esp. In phrases having reference to kneeling or bowing in worship, supplication, or submission. With governing vb.: to bend, bow, drop,†fold, put…
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释义 | the world > space > relative position > posture > action or act of kneeling > kneel or assume kneeling posture [verb (intransitive)] > assume kneeling posture (5) to bend, bow, drop, fold, put the (one's) kneec950 esp. In phrases having reference to kneeling or bowing in worship, supplication, or submission. With governing vb.: to bend, bow, drop,†fold, put… kneec1000 intransitive. To go down on, or bend, the knee or knees; to kneel or bow, esp. in token of reverence or submission. Const. to (a person), whence… to sit on one's kneesOE To get down on one's knees; to kneel down. Cf. to sit down 3 at phrasal verbs 1. Now chiefly U.S. and Scottish. to sit downa1450 intransitive. To go down on (also upon) one's knees. Cf. phrases 1b. Chiefly English regional (northern) and Scottish after Middle English. to strike down1616 intransitive. To fall (on the knees). Obsolete. rare. |
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