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BNC: 1979 COCA: 1488

knee
1 knee /ˈniː/ noun
plural knees
1 knee
/ˈniː/
noun
plural knees
Learner's definition of KNEE
[count]
1 
: the joint that bends at the middle of your leg膝盖
— see picture at human
2 
: the upper part of your leg when you are sitting（坐着时的）大腿部分
3 
: the part that covers the knee on a pair of pants（裤子的）膝部
4 
: a forceful hit with a bent knee膝盖的猛击

bring (someone) to his/her knees

: to completely defeat or overwhelm (someone)彻底打败某人；迫使某人屈服
— often used figuratively常用作比喻

learn (something) at your mother's knee

: to learn (something) when you are very young自小学习（某事）

on bended knee/knees

— see 1bend

weak at/in the knees

— see weak
— see also bee's knees
2 knee /ˈniː/ verb
knees; kneed; kneeing
2 knee
/ˈniː/
verb
knees; kneed; kneeing
Learner's definition of KNEE
[+ object]
: to hit (a person) with your knee用膝撞击；用膝盖顶
BNC: 1979 COCA: 1488

knee

1 of 2

noun

ˈnē How to pronounce knee (audio)
often attributive
1
a
: a joint in the middle part of the human leg that is the articulation between the femur, tibia, and patella
also : the part of the leg that includes this joint
b(1)
: the joint in the hind leg of a four-footed vertebrate that corresponds to the human knee
(2)
: the carpal joint of the foreleg of a four-footed vertebrate
c
: the tarsal joint of a bird
d
: the joint between the femur and tibia of an insect
2
: something resembling the human knee: such as
a
: a piece of timber naturally or artificially bent for use in supporting structures coming together at an angle (such as the deck beams of a ship)
b
: a rounded or conical process rising from the roots of various swamp-growing trees
cypress knee
3
: the part of a garment covering the knee
4
: a blow with the bent knee
kneed
ˈnēd How to pronounce knee (audio)
adjective

knee

2 of 2

verb

kneed; kneeing

transitive verb

1
: to strike with the knee
2
archaic : to bend the knee to
Phrases
to one's knees
: into a state of submission or defeat

Example Sentences

Noun I fell down and hurt my knee. She suffered a serious knee injury. His knees trembled with fear. He got down on one knee and proposed to her. His little granddaughter sat on his knee. Her jeans had holes at the knees. Verb His attacker kneed him in the stomach. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The knee-jerk, immediate reaction is for startups to look into slicing their marketing and development costs, according to Barbieri. Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2022 Two days after the Chicago Bears first-team offense put together three first-half touchdown drives against the Cleveland Browns, offensive coordinator Luke Getsy cautioned against knee-jerk reactions — good or bad — to preseason play. Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022 And it’s a knee-jerk reaction that’s not helping anyone, least of all actors and creators of colour. Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 28 Aug. 2022 From temporary furloughs to hiring freezes, here’s what CEOs should do instead of resorting to knee-jerk mass layoffs. Laura Smythe, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 Some strategists fear the recent rebound has been a classic knee-jerk reaction. Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022 First of all, his departure wasn’t a knee-jerk reaction. Jenni Carlson, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2022 She’s been plagued in recent years by nagging injuries, including to her ankle, back, left knee and right shoulder. Brandon Griggs, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022 The Scottish health service is already struggling with bed shortages and backlogs of patients waiting for procedures such as hip and knee replacements and cataract surgery. James Freeman, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2022
Verb
When Jefferson had knee surgery a few weeks ago, McVay said there was a chance the third-year pro would be ready for the opener. Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2022 For about 30 seconds, a bystander records a video as three officers punch, strike and knee a man while struggling to arrest him outside an Arkansas convenience store. N'dea Yancey-bragg, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2022 Darwinzon Hernandez, who had knee surgery in May to repair a torn right meniscus, struck out the side in his one inning for Worcester on Monday. Jayna Bardahl, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2022 Did that team win the SEC, make the national championship game despite losing its two best wide receivers to knee injuries and have their quarterback win the Heisman? Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 4 Aug. 2022 And don’t forget to keep in mind the versatility of a long dress, that can be styled with sandals and sunhat now, but seamlessly transition to Fall when the temperatures start to dip, with an oversized knit, blazer and knee high boots. Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 30 July 2022 People armed with chisels and brushes, knee deep in a pit, painstakingly removing the dirt around a fossil — then putting on lab coats and goggles, examining their discoveries under microscopes. Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 July 2022 Why: The counter-exercise to knee extension, this exercise targets the hamstring muscles. WSJ, 21 May 2022 The Cavs lost three players -- Collin Sexton, Dean Wade, and Ricky Rubio -- to knee injuries this year. Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 16 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Old English cnēow; akin to Old High German kneo knee, Latin genu, Greek gony

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of knee was before the 12th century

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BNC: 1979 COCA: 1488
knee

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + KNEE | KNEE + VERB | KNEE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤left, right左膝；右膝▸➤bony, knobbly, knobby (especially NAmE) 骨節突出的膝蓋▸➤bare裸露的膝蓋▸➤bent彎曲的膝蓋▸➤drawn-up屈起的膝蓋◇I rested my chin on my drawn-up knees.我下巴抵在屈起的膝蓋上。➤arthritic, bad, bum (NAmE, informal) , dodgy, informal) , troublesome, weak有關節炎的膝蓋；有毛病的膝蓋➤sore, stiff疼痛的／僵硬的膝蓋➤injured, scraped, skinned, twisted受傷的／擦傷的／擦破皮的／扭傷的膝蓋➤artificial人工膝蓋◇An artificial knee was later inserted.後來安裝了一個人工膝蓋。VERB + KNEE➤bend, flex屈膝▸➤straighten伸直膝蓋▸➤draw up, pull, pull up, tuck, tuck up屈起膝蓋；盤膝◇I tucked my knees under my chin.我把雙膝屈起頂着下巴。◇She sat up and pulled her knees to her chest.她坐起身來，屈起雙膝頂着胸口。➤hug抱膝◇He hugged his knees to keep warm.他抱膝取暖。➤drop down on, drop on, drop to, fall on, fall to, get down on, go down on, sink to跪下◇He went down on his knees and begged for forgiveness.他雙膝下跪請求原諒。➤sit on坐在腿上◇She sat on her father's knee (= lap) while he read her a story.她坐在爸爸腿上聽他讀故事。➤blow (NAmE, informal) , blow out (NAmE, informal) , hurt, injure, sprain, twist拉傷膝關節；損傷膝蓋；扭傷膝蓋◇I injured my knee and had to have surgery.我傷了膝蓋，不得不做手術。➤graze, scrape, skin擦傷膝蓋；擦破膝蓋▸➤slap拍膝蓋◇He slapped his knee as he rocked with laughter.他拍着膝蓋笑得前仰後合。➤pat輕拍膝蓋◇He patted her knee reassuringly.他輕拍她的膝蓋讓她放心。KNEE + VERB➤buckle, give way, weaken膝蓋發軟／支撑不住／無力◇Suddenly her knees buckled and she fell to the floor.她突然雙膝發軟跌倒在地。◇Rita felt her knees weakening.麗塔覺得雙膝無力。➤knock, shake, tremble, wobble膝蓋哆嗦；膝蓋顫抖➤ache, hurt膝蓋疼痛KNEE + NOUN➤injury, problem, sprain, trouble膝傷；膝蓋的毛病；膝蓋扭傷▸➤operation, replacement, surgery膝蓋手術；膝蓋置換➤brace護膝支架◇He refuses to wear a knee brace.他拒絕戴護膝支架。➤joint, ligament膝關節；膝蓋韌帶▸➤socks及膝襪子▸➤pad護膝PREPOSITION➤above the knee在膝蓋上方▸➤across your knees橫跨雙膝◇She had a blanket draped across her knees.她把毯子搭在雙膝上。➤at sb's knee在某人膝前◇The children had learned these stories at their mother's knee.孩子們在媽媽膝前聽過這些故事。➤below the knee膝蓋以下◇His leg was missing below the knee.他一條腿的膝蓋以下部份沒有了。➤between your knees在兩膝之間◇If you hear the crash-landing warning, put your head between your knees.如果聽到摔機着陸警報，就將頭放在兩膝之間。➤in your knee膝蓋裏◇He's snapped a ligament in his knee.他弄斷了膝蓋的一條韌帶。➤on one knee單腿跪下◇I went down on one knee to plug in the vacuum cleaner.我單腿跪下插吸塵器插頭。➤on your knee在膝蓋上；跪着◇I balanced the pile of books on my knees.我將那摞書穩穩地放在膝蓋上。◇He was on his knees, searching for the missing spring.他雙腿跪在地上尋找丟失的彈簧。➤to one knee用單膝◇He dropped to one knee.他單膝着地。➤to your knees跪下◇The blow knocked him to his knees.那一擊打得他跪到了地上。PHRASES➤bring sth to its knees (figurative) 使⋯癱瘓◇The fuel shortage brought the country to its knees within weeks.燃料短缺使整個國家在幾週內陷入了癱瘓。➤on your hands and knees匍匐在地◇I was on my hands and knees, looking for my key.我趴在地上找鑰匙。➤on bended knee (figurative) 低聲下氣地◇She would ask for help, but would not beg for it on bended knee.她會尋求幫助，但絕不會卑躬屈膝地乞求。

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