ADJECTIVE | VERB + ELBOW | ELBOW + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤left, right左肘關節;右肘關節➤sharp尖突的肘關節▸➤dislocated, fractured脫位的肘關節;骨折的肘部➤sore疼痛的肘關節➤pitching, throwing (both in baseball均用於棒球)做投擲動作的肘關節VERB + ELBOW➤lean, place, rest把肘部撑在⋯;把肘部支在⋯◇He rested one elbow on the wall as he spoke.他講話時把一隻胳膊肘支在牆上。➤lean on, prop yourself up on, raise yourself up on撑着胳膊肘;用肘部支撑着自己◇She opened her eyes and propped herself up on one elbow to look at him.她睜開眼,單肘撑起身子看着他。➤catch, grasp, take抓住肘部;扶住肘部◇He caught her elbow to steady her.他抓住她的肘部穩住她。➤jab, slam, thrust用肘部猛戳/猛擊/猛推◇She thrust her elbow into her attacker's face.她用肘部猛擊襲擊者的臉。➤bend, flex彎曲/屈起肘部➤extend, straighten伸展/伸直肘部▸➤bang, hit碰着肘部◇I banged my elbow on the table as I got up.我站起來時胳膊肘碰上了桌子。➤dislocate, fracture, injure使肘部錯位/骨折/受傷➤lock收緊肘部◇Extend your arms without locking your elbows.伸展你的胳膊,放鬆肘部。ELBOW + NOUN➤joint, ligament肘關節;肘部韌帶▸➤injury肘傷➤pain, problem肘部疼痛;肘傷➤surgery肘部手術➤pad護肘▸➤room自由伸展臂肘的空間◇The office cubicles give you hardly any elbow room.在辦公室隔間裏幾乎伸不開胳膊。PREPOSITION➤above the elbow肘部以上▸➤at your elbow在近旁◇A voice at my elbow said, 'Please sit down!'離我很近的一個聲音說:“請坐!”➤below the elbow肘部以下◇The whole of his arm below the elbow was badly burned.他肘部以下嚴重燒傷。➤beneath your elbow, under your elbow在胳膊肘下◇She slid a hand under his elbow to guide him.她悄悄地把手挽到他的胳膊肘下領着他。➤by the elbow挽着胳膊◇He took his guest by the elbow and steered him in the direction of the bar.他挽着客人的胳膊領他朝酒吧的方向走去。➤on one elbow用一隻胳膊肘撑着◇He raised himself on one elbow and looked at the bedside clock.他用一隻胳膊肘撑起身子看了看牀邊的鐘。PHRASES➤be up to your elbows in sth在深及胳膊肘的⋯中◇He was up to his elbows in hot water.他雙手在深及胳膊肘的熱水中洗碗碟。➤the crook of your elbow臂彎◇She was cradling a small bundle in the crook of her elbow.她用手臂挎着一個小包。➤dig your elbow into sb's ribs用肘部戳某人的肋骨◇She dug her elbow into Jim's ribs to remind him not to give the secret away.她用肘部戳了一下吉姆的肋骨,提醒他不要泄露秘密。➤rub elbows with sb (figurative, NAmE) 與某人親密往來◇He had been rubbing elbows with celebrities.他一直與一些名流過從甚密。