knuckle
noun
verb
ˈnʌkəl
noun
1
your
knuckles
are
the
joints
in
your
fingers,
including
the
ones
where
your
fingers
join
your
hands
指节; 指关节
Her
knuckles
whitened
as
she
gripped
the
gun.
她紧紧握着枪，指关节都发白了。
2
a
piece
of
meat
around
the
lowest
leg
joint
of
a
pig
〔猪的〕肘
a
knuckle
of
pork
猪肘子
3
near the knuckle
rude,
or
likely
to
give
offence
[英，非正式] 粗鲁的; 近乎下流的
BrE informal
Some
of
his
jokes
are
a
bit
near
the
knuckle.
他的一些笑话近乎下流。
verb
4
to
suddenly
start
working
or
studying
hard
[非正式] 〔突然〕开始努力工作 （学习 ）;
If
he
doesn’t
knuckle
down
soon,
he’ll
never
get
through
those
exams.
他如果不快点用功，肯定通不过那些考试。
[+
to
]
He
is
clearly
ready
to
knuckle
down
to
the
task.
显然他已准备开始认真着手这项任务。
5
to
accept
someone’s
authority
or
orders
although
you
do
not
want
to
[非正式] 屈服; 认输