plural knuckles
plural knuckles
Learner's definition of KNUCKLE
[count]
1
: any one of the thick, bony parts (called joints) in your fingers指节;指关节 — see picture at hand 2
: a piece of meat that includes a joint from the leg of an animal(动物的)肘子
a rap on/over/across the knuckles
— see 1rap
rap (someone) on/over/across the knuckles
— see 2rap 2 knuckle /ˈnʌkəl/ verb
knuckles; knuckled; knuckling
knuckles; knuckled; knuckling
Learner's definition of KNUCKLE
knuckle down
[phrasal verb] informal
: to begin to work hard开始努力工作 —
often + to
knuckle under
[phrasal verb] informal
: to stop trying to fight or resist something : to agree to do or accept something that you have been resisting or opposing屈服;认输 —
often + to