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knock
19 ENTRIES FOUND:
knocks; knocked; knocking
knocks; knocked; knocking
Learner's definition of KNOCK
1
[no object] : to hit something (such as a door) with the knuckles of your hand or with a hard object (such as a knocker) in order to get people's attention敲；击 — usually + on — sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
- I heard someone knocking (at the door).我听到有人敲（门）。
- I knocked on the door but no one answered.我敲了门，但没人应。
- He knocked on the table to call the meeting to order.他敲击桌子，想使会场保持秩序。
- Campaign workers have been knocking on doors throughout the neighborhood. [=have been going to each house or apartment in the neighborhood to talk with the people who live there]竞选工作人员在整个街区挨家挨户跟居民交流。
- a talented young singer who is knocking on the door of success [=who is very close to achieving success]即将敲开成功之门的天才年轻歌手
2
always followed by an adverb, adjective, or preposition, [+ object] : to hit (something or someone) in a forceful way猛力击打；撞
- The ball knocked him on the chin.球击中了他的下巴。
- knock one stick against another = knock two sticks together使两根棍子相击
- She knocked the glass from his hand.她把他手上的杯子撞掉了。
- He knocked the baseball over the fence.他把棒球打出了围栏。
- The ball hit him in the mouth and knocked out one of his teeth.球击中他的嘴，打掉了他的一颗牙。
- The wind knocked him backwards.风吹得他往后退。
- The wind almost knocked him off his feet. = The wind almost knocked him to the ground. [=the wind hit him so hard that he almost fell to the ground]风差点把他刮倒了。
- The collision knocked him unconscious/senseless. [=caused him to become unconscious]他被撞得失去了知觉。
- The collision knocked him flying. [=sent him flying through the air]他被撞飞了。
3
always followed by an adverb or preposition : to touch or hit someone or something in a way that is not planned or intended（不期或无意）碰上，撞上
[no object]
- The dog knocked against the lamp.那只狗撞到了那盏灯。
- My knee accidentally knocked against the table.我膝盖不小心撞到了桌子。
- Skaters were knocking into each other all over the ice.溜冰场上溜冰的人相互碰来碰去。
- I kept knocking against him during the bumpy ride. = He and I kept knocking together during the bumpy ride.一路都很颠簸，我老是碰着他。
[+ object]
- I accidentally knocked my knee against the table.我不小心把膝盖撞到了桌子。
4
[+ object] : to make (something, such as a hole) by hitting something打，凿（洞等）
- He used a hammer to knock a hole in the wall.他用锤子在墙上凿了一个洞。
5
[+ object] informal : to criticize (someone or something)批评
- He's always knocking the government.他总是批评政府。
- Don't knock it until you've tried it. [=wait until you try something before criticizing it]没试过之前先别说不好。
6
[no object] : to produce a repeated loud noise重复发出噪声
- The engine was knocking.机器在砰砰作响。
- The pipes were knocking.管子在轰隆隆地响。
heart is knocking
informal ◊ If your heart is knocking it is beating very hard, usually because you are nervous or excited.（因紧张或兴奋）心脏急剧跳动
- His heart was knocking in his chest.他的心怦怦直跳。
knees are knocking
informal ◊ If your knees are knocking they are shaking because you are nervous or afraid.（因紧张或害怕）双膝颤抖
- Her knees were knocking in terror.她吓得两膝发抖。
knock around
[phrasal verb] informal also British knock about 1
a knock around/about (a place) or knock around/about : to spend time in (a place) without having a goal or purpose : to wander around (a place)漫游（某地）
- He spent the summer knocking around (in) Europe.他整个夏天都在欧洲各地漫游。
b knock around/about with (someone) British : to spend time with (another person)与…待在一起
- She was knocking around [=hanging around] with her brother.她当时跟弟弟待在一起。
2
a : to be considered or discussed in an informal way over a period of time（在一段时间里）被考虑，被讨论
- These ideas have been knocking around [=kicking around] for years.这些观点多年来一直在讨论。
b knock around (something) or knock (something) around : to consider or talk about (ideas, plans, etc.) in an informal way非正式地考虑或谈论（想法、计划等）
- We knocked the plan around for a while before we came to an agreement.在达成一致意见之前，我们商讨了一下这个计划。
- They knocked around several possible names for the new car.他们给这辆新车想出了几个可供选择的名字。
3
knock (someone) around/about : to beat or hit (someone) badly or repeatedly用力击打；多次击打 — often used figuratively常用作比喻
- The boy was getting knocked around by bullies.这个男孩当时正被几个恶棍拳打脚踢。
- I really got knocked around at the last staff meeting.上次员工大会上，我受到了猛烈的抨击。
4
chiefly British : to be lying somewhere within a general area or place在某个地方；在某处
- That jacket is knocking about/around here somewhere.夹克就在这里的某个地方。
knock back
informal 1
knock (something) back or knock back (something) : to drink or swallow (an alcoholic drink) quickly狂喝，豪饮（酒）
- He stopped at a bar after work to knock back a few beers.他下班后来到酒吧灌了几瓶啤酒。
2
knock (someone) back : to cost (someone) a lot of money花费（某人）大笔钱
- That car must have knocked you back quite a bit. [=you must have spent a lot of money on that car]这辆车一定花了你不少钱。
knock down
[phrasal verb] 1
knock (someone or something) down or knock down (someone or something)
a : to cause (someone or something) to fall to the ground撞倒；击倒
- He hit him on the chin and knocked him down.他击中他的下巴，把他打倒在地。
- The storm knocked down [=knocked over] several big trees.暴风雨刮倒了几棵大树。
- Rowdy fans knocked down the fence.骚乱的粉丝推倒了围栏。
- We're planning to knock down [=remove, demolish] a wall to create a bigger room.我们打算拆一面墙，把房间弄大点儿。
b British : to hit and injure or kill (a person or animal) with a vehicle（开车）撞倒，撞伤，撞死
- She was knocked down [=(Brit) knocked over, (US) hit] by a car while crossing the street.她过马路时被车撞倒了。
2
informal
a knock (something) down or knock down (something) : to reduce or lower (a price, an amount, etc.)减少，降低（价格、数量等）
- They knocked down the price of the house by 10 percent.他们把房价降了10%。
- He wanted $50 for it but I managed to knock the price down to $45.他要价50美元，但我设法把价格压到了45美元。
b knock (someone) down : to cause or persuade (someone) to reduce a price使（某人）降价；杀价
- He wanted $50 for it but I managed to knock him down to $45.他要价50美元，但我设法让他降到了45美元。
3
knock down (an amount of money) US, informal : to receive (an amount of money) as income or salary得到（一定量的）收入或薪水
- He knocks down almost a million dollars a year.他一年差不多有一百万美元的收入。
4
knock down (a shot) or knock (a shot) down basketball : to succeed in making (a shot) especially from a long distance投篮进球（尤指远投）
- He was knocking down jump shots.他连续跳投进球。
5
knock (something) down or knock down (something) chiefly US, informal : to say no to (an idea, plan, proposal, etc.) : reject否决；否定
- His boss knocked down [=shot down] all of his ideas.老板否定了他所有的想法。
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knock (something) down or knock down (something) US : to take (something) apart分开；拆开
- We knocked the bed down so it would fit in the truck.我们把床拆开，好把它装上卡车。
knock heads
US, informal 1
: to argue or disagree争论；意见不合
- The two of them knocked heads soon after they started working together.他们俩刚开始一起工作就争论起来。
2
: to use angry or forceful methods to control or punish people（粗暴地）管教，教训 — often + together
- I am going in there and knock some heads if they don't start behaving.如果他们不规矩的话，我就要过去教训教训他们。
- I am going to go in there and knock their heads together if they don't start behaving.如果他们不规矩的话，我就要过去教训教训他们。
knock in
[phrasal verb] knock (a run or runner) in or knock in (a run or runner) baseball
: to cause (a run or runner) to score使（跑垒或跑垒员）得分
- He knocked in [=batted in, drove in] a run in the second inning with a double to left field.他在第二局击出一个左外野二垒打，并使跑垒员跑垒得分。
knock off
[phrasal verb] informal 1
knock off or knock (something) off or knock off (something) : to stop doing something (such as work)停止，中断（工作等） — often used as a command to tell someone to stop doing something immediately（常用作命令）马上停止
- We are going to knock off for lunch in 10 minutes.我们准备10分钟后收工吃午饭。
- The boss said we could knock off early today. = The boss said we could knock off work early today.老板说我们今天可以早下班。
- Knock off your fighting right now!马上停止打架！
- I told you two kids to knock it off!我叫你们两个小家伙赶快停下来！
2
knock (something) off or knock off (something)
a : to do or make (something) very quickly快速做完
- He knocked off 10 paintings in 4 days.他4天完成了10幅画。
- We are planning to knock this project off in a weekend.我们计划用一个周末把这个项目完成。
b : to take (an amount) away from something减少
- He agreed to knock off 10 dollars from the price. [=to reduce the price by 10 dollars]他同意降价10美元。
- This shortcut will knock at least 100 miles off the journey.这条近路至少可以少走100英里。
c US : to steal money or things from (a bank or store)从（银行或商店）偷钱（或东西）
- They knocked off [=knocked over] a jewelry store.他们盗窃了一家珠宝店。
d chiefly British : to steal (something)偷（东西）
- They knocked off a lot of valuable merchandise.他们盗窃了很多贵重商品。
e US : to make a cheaper copy of (something)仿制 — see also knockoff
- Several other companies knocked off their dress design.另外几家公司仿制了他们的服装设计。
3
knock (someone) off or knock off (someone)杀死
a : to kill (someone)
- He tried to knock off two men who owed him money.他试图杀死两个欠他钱的人。
- Did she really want to knock her husband off?她真想杀了她丈夫吗？
b US : to defeat (someone)击败；打败
- They knocked off the best team in the league.他们在联赛中打败了最强的球队。
knock on wood
knock out
[phrasal verb] 1
knock (someone or something) out or knock out (someone or something)
a : to make (a person or animal) unconscious使昏迷；使失去知觉
- The drug knocked him out.麻醉药使他失去了知觉。
- The force of the collision knocked him out. [=knocked him cold]碰撞的力量使他晕了过去。
- He hit his head against the table when he fell and knocked himself out.他倒下时头撞到桌子，失去了知觉。
b boxing : to defeat (an opponent) with a punch that knocks the opponent down for a certain amount of time（拳击赛中）击倒（对手） — see also 1knockout 1
- He was knocked out in the third round.他在第三回合被击倒。
c : to defeat (an opponent) in a competition so that the opponent cannot continue淘汰
- My team was the favorite to win the championship, but we were knocked out (of the competition) in the third round.我的球队最有希望夺冠，却在第三轮被淘汰了。
d baseball : to cause (a pitcher) to be removed from the game by getting many hits将（投手）淘汰出局；“打掉”（投手）
- The starting pitcher was knocked out (of the game) in the fourth inning.这个队的先发投手在第四局被淘汰。
2
knock (something) out or knock out (something)
a : to cause (something) to stop working使停止工作；使无用
- Missiles knocked out the television station.导弹击毁了电视台。
- The storm knocked out electricity across the state.暴雨使得整个州的供电中断。
b : to produce (something) very quickly快速做成
- a musical group that just keeps knocking out hit records不断赶制流行唱片的音乐团队
3
knock (yourself) out informal
a : to make (yourself) very tired by doing work筋疲力尽
- They knocked themselves out trying to build a garage.他们为修个车库搞得筋疲力尽。
- I knocked myself out [=I worked very hard] to get the job done on time.为了按时完成任务，我把自己累坏了。
b US — used to tell someone to go ahead and do something用于告诉某人尽管去做某事
- “Do you mind if I use this exercise machine first?” “Knock yourself out.”“我可以先用一下这台健身器吗？”“尽管用。”
4
knock (someone) out informal : to make a very strong and good impression on (someone)给…留下好而深刻的印象；使惊叹 — see also 1knockout 2
- Her beauty just knocks me out. [=I think she is very beautiful]她的美貌令我惊叹。
- Everyone was knocked out by his suggestion. [=everyone liked his suggestion very much]他的建议给每个人都留下了深刻的好印象。
knock over
[phrasal verb] 1
knock (someone or something) over or knock over (someone or something)
a : to cause (someone or something) to fall to the ground打倒；打翻
- The dog knocked over the lamp.那只狗把台灯弄翻了。
- The wind was so strong that it almost knocked her over. [=knocked her down]风很大，差点儿把她刮倒了。
b British : to hit and injure or kill (a person or animal) with a vehicle（开车）撞倒，撞伤，撞死
- The dog was knocked over [=(Brit) knocked down, (US) hit] by a car.这只狗被车撞了。
2
knock (someone) over or knock over (someone) informal : to greatly surprise or shock (someone)使震惊
- He was knocked over [=overwhelmed] by the news.那个消息使他感到震惊。
- When I found out I had won, you could have knocked me over with a feather. [=I was extremely surprised or astonished]当我知道自己赢了的时候，我感到十分意外。
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knock (something) over or knock over (something) US, informal
a : to steal money or things from (a bank or store)从（银行或商店）偷钱物
- Three men knocked over [=knocked off] a bank.三名男子偷了银行的钱。
b : to steal (something)偷（东西）
- They knocked over a truckload of goods.他们偷了一车货物。
knock (someone) cold
: to cause (someone) to become unconscious使昏迷
- He knocked his opponent cold with one punch.他一拳把对手打昏了。
- She was knocked cold [=knocked out] by the collision.她被撞得失去了知觉。
knock (someone) dead
informal : to make a very strong and good impression on (someone)给…留下好而深刻的印象；使惊叹
- Her performance really knocked the audience dead. [=the audience greatly enjoyed her performance]她的表演着实令观众倾倒。
- She told him to go out there on the stage and knock 'em dead.她叫他去当演员，让观众开开眼界。
knock (someone) for a loop
knock (someone) for six
knock someone's head/block off
informal : to hit someone very hard痛打；揍
- I'm so angry I'd like to knock his block off.我气得想揍他一顿。
knock (someone) sideways
British : to upset, confuse, or shock (someone) very much使非常难过；使非常困惑；使非常吃惊
- The news about his mother's accident really knocked him sideways.他母亲出事的消息令他非常难过。
knock some sense into
knock (something) on the head
British, informal : to cause the end or failure of (something)使（某事）终止或失败
- The closing of the airport knocked our holiday plans on the head.因为机场关闭，我们的度假计划泡汤了。
knock spots off
knock the (living) daylights out of
knock the stuffing out of
knock together
[phrasal verb] knock (something) together or knock together (something)
: to make or build (something) in a quick or careless way草草做成；随便拼凑成
- a rough table that was knocked together from old pieces of wood用旧木块草草做成的粗糙桌子
knock up
[phrasal verb] 1
knock (someone) up or knock up (someone) informal
a chiefly US, impolite : to make (someone) pregnant使怀孕
- She got knocked up. [=she got pregnant]她被弄大了肚子。
b British : to wake (someone) by knocking on a door敲门唤醒（某人）
- knocked him up at 6 a.m.早晨6点钟敲门把他叫醒
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knock (something) up or knock up (something) British : to make or produce (something) quickly匆忙做成（某物）
- knock up a quick meal匆忙做出一顿饭
knock your socks off
2 knock /ˈnɑːk/ noun
plural knocks
2 knock
/ˈnɑːk/
noun
plural knocks
Learner's definition of KNOCK
1
[count]
a : a hard, sharp hit敲；击；打
- He gave him a knock on the head.他在他头上敲了一下。
b : the sound made by a hard hit敲击声；敲打声
- There was a loud knock at the door.有一声很大的敲门声。
2
[count] informal : an experience that makes you less confident or successful for a period of time : a difficult or painful experience困难；不幸；挫折 — see also hard knocks (below)
- She took some knocks early in her career.她在早期的职业生涯里经历了一些挫折。
- Most performers have their share of knocks [=setbacks] on their way to stardom.大多数演员在他们的成名过程中都经历过挫折。
3
[count] informal : a critical or negative comment批评；指责。 — often used in U.S. English in the phrase the knock against在美国英语中，常用于短语the knock against
- He likes praise but can't stand the knocks.他喜欢受表扬却接受不了批评。
- The knock against her is that she can't win the important matches. [=people say that she cannot win the important matches]人们说她赢不了重要比赛。
- One of the knocks against television is that there are too many commercials.对电视的批评之一就是商业广告太多。
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: a loud noise produced by an engine when it is not working properly（发动机工作不正常时发出的）爆震声
[count]
- We heard a knock in the engine.我们听到发动机发出爆震声。
[noncount]
- a type of fuel that reduces engine knock减少发动机爆震声的燃料
hard knocks
: difficult or painful experiences that people have in their lives or careers艰难困苦
- He has taken plenty of hard knocks in his life.他一生经历了很多艰辛。
- The school of hard knocks [=the difficult experiences in his life] taught him how to be tough.艰苦的经历教会了他如何变得坚强。
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