单词 | elbow |
释义 | elbow (elboʊ ) Word forms: elbows , elbowing , elbowed 1. countable noun B1 Your elbow is the part of your arm where the upper and lower halves of the arm are joined. He slipped and fell, badly bruising an elbow. Synonyms: joint, turn, corner, bend 2. verb If you elbow people aside or elbow your way somewhere, you push people with your elbows in order to move somewhere. They also claim that the security team elbowed aside a steward. [V n with aside] Mr Smith elbowed me in the face. [VERB noun preposition] Brand elbowed his way to the centre of the group of bystanders. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] 3. verb If someone or something elbows their way somewhere, or elbows other people or things out of the way, they achieve success by being aggressive and determined. Non-state firms gradually elbow aside the inefficient state-owned ones. [V n with aside/out] Environmental concerns will elbow their way right to the top of the agenda. [VERB noun preposition] 4. to rub elbows with Vocabulary Builder BODY – BACK shoulder back buttocks elbow hip calf Idioms: elbow room the freedom to do what you need or want to do in a particular situation His overall message to governors, though, was that he intends to give them more elbow room to encourage innovation at the state level. enough space to move freely or feel comfortable, without feeling crowded or cramped There was not much elbow room in the cockpit. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers elbow grease the energy and strength you need for doing physical work such as cleaning something Plenty of elbow grease soon moves all the dirt. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers all power to your elbow or more power to your elbow said to wish someone luck and to encourage them to be successful Lady Gaga is a role model to those who have felt they are different and don't fit in. I say more power to her elbow. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: elbow extension Published reports are provided about the expected outcomes of elbow extension transfers on strength and function of patients with a spinal cord injury. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Elbow extension against gravity further enhances these activities above the shoulder level and reachable workspace. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some recorded elbow extension measuring between 10-15 degrees, yet none of these bowlers had ever had a problem regarding the legality of their bowling action. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Examples of compound elbow extension include pressing movements like the push up, bench press, close grip bench press (flat, incline or decline), military press and dips. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Regardless of the biomechanical measurement protocol used, a strikingly similar pattern emerged: the normal biomechanics of cricket bowling, whether it be spin or pace, features an element of elbow extension. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But had she not been struck down by her elbow injury in the middle of the second set, the outcome would surely have been different. The Sun He started this year with a slipped disc and has been blighted by an excruciating elbow injury. Times, Sunday Times Only recently returned from a three-month absence because of an elbow injury der any vic als r, ? Times, Sunday Times But it was in that tournament that he first felt the elbow injury. The Sun Took them in a bid to recover from an elbow injury to return to his job as a coalman. The Sun Jobe pioneered both elbow ligament replacement and major reconstructive shoulder surgery for baseball players. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, an elbow ligament injury forced him to the operating table, and set his development back 18 months. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He suffered a serious injury to his elbow ligament, but recovered and finished as a runner-up in the state championship during his senior year in 1963. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This comprises a crash helmet, metal knuckle guards, knee and elbow pads, and 'rakes' - boots with metal spikes in the toes for braking. Times, Sunday Times Then it's on with the kit - knee and elbow pads, jump suit, helmet, goggles - and into the void. Times, Sunday Times Incorporating roller skates could help him do that - he could always attach flashing lights to his elbow pads. The Sun More usually associated with rollerbladers, the elbow pads might, as one officer put it, 'struggle for acceptance'. Times, Sunday Times Prepare for more moaning, though, about those elbow pads. Times, Sunday Times It's even got corduroy elbow patches, the better to help you to pass it off as something passed on to you. Times,Sunday Times Let's roll up our elbow patches and get to work. Christianity Today But because they do it in herringbone jackets with elbow patches, they get enormous book deals and everybody assumes they must be geniuses. Times, Sunday Times He donned a tweed jacket with elbow patches, braces and a bow tie. The Sun All that was missing were the suede elbow patches on his suit coat and a pipe in his mouth to make the 'professor' picture complete. Times, Sunday Times The hand should leave the water again when it passes the hip, at which point the elbow should be flexed again. Times, Sunday Times With your elbows pointing outwards and your forearms vertical, slowly lower both arms to the sides, until your upper arms are level with your shoulders. Times, Sunday Times Bring your arms up so that your elbows point towards the ceiling. The Sun Place your hands on either side of your head, with your elbows pointing outwards. The Sun Bend right elbow and pull upper arm up and out so your elbow points to the side. The Sun Yet in a trade, then as now, noted for sharp elbows, he managed to remain widely popular. Times, Sunday Times It's to have sharp elbows to push you off the pavements. Times, Sunday Times What do you need apart from tenacity and sharp elbows? Times, Sunday Times As for the rest of us, we of the sharp elbows and cunning plans, let's just chill? Times, Sunday Times Sharp elbows, a high tolerance for queueing and a forensic scientist's eye for sale rails were once the key attributes for high street bargainhunters. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 肘, 推用肘部 Japanese: ひじ, 押しのけて進む |
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