plural knees
plural knees
Learner's definition of KNEE
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: the joint that bends at the middle of your leg膝盖 -
I fell down and hurt my knee.我摔倒了,膝盖受了伤。
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She suffered a serious knee injury.她膝盖受了重伤。
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His knees trembled/shook with fear.他吓得双膝发颤/发抖。
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She dropped/fell/sank to her knees [=she knelt down] and begged for forgiveness. = She got down on her knees and begged for forgiveness.她跪下,乞求宽恕。
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He got/went down on one knee and proposed to her.他单膝跪下向她求婚。
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If you want to clean the floor properly, you have to get down on your (hands and) knees [=you have to kneel down on the floor] and start scrubbing.你要是想把地板擦干净,就得跪在地板上使劲擦。
— 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 2 knee /ˈniː/ verb
knees; kneed; kneeing
knees; kneed; kneeing
Learner's definition of KNEE
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: to hit (a person) with your knee用膝撞击;用膝盖顶