查词 - knock

1

DOOR

门

to hit a door or window with your closed hand to attract the attention of the people inside 敲门（窗） I

I knocked and knocked but nobody answered.

我把门敲了又敲，但无人回应。

[+ at/on ]

We knocked at the door but there was no one there.

我们敲了门，但里面没人。

Wilson went up and knocked on the door.

威尔逊走上前去敲门。

2

HIT AND MOVE STH

碰撞并移动某物

to hit something with a short quick action so that it moves or falls 碰撞; 碰倒，撞倒 T always + adv/prep

knock sth out of/from sth

As I got up, I knocked a pencil out of its holder.

我站起来时，碰掉了笔筒里的一支铅笔。

He knocked the knife from my hand.

他打掉了我手中的刀。

knock sth over

At that moment, Sally knocked over her glass of wine.

在那一时刻，萨莉把她的酒杯碰翻了。

knock sth aside

She tried to knock the gun aside but she was not fast enough.

她试图把枪推开，但动作不够快。

3

HIT SB HARD

猛击某人

to hit someone very hard 猛击 T always + adv/prep

He knocked her to the ground and kicked her.

他把她打倒在地还踢她。

knock sb unconscious/cold/senseless (hit someone so hard that they fall unconscious) 击昏某人

Simon could knock a man unconscious with one punch to the jaw.

西蒙一拳打在下巴上就能把人击昏。

Garry answered the door only to be knocked flying as two policemen came rushing in.

加里去开门，结果被冲进来的两名警察撞得老远。

4

HIT PART OF YOUR BODY

击打身体的某一部位

to hit something with part of your body 〔用身体的某一部位〕撞，敲，击 T

knock sth against sth

Morse knocked his shin against a suitcase standing just inside the door.

莫尔斯胫部撞到了放在门内侧的手提箱上。

knock sth on sth

She knocked her head on a stone.

她的头碰到了石头上。

5

knock on doors

to go to every house or apartment in an area asking the people who live there for information or support 〔为获取信息或支持〕挨家挨户敲门

Gathering that information means knocking on doors and asking people questions.

收集那样的信息就意味着要去挨家挨户敲门，向人们提问题。

6

be knocking on the door

to be wanting to join a group or team – used in news reports 要求加入某团体（小组）〔用于新闻报道〕

Five countries have permanent seats on the UN Security Council but Germany and Japan, among others, are knocking on the door.

有五个国家拥有联合国安理会的永久席位，但德国、日本和其他一些国家正在申请加入。

7

REMOVE WALL

把墙拆毁

to remove a wall or part of a building in order to make a bigger room or space 拆除…的墙 T

knock sth into sth

We could make a bigger living space by knocking two rooms into one.

我们可以把两个房间打通，增大客厅空间。

knock sth through

The wall between the kitchen and the dining room has been partially knocked through.

厨房和餐厅之间的部分墙体被拆除了。

8

knock a hole in/through sth

to make a hole in something, especially a wall 在某物〔尤指墙〕上打洞

We could knock a hole through the wall into the cupboard.

我们可以在墙壁上打个洞通到壁橱里。

9

CRITICIZE

批评

to criticize someone or their work, especially in an unfair or annoying way 挑剔，非难，无端指责 T

The British press always knock British winners at any sport.

英国新闻界总是对在体育项目上获胜的英国选手吹毛求疵。

‘Designer fashion is silly.’ ‘ Don’t knock it , it’s an important industry.’

“名牌时装傻得很。”“别挑刺了，它可是个重要的行业。”

10

BALL

球

to kick or hit a ball somewhere 踢〔球〕; 击〔球〕，打〔球〕 T always + adv/prep

The aim is to knock the ball into the opposing goal.

目标是把球踢进对方的球门。

11

knock sb for six

11. to shock or upset someone very much or make them physically weak [英，非正式] 使某人大为震惊（担心）; 使某人浑身无力 BrE informal

This flu has really knocked me for six.

这场流感使我浑身乏力。

12

knock the stuffing out of sb

12. to make someone lose their confidence [非正式] 使某人气馁 informal

Suzanne was very upset when her mother left home. It knocked the stuffing out of her.

妈妈离家后，苏珊娜心里很烦恼，她感到萎靡不振。

13

knock sb sideways

13. to upset someone so much that it is difficult for them to deal with something [英] 使某人目瞪口呆，使某人不知所措 BrE

His daughter’s death knocked Tom sideways.

女儿的去世使汤姆大受打击。

14

knock some sense into sb/into sb’s head

14. to make someone learn to behave in a more sensible way [非正式] 让某人得个教训/懂事一些 informal

The struggle to build up her own business had knocked some sense into her.

自己创业的艰难使她得到了一些教训。

15

knock (sb’s) heads together

15. to tell people who are arguing that they must stop and behave more sensibly [非正式] 强制（某人）停止〔争吵〕 informal

None of them can agree and it needs someone to knock heads together.

他们当中没一个人同意，需要有个人来强制命令他们停止争吵。

16

knock sth on the head

16. to stop something happening [英，非正式] 阻止某事发生 BrE informal

We wanted to go for a picnic, but the rain’s knocked that on the head.

我们原来打算去野餐，但是那场雨使计划泡汤了。

17

knock sb’s socks off knock sb dead

17. also 又作 to surprise and please someone by being very impressive 令某人又惊又喜 spoken

With that dress, you’ll knock him dead.

你穿上那件连衣裙会让他感到又惊又喜。

18

knock sb off their pedestal/perch

18. to stop admiring someone that you previously thought was perfect 使某人不再受崇拜，使某人威信扫地

The press were determined to knock the princess off the pedestal that they had put her on.

新闻界决心把被他们捧上去的王妃拉下来。

19

knock spots off sb/sth

19. to be much better than someone or something [英，口] 比某人/某物强得多，远远胜过某人/某物 BrE spoken

The new computer system knocks spots off the old one.

新的计算机系统比起旧的要好得多。

20

knock on wood

20. used to say that you hope your good luck so far will not change [美] 但愿好运不变; AmE BrE

21

knock it off

21. used to tell someone to stop doing something, because it is annoying you [口] 〔因受干扰而叫某人〕停下来 spoken

22

MAKE A NOISE

发出噪声

if an engine or pipes etc are knocking, they make a noise like something hard being hit, usually because something is wrong with them 〔发动机、管道等因出毛病而〕发出爆震（碰撞）声 I

23

HEART

心脏

if your heart is knocking, it is beating hard, especially because you are afraid 〔心〕怦怦跳〔尤因害怕〕; I

24

I’ll knock your head/block off

24. used when threatening to hit someone very hard [口] 我要好好揍你一顿 spoken

If you say that again, I’ll knock your head off!

如果你再说那样的话，我就打你个半死！

25

knock the bottom out of sth

25. to make something such as a market or industry fail suddenly [非正式] 使〔市场、工业等〕疲软（不景气） informal

A sudden drop in supplies of certain chemicals could knock the bottom out of the engineering industry.

某些化学品供应的突然减少会造成工程行业的不景气。

26

HIT SB

打某人

to hit someone several times 多次打某人

My father used to knock me around.

父亲以前常打我。

27

RELAX

放松

to spend time somewhere, without doing anything very serious or important （在某处）悠闲地度过;

On Saturdays I knock around with my friends.

周六我都和朋友们一起悠闲地度过。

We spent the day just knocking around the house.

我们就在家里悠闲地度过了一天。

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TRAVEL

旅行

knock around sth to travel to different places 到〔各处〕旅行; 漫游〔某处〕;

For a couple of years we knocked around the Mediterranean.

我们花了几年时间漫游地中海。

29

IDEAS

观点

↔ to discuss and think about an idea, plan etc with other people 讨论，商讨〔想法、计划等〕

We’ve been knocking around a few ideas.

我们一直在讨论一些想法。

30

BALL

球

to play a game with a ball, but not in a serious way [英] 玩球; BrE

31

BE SOMEWHERE

在某处

if something or someone is knocking around, it is somewhere but you are not sure exactly where [英] 在什么地方，在某处 BrE

Is there a screwdriver knocking about anywhere?

能在什么地方找到螺丝刀吗？

32

knock sth back

↔ to quickly drink large quantities of a drink, especially an alcoholic drink 狂饮，豪饮〔尤指酒精饮料〕

Brenda knocked the brandy back quickly.

布兰达一口气喝光了白兰地。

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knock sb back sth

to cost you a lot of money 使某人花费〔大笔钱〕

His new car knocked him back several thousand dollars.

他那辆新车花了他好几千美元。

34

knock sb back

to make someone feel upset, shocked, or physically weak [英] 使某人感到生气（震惊，疲劳） BrE

35

HIT/PUSH SB

打/推某人

↔ to hit or push someone so that they fall to the ground 把某人打倒（推倒）在地

Something hit him from behind and knocked him down.

有个东西从后面击中了他，把他打倒在地。

36

HIT SB WITH A VEHICLE

用车辆把某人撞倒

↔ to hit someone with a vehicle while you are driving, so that they are hurt or killed 用〔车辆〕撞倒某人

A child was in hospital last night after being knocked down by a car.

昨晚有个小孩被车撞倒后进了医院。

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DESTROY

摧毁

↔ to destroy a building or part of a building 摧毁，拆毁〔建筑物或其中一部分〕;

They want to knock the house down and rebuild it.

他们要把这所房子拆毁重建。

38

REDUCE PRICE

降价

↔ to reduce the price of something by a large amount [非正式] 使某物大幅降价 informal

The new stove we bought was knocked down from $800 to $550.

我们买的新灶具从 800 美元降到了 550 美元。

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ASK SB TO REDUCE PRICE

要求某人降价

to persuade someone to reduce the price of something they are selling you [非正式] 使某人降价，杀某人的价 informal

She’s asking for £150 but I’ll try to knock her down to £100.

她要价 150 英镑，但我会想办法让她降到 100 英镑。

40 to make someone learn something 强行灌输，强行教导

Parsons must knock these lessons into the team before Saturday.

帕森斯必须在星期六之前对球队灌输这些教训。

41

STOP WORK

停止工作

to stop working and go somewhere else 停止（工作）; 下班

There was no one in the office because they’d all knocked off for lunch.

办公室里没人，因为他们都停下工作吃午饭去了。

Do you want to knock off early today?

今天你想早些下班吗？

We usually knock off work at about twelve on Saturday.

星期六我们一般十二点左右下班。

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REDUCE A PRICE

减价

↔ to reduce the price of something by a particular amount 〔从价钱中〕减去〔一定数额〕

I’ll knock off £10.

我愿意降 10 英镑。

knock sth off sth

Travel agents are knocking £50 and sometimes £100 off the price of holidays.

旅行代理人会把度假报价降 50 英镑，有时 100 英镑。

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REDUCE AMOUNT

减少数量

↔ to reduce a total by a particular amount 〔从总量中〕去掉，减少〔一定数量〕

knock sth off sth

Moving house will knock an hour off Ray’s journey to work.

搬家将使雷的上班路程缩短一小时。

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PRODUCE

制作

↔ to produce something quickly and easily 〔快速轻松地〕做出某物，做完某事

Roland makes a lot of money knocking off copies of famous paintings.

罗伦靠快速仿制名画赚大钱。

45

MURDER

谋杀

↔ to murder someone 杀害某人

46

STEAL

偷窃

↔ to steal something [英] 偷某物，偷窃某物 BrE

47

UNCONSCIOUS

昏迷不醒

↔ to make someone become unconscious or go to sleep 使某人失去知觉; 使某人睡觉

The champion knocked Biggs out in the seventh round.

那位冠军在第七回合把比格斯打得失去了知觉。

knock yourself out

His head hit a table as he fell and he knocked himself out.

他摔了一跤，头撞在桌子上，昏了过去。

The nurse gave me some medicine which totally knocked me out.

护士给我用了些药，我就睡过去了。

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DEFEAT

击败

↔ to defeat a person or team in a competition so that they can no longer take part 淘汰某人/某物

The German team were knocked out in the first round.

德国队首轮即遭淘汰。

knock sb/sth out of sth

He first hit the headlines when he knocked Becker out of the French Open Tournament.

他在法国网球公开赛上淘汰了贝克尔，第一次上了头版头条。

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DESTROY

摧毁

↔ to damage something so that it does not work 摧毁某物，破坏某物

The air raids were planned to knock out communications on the ground.

计划中空袭是为了摧毁地面通讯。

50

ADMIRE

赞赏

if something knocks you out, it is very impressive and surprises you because it is so good [非正式] 使某人倾倒，使某人大为赞赏 informal

She loved the movie. It knocked her out.

她非常喜爱这部影片，对之赞叹不已。

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PRODUCE

制作

↔ to produce something easily and quickly [非正式] 快速轻松地做出（做完）某物 informal

Paul has been knocking out new songs for the album.

保罗轻松地为这张专辑写了一些新歌。

52

knock yourself out

to work very hard in order to do something well [非正式] 〔为做好某事而〕苦干 informal

53 to hit someone with a vehicle while you are driving, so that they are hurt or killed 〔开车〕撞倒某人

A woman was knocked over by a bus last year.

去年有个女人被一辆公共汽车撞倒了。

54 to rob a place such as a shop or bank and threaten or attack the people who work there [美，非正式] 抢劫〔商店、银行等〕 AmE informal

55 to make something quickly, using whatever you have available 〔以现有材料〕匆匆拼凑

就冰箱里现成的东西，我们应该能凑出几道菜。

56 to make something quickly and without using much effort 仓促制成; 赶做

Michael knocked up a shed in the back garden.

迈克尔在后花园里匆匆搭了个棚屋。

57 to wake someone up by knocking on their door [英] 敲门把〔某人〕唤醒 BrE

What time do you want me to knock you up in the morning?

你想让我早上几点敲门把你叫醒？

58 to make a woman pregnant [非正式，不礼貌] 使〔女人〕怀孕 informal not polite