音标:[ni:] ; 柯林斯词典等级:3 级; 牛津三千核心词汇;
n. 膝, 膝盖
vt. 膝行, 用膝盖碰
n. hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
n. the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee
词型变化:名词复数形式 : knees
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knee的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. I've bumped my knee on the wall.我的膝盖撞上了墙壁。
  2. I bounced the baby on my knee.我把婴儿放在膝上上下颠着。
  3. His left knee was hurt in a traffic accident.他的左膝在一次交通事故中受伤了。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)
  1. His knee was his vulnerable spot.他的膝关节易受伤。
  2. How did you get that scrape on your knee?你膝盖上的擦伤是怎么弄的?
  3. She fell down and cut her knee.她跌倒了,摔破了膝盖。
  4. She sat with her child on her knees.她把孩子放在腿上坐着。
  5. He got down on his hands and knees to crawl under the table.他双手双膝趴在地上,钻进桌底。
  6. You'll have to eat your dinner off your knees,I'm afraid!对不起,这顿饭你只好把餐具放在腿上吃了。
  7. He started to get up, but his knees gave under him.他开始站立起来,但两膝发软,站立不住。
  8. His knees knocked together.他吓得两膝发抖。
  9. He leaned forward, his elbows on his knees.他屈身向前,两肘支在膝盖上。
  10. He got the knee in the face as he tried to get up.他试图站起来时脸部被人用膝盖撞了一下。
  11. These trousers are torn at the knee.这条裤子的膝部破了。

常用短语

用作名词(n.)
be〔go〕 (down) on one's knees
    跪下,跪着 kneel or be kneeling, especially when praying or showing that one accepts defeat
bring to one's knees
    迫使某人屈服 force sb to submitbring sb to one's knees

    Nothing could bring us to our knees.

    什么也不能使我们屈服。

    The country was almost brought to its knees by the long strike.

    因长期罢工,这个国家已濒临崩溃的边缘。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)
动词+~
  • bend one's knees to向…跪下,屈服于
  • bend the knees屈膝
  • drop to one's knees跪下
  • fall on one's knees跪下
  • give a knee to sb帮助某人
  • go down on one's knees跪下
  • hurt one's knee膝盖受伤
  • throw oneself on one's knees跪下
介词+~
  • above the knees过膝
  • at sb's knee在某人的膝上
  • below the knees到膝下
  • in the knee在膝部
~+介词
  • knees of one's trousers裤子的膝部

经典引文

  • He organised himself into a sitting position, his arms around his knees.

    出自:M. Drabble
  • Those rules that girls are supposed to learn at their mother's knee.

    出自:A. Brookner
  • In the garden, holding Lionel on her knee.

    出自:M. Ignatieff
  • Humbly on my knees I kiss your gracious hand.

    出自:J. Ford
  • My knees trembled..; a swimming came before my eyes.

    出自:H. Brooke
  • I kneed him in the groin.

    出自:R. B. Parker
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