blow from sth hard            捶击；敲击；撞击                                    SYN                                                    bang                                                              ◆          He got a nasty knock on the head.          他头部遭到重重一击。                            IDIOM              take a (hard, nasty, etc.) ˈknock                              to have an experience that makes sb/sth less confident or successful; to be damaged              遭受（重大等）挫折；受到（沉重等）打击；受到（严重等）破坏                                                      knock              /        nɒk                ;          NAmE                nɑːk                /             www.ankiedu.club

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Collins	knock ★★★☆☆ /nɒ̱k/ 1 [VERB 动词]敲；击 If you knock on something such as a door or window, you hit it, usually several times, to attract someone's attention. [V on/at n] [V] She went directly to Simon's apartment and knocked on the door... 她直奔西蒙的房间，敲了敲门。 Knock at my window at eight o'clock and I'll be ready... 8点钟敲我的窗，我会准备好的。 He knocked before going in. 他进去前先敲了敲门。 Knock is also a noun. They heard a knock at the front door. 他们听到前门有人敲门。 knocking They were wakened by a loud knocking at the door. 他们被一阵嘈杂的敲门声吵醒。 2 [VERB 动词]碰，撞；（尤指）碰倒，撞倒，敲动 If you knock something, you touch or hit it roughly, especially so that it falls or moves. [V n prep] [V n with adv] [Also V n] She accidentally knocked the tea tin off the shelf... 她不小心把架子上的茶叶罐碰了下来。 The baby was knocked from his father's arms... 婴儿被从他父亲的怀中撞落。 Isabel rose so abruptly that she knocked down her chair... 伊莎贝尔起得太急了，以致碰倒了她坐的椅子。 Buckets of roses had been knocked over. 一桶桶的玫瑰被撞翻在地。 Knock is also a noun. The bags have tough exterior materials to protect against knocks, rain and dust. 这些包的面料非常结实耐用，可以防撞、防雨并防尘。 3 [VERB 动词]打通（房间或建筑） If someone knocks two rooms or buildings into one, or knocks them together, they make them form one room or building by removing a wall. [V pl-n into n] [V pl-n with together] They decided to knock the two rooms into one... 他们决定把两间屋子打通连成一间。 The spacious kitchen was achieved by knocking together three small rooms. 这个宽敞的厨房是由3个小屋子打通连成的。 4 [VERB 动词]把…撞击到（某个位置）；把…打成（某种状态） To knock someone into a particular position or condition means to hit them very hard so that they fall over or become unconscious. [V n prep/adv] [V n adj] The third wave was so strong it knocked me backwards... 第3波浪太大了，把我打了回去。 They were knocked to the ground and robbed of their wallets... 他们被打倒在地并被抢走了钱包。 Someone had knocked him unconscious. 有人把他打昏了。 5 [VERB 动词]使失去（某种品质或特征） To knock a particular quality or characteristic out of someone means to make them lose it. [V n out of n] [V n] [no cont] The stories of his links with the actress had knocked the fun out of him... 有关他与那位女演员有关系的传闻使他很不开心。 When they first joined for training many were starry eyed about just sailing around the world. We soon knocked that out of them... 在他们参加培训之初，很多人还只是对环球航行抱有天真的想法。我们很快便使他们消除了那种想法。 Those people hurt me and knocked my confidence. 那些人既伤害了我的身体又打击了我的自信心。 6 [VERB 动词]发碰撞声；砰砰作响 If something knocks, it makes a repeated sharp banging noise. [V] His old truck, knocking and smoking, pulled down the road and out of sight. 他那辆旧卡车一边冒着烟一边哐里哐啷地沿路向前驶去，直到驶出了视线。 7 [VERB 动词]批评；贬责；挑剔；非难 If you knock something or someone, you criticize them and say unpleasant things about them. [V n] [INFORMAL 非正式] I'm not knocking them: if they want to do it, it's up to them... 我不是批评他们：想不想做那件事取决于他们。 Never knock charter flights； they are opening up the world for budget-conscious travellers. 绝不要挑剔包机航班；他们使精打细算的乘客能够去往世界各地。 knocker This season he's more determined than ever to prove the knockers wrong. 这个赛季他比以往任何时候都更坚决地想要证明那些批评者是错的。 8 [N-COUNT 可数名词]打击 If someone receives a knock, they have an unpleasant experience which prevents them from achieving something or which causes them to change their attitudes or plans. What they said was a real knock to my self-confidence... 他们的话是对我自信心的一次重大打击。 The art market has suffered some severe knocks during the past two years. 在过去的两年间，艺术品市场遭受了严重的打击。 9 [PHRASE 短语]（尤指以相貌）给…留下深刻印象，使…倾倒 To knock them dead means to impress people a great deal, especially with your appearance. [V inflects] [INFORMAL 非正式] Glamorous make-up is best reserved for days when you want to go all out to knock 'em dead. 魅惑彩妆最好留到你竭力想把所有人都迷倒的时候。 10 [PHRASE 短语]停止干扰；打住 If you tell someone to knock it off, you are telling them to stop doing something that is annoying you. [INFORMAL 非正式] Will you just knock it off! 别闹了！ 11 to knock peoples' heads together→see: head ； to knock something on the head→see: head ； to knock someone or something into shape→see: shape ； to be knocked sideways→see: sideways ；相关词组： knock about knock around knock back knock down knock off knock out knock over knock together knock up
Oxford	knock ★ / nɒk ; NAmE nɑːk / verb , noun knock knocks knocked knocking verb ★ at door/window 门窗 1 ★ [intransitive ] to hit a door, etc. firmly in order to attract attention 敲；击 SYN rap ◆ He knocked three times and waited. 他敲了三下门就等着。 knockat/on sth ◆ Somebody was knocking on the window. 有人在敲窗户。 hit 击 2 ★ [transitive , intransitive ] to hit sth, often by accident, with a short, hard blow （常为无意地）碰，撞 knocksth (against/on sth) ◆ Be careful you don't knock your head on this low beam. 小心，别把头撞在这矮梁上。 knockagainst/on sth ◆ Her hand knocked against the glass. 她的手碰了玻璃杯。 3 [transitive ] to put sb/sth into a particular state by hitting them/it 把…撞击成（某种状态） knocksb/sth + adj. ◆ The blow knocked me flat. 那一拳把我打倒在地。 ◆ He was knocked senseless by the blow. 他被一拳打得不省人事。 knocksb/sth doing sth ◆ She knocked my drink flying. 她把我的饮料打翻了。 knocksb/sth + adv./prep. ◆ The two rooms had been knocked into one (= the wall between them had been knocked down). 那两个房间打通了，成了一个房间。 ☞synonyms at hit 4 ★ [transitive ] to hit sth so that it moves or breaks 打掉；敲动；打破 knocksth + adv./prep. ◆ He'd knocked over a glass of water. 他打翻了一杯水。 ◆ I knocked the nail into the wall. 我把钉子钉进墙里。 ◆ They had to knock the door down to get in. 他们不得不破门而入。 ◆ The boys were knocking (= kicking)a ball around in the back yard. 男孩们在后院踢球玩儿。 knocksth ◆ ( figurative) The criticism had knocked (= damaged)her self-esteem. 这一批评伤了她的自尊心。 ☞synonyms at hit 5 [transitive ] knocksth + adv./prep. to make a hole in sth by hitting it hard 打，凿（洞） ◆ They managed to knock a hole in the wall. 他们设法在墙上凿了个洞。 of heart/knees 心；膝盖 6 [intransitive ] if your heart knocks,it beats hard; if your knees knock,they shake, for example from fear （心）怦怦跳；（膝盖）打哆嗦 ◆ My heart was knocking wildly. 我的心怦怦直跳。 of engine/pipes 发动机；管子 7 [intransitive ] to make a regular sound of metal hitting metal, especially because there is sth wrong （尤指因故障）发碰撞声，嘭嘭作响 criticize 批评 8 [transitive ] knocksb/sth ( informal) to criticize sb/sth, especially when it happens unfairly （不公平地）批评；贬责；挑剔；非难 ◆ The newspapers are always knocking the England team. 报纸总是攻击英格兰队。 ◆ ‘E-books?’ ‘ Don't knock it—there's a great future in e-books.’ “电子书？”“别贬损它，电子书的前景大着呢。” IDIOMS I'll knock your ˈblock/ˈhead off! ( BrE) ( informal) used to threaten sb that you will hit them （威胁要打人）我非揍你不可，我要揍扁你 knock sb ˈdead ( informal) to impress sb very much 使某人倾倒 ◆ You look fabulous—you'll knock 'em dead tonight. 你看上去漂亮极了，今晚肯定把他们迷倒。 knock sb/sth into a cocked ˈhat ( old-fashioned) ( BrE) to be very much better than sb/sth 远远胜过某人（或事物）；大大超过；使相形见绌 knock it ˈoff! ( informal) used to tell sb to stop making a noise, annoying you, etc. 别吵了；别烦人了 knock sb off their ˈpedestal/ˈperch to make sb lose their position as sb/sth successful or admired 使某人丧失名位 knock sth on the ˈhead ( BrE) ( informal) to stop sth from happening; to stop doing sth 阻止某事发生；停止做某事 ◆ The recession knocked on the head any idea of expanding the company. 经济衰退使扩展公司的任何想法都化为泡影。 ˌknock on ˈwood ( NAmE) ( saying) ( BrE ˌtouch ˈwood ) used when you have just mentioned some way in which you have been lucky in the past, to avoid bringing bad luck 敲敲木头，讨个吉利（用于说了自己如何走运的话之后，表示希望继续走好运） knock sb ˈsideways ( informal) to surprise or shock sb so much that they are unable to react immediately 使某人惊讶得不知所措（或目瞪口呆） knock ˈspots off sb/sth ( BrE) ( informal) to be very much better than sb/sth 远远胜过；大大超过；使相形见绌 knock the ˈstuffing out of sb ( informal) to make sb lose their confidence and enthusiasm 使某人丧失信心（或委靡不振） you could have knocked me down with a ˈfeather ( informal) used to express surprise （表示惊奇） ☞more at daylights , head n. , hell , sense n. , shape n. , six , sock n. PHRASAL VERBS ˌknock aˈround… ( BrE also ˌknock aˈbout… ) ( informal) 1 to travel and live in various places 漫游 ◆ He spent a few years knocking around Europe. 他花了几年时间漫游欧洲。 2 used to say that sth is in a place but you do not know exactly where （表示某物在一个地方但不知确切位置） ◆ It must be knocking around here somewhere. 它肯定在这儿某个地方。 ˌknock aˈround with sb/together ( BrE also ˌknock aˈbout with sb/together ) ( informal) to spend a lot of time with sb/together 常与某人交往（或做伴） ˌknock sb/sth aˈround ( BrE also ˌknock sb/sth aˈbout ) ( informal) to hit sb/sth repeatedly; to treat sb/sth roughly 接连敲击某人（或某物）；粗暴对待 ˌknock sb ˈback 1 ( BrE) to prevent sb from achieving sth or making progress, especially by rejecting them or sth that they suggest or ask 阻碍，妨碍（某人取得成果或进步，尤指以回绝方式） ☞related noun knock-back 2 ( BrE) to surprise or shock sb 使某人大吃一惊（或感到惊讶） ◆ Hearing the news really knocked me back. 听到这消息着实让我大吃一惊。 ˌknock sb ˈback sth ( BrE) ( informal) to cost sb a lot of money 用掉某人一大笔钱 ◆ That house must have knocked them back a bit. 那房子一定花了他们不少钱。 ˌknock sth↔ˈback ( informal) to drink sth quickly, especially an alcoholic drink 很快喝掉（酒等） ˌknock sb ˈdown (from sth) (to sth) ( informal) to persuade sb to reduce the price of sth 说服…降价；使降价；杀价 ◆ I managed to knock him down to $400. 我设法让他把价格降到了 400 元。 ★ ˌknock sb↔ˈdown/ˈover to hit sb and make them fall to the ground 打倒（或击倒、撞倒）某人 ◆ She was knocked down by a bus. 她被一辆公共汽车撞倒在地。 ◆ He knocked his opponent down three times in the first round. 他第一局就将对手击倒三次。 ★ ˌknock sth↔ˈdown to destroy a building by breaking its walls 推倒（或拆掉、拆毁）建筑物 SYN demolish ◆ These old houses are going to be knocked down. 这些旧房子要拆了。 ˌknock sth↔ˈdown (from sth) (to sth) ( informal) to reduce the price of sth 减价；降价 ◆ He knocked down the price from $80 to $50. 他把价格从 80 元降到了 50 元。 ☞see also knock-down ˌknock ˈoff \| ˌknock ˈoff sth ( informal) to stop doing sth, especially work 停止某事；中断某事；（尤指）下班，收工 ◆ Do you want to knock off early today? 你今天想早点歇工吗？ ◆ What time do you knock off work? 你什么时候下班？ ◆ Let's knock off for lunch. 咱们收工吃午饭吧。 ˌknock sb↔ˈoff ( slang) to murder sb 杀死（或干掉、除掉、结果）某人 ˌknock sth↔ˈoff 1 ( informal) to complete sth quickly and without much effort 迅速而轻松地完成 ◆ He knocks off three novels a year. 他一年赶出三部小说。 2 ( BrE) ( slang) to steal sth; to steal from a place 偷（东西）；抢劫（某处） ◆ to knock off a DVD player 偷 DVD 影碟机 ◆ to knock off a bank 抢劫银行 ˌknock sth↔ˈoff \| ˌknock sth↔ˈoff sth ( informal) to reduce the price or value of sth 降价；减价；使贬值 ◆ They knocked off $60 because of a scratch. 因为有擦痕，他们将价格减了 60 元。 ◆ The news knocked 13% off the company's shares. 这消息使公司股价下跌 13%。 ˌknock sb↔ˈout 1 ★ to make sb fall asleep or become unconscious 使入睡；使昏睡；使不省人事 ◆ The blow knocked her out. 这一击把她打昏了。 2 (in boxing 拳击运动 ) to hit an opponent so that they cannot get up within a limited time and therefore lose the fight 击败对手 ☞related noun knockout (1 ) 3 ( informal) to surprise and impress sb very much 使大吃一惊；使倾倒；给某人留下深刻印象 ◆ The movie just knocked me out. 这电影着实令我赞叹不已。 ☞related noun knockout (2 ) ˌknock sb/yourself ˈout to make sb/yourself very tired 使筋疲力尽；使疲惫不堪 SYN wear out ˌknock sb↔ˈout (of sth) to defeat sb so that they cannot continue competing 把…淘汰出（比赛） SYN eliminate ◆ England had been knocked out of the World Cup. 英格兰队已被淘汰出世界杯足球赛。 ☞see also knockout adj. (1 ) ˌknock sth↔ˈout ( informal) to produce sth, especially quickly and easily 完成；快速而轻易地做成 ◆ He knocks out five books a year. 他一年轻松写出五本书。 ˌknock sb↔ˈover = knock sb down ˌknock sth↔toˈgether 1 ( informal) to make or complete sth quickly and often not very well 草草做成；匆匆拼凑成 ◆ I knocked some bookshelves together from old planks. 我用旧木板拼拼凑凑做了些书架。 2 ( BrE) to make two rooms or buildings into one by removing the wall between them 把两间屋（或两座建筑物）打通 ◆ The house consists of two cottages knocked together. 这房子是将两栋小屋的隔墙打通合二为一的。 ˌknock ˈup (in tennis,etc. 网球等 ) to practise for a short time before the start of a game 赛前练习 ˌknock sb↔ˈup 1 ( BrE) ( informal) to wake sb by knockingon their door 敲门唤醒某人 2 ( informal) ( especially NAmE) to make a woman pregnant 使怀孕 ˌknock sth↔ˈup to prepare or make sth quickly and without much effort 迅速准备好；快速并轻易做成 ◆ She knocked up a meal in ten minutes. 她十分钟就做好了一顿饭。 noun ★ at door/window 门窗 1 ★ the sound of sb hitting a door, window, etc. with their hand or with sth hard to attract attention 敲击声；敲门（或窗等）声 ◆ There was a knock on/atthe door. 有敲门声。 hit 击 2 ★ a sharp blow from sth hard 捶击；敲击；撞击 SYN bang ◆ He got a nasty knock on the head. 他头部遭到重重一击。 IDIOM take a (hard, nasty, etc.) ˈknock to have an experience that makes sb/sth less confident or successful; to be damaged 遭受（重大等）挫折；受到（沉重等）打击；受到（严重等）破坏 knock / nɒk ; NAmE nɑːk /
LDC	knock1 verb knock2 noun knockknock1 /nɒk $ nɑːk/ ●●● S1 W3 verb Entry menu Word Origin Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1door [intransitive] to hit a door or window with your closed hand to attract the attention of the people inside: I knocked and knocked but nobody answered.knock at/on We knocked at the door but there was no one there. Wilson went up and knocked on the door.► see thesaurus at hit 2hit and move something [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to hit something with a short quick action so that it moves or fallsknock something out of/from something As I got up, I knocked a pencil out of its holder. He knocked the knife from my hand.knock something over At that moment, Sally knocked over her glass of wine.knock something aside She tried to knock the gun aside but she was not fast enough.3hit somebody hard [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to hit someone very hard: He knocked her to the ground and kicked her.knock somebody unconscious/cold/senseless (=hit someone so hard that they fall unconscious) Simon could knock a man unconscious with one punch to the jaw. Garry answered the door only to be knocked flying as two policemen came rushing in.4hit part of your body [transitive] to hit something with part of your bodyknock something against something Morse knocked his shin against a suitcase that had been left just inside the door.knock something on something She knocked her head on a stone.5knock on doors to go to every house or apartment in an area asking the people who live there for information or support: Gathering that information means knocking on doors and asking people questions.6be knocking on the door to be wanting to join a group or team – used in news reports: Five countries have permanent seats on the UN Security Council, but Germany and Japan, among others, are knocking on the door.7remove wall [transitive] to remove a wall or part of a building in order to make a bigger room or spaceknock something into something We could make a bigger living space by knocking two rooms into one.knock something through The wall between the kitchen and the dining room has been partially knocked through.8knock a hole in/through something to make a hole in something, especially a wall: We could knock a hole through the wall into the cupboard.9criticize [transitive] to criticize someone or their work, especially in an unfair or annoying way: The British press always knock British winners at any sport. ‘Designer fashion is silly.’ ‘Don’t knock it; it’s an important industry.’► see thesaurus at criticize 10ball [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to kick or hit a ball somewhere: The aim is to knock the ball into the opposing goal.11knock somebody for six British English informal to shock or upset someone very much or make them physically weak: This flu has really knocked me for six.12knock the stuffing out of somebody informal to make someone lose their confidence: Suzanne was very upset when her mother left home. It knocked the stuffing out of her.13knock somebody sideways British English to upset someone so much that it is difficult for them to deal with something: His daughter’s death knocked Tom sideways.14knock some sense into somebody/into somebody’s head informal to make someone learn to behave in a more sensible way: The struggle to build up her own business had knocked some sense into her.15knock (somebody’s) heads together informal to tell people who are arguing that they must stop and behave more sensibly: None of them can agree and it needs someone to knock heads together.16knock something on the head British English informal to stop something happening: We wanted to go for a picnic, but the rain’s knocked that on the head.17knock somebody’s socks off (also knock somebody dead) spoken to surprise and please someone by being very impressive: With that dress, you’ll knock him dead.18knock somebody off their pedestal/perch to stop admiring someone that you previously thought was perfect: The press were determined to knock the princess off the pedestal that they had put her on.19knock spots off somebody/something British English spoken to be much better than someone or something: The new computer system knocks spots off the old one.20knock on wood American English used to say that you hope your good luck so far will not change SYN touch wood British English21knock it off spoken used to tell someone to stop doing something, because it is annoying you22make a noise [intransitive] if an engine or pipes etc are knocking, they make a noise like something hard being hit, usually because something is wrong with them23heart [intransitive] if your heart is knocking, it is beating hard, especially because you are afraid SYN pound24 I’ll knock your head/block off spoken used when threatening to hit someone very hard: If you say that again, I’ll knock your head off!25knock the bottom out of something informal to make something such as a market or industry fail suddenly: A sudden drop in supplies of certain chemicals could knock the bottom out of the engineering industry. → knock/beat somebody/something into a cocked hat at cocked hat(1) , → knock somebody into shape at shape1(3) , → knees knocking (together) at knee1(4) knock around (also knock about British English) phrasal verb informal1hit somebody knock somebody around to hit someone several times: My father used to knock me around.2relax knock around (something) to spend time somewhere, without doing anything very serious or important SYN hang around: On Saturdays I knock around with my friends. We spent the day just knocking around the house.3travel knock around something to travel to different places SYN kick around: For a couple of years we knocked around the Mediterranean.4ideas knock something ↔ around to discuss and think about an idea, plan etc with other people: We’ve been knocking around a few ideas.5ball knock something around British English to play a game with a ball, but not in a serious way SYN kick about6be somewhere British English if something or someone is knocking around, it is somewhere but you are not sure exactly where: Is there a screwdriver knocking about anywhere?knock back phrasal verb informal1knock something ↔ back to quickly drink large quantities of a drink, especially an alcoholic drink: Brenda knocked the brandy back quickly.2knock somebody back something to cost you a lot of money: His new car knocked him back several thousand dollars.3knock somebody back British English to make someone feel upset, shocked, or physically weakknock down phrasal verb1hit/push somebody knock somebody ↔ down to hit or push someone so that they fall to the ground: Something hit him from behind and knocked him down. → knockdown2 2hit somebody with a vehicle knock somebody ↔ down to hit someone with a vehicle while you are driving, so that they are hurt or killed: A child was in hospital last night after being knocked down by a car.3destroy knock something ↔ down to destroy a building or part of a building SYN demolish: They want to knock the house down and rebuild it.4reduce price knock something ↔ down informal to reduce the price of something by a large amount: The new stove we bought was knocked down from $800 to $550. → knockdown1 5ask somebody to reduce price knock somebody down to something informal to persuade someone to reduce the price of something they are selling you: She’s asking for £150 but I’ll try to knock her down to £100.knock into phrasal verb to make someone learn something: Parsons must knock these lessons into the team before Saturday.knock off phrasal verb informal1stop work knock off (something) to stop working and go somewhere else: There was no one in the office because they’d all knocked off for lunch. Do you want to knock off early today? We usually knock off work at about twelve on Saturday.2reduce a price knock something ↔ off to reduce the price of something by a particular amount: I’ll knock off £10.knock something off something Travel agents are knocking £50, and sometimes £100, off the price of holidays.3reduce amount knock something ↔ off to reduce a total by a particular amountknock something off something Moving house will knock an hour off Ray’s journey to work.4produce knock something ↔ off to produce something quickly and easily: Roland makes a lot of money knocking off copies of famous paintings.5murder knock somebody ↔ off to murder someone6steal knock something ↔ off British English to steal somethingknock out phrasal verb1unconscious knock somebody ↔ out to make someone become unconscious or go to sleep: The champion knocked Biggs out in the seventh round.knock yourself out His head hit a table as he fell and he knocked himself out. The nurse gave me some medicine which totally knocked me out. → knockout1(1) 2defeat knock somebody/something ↔ out to defeat a person or team in a competition so that they can no longer take part: The German team were knocked out in the first round.knock somebody/something out of something He first hit the headlines when he knocked Becker out of the French Open Tournament. → knockout1(3) 3destroy knock something ↔ out to damage something so that it does not work: The air raids were planned to knock out communications on the ground.4admire knock somebody out informal if something knocks you out, it is very impressive and surprises you because it is so good: She loved the movie. It knocked her out. → knockout1(2) 5produce knock something ↔ out informal to produce something easily and quickly: Paul has been knocking out new songs for the album.6knock yourself out informal to work very hard in order to do something wellknock over phrasal verb1to hit someone with a vehicle while you are driving, so that they are hurt or killed: A woman was knocked over by a bus last year.2American English informal to rob a place such as a shop or bank and threaten or attack the people who work thereknock together phrasal verb informal to make something quickly, using whatever you have available: We should be able to knock something together with what’s in the fridge (=make a meal from items of food in the fridge).knock up phrasal verb informal1to make something quickly and without using much effort: Michael knocked up a shed in the back garden.2British English to wake someone up by knocking on their door: What time do you want me to knock you up in the morning?3informal not polite to make a woman pregnant knock1 verb knock2 noun knockknock2 ●●○ noun Examples Collocations Phrases 1[countable] the sound of something hard hitting a hard surface: a loud knock at the door a knock in the engine2[countable] the action of something hard hitting your body: He got a knock on the head when he fell.3take a knock informal to have some bad luck or trouble: Clive’s taken quite a few hard knocks lately.
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Knock Knocked Informal Hit Make ˌknock Sth Sb