单词	knight
释义	knight1 nounknight2 verb knightknight1 /naɪt/ ●○○ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINknight1 Origin: Old English cniht Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A black knight appeared, as though out of profound shadow, on the surface of the ultimately narrow board. Besides, away from their home base, knights were useless on their own. He sent waggon-loads of treasure and a great entourage of knights to Saragossa with requests for a formal reconciliation. Henry I's knights at Tinchebrai in 1106 also dismounted, owing to the nature of the battlefield. My sister has enough knights strewn across history to re-enact Agincourt. Once he brought another famous theatrical knight on the pillion. Pete lifted his knight but changed his mind and put it back on the board. They dream of a great castle called Camelot and a round table that could seat 150 knights. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► black · While not particularly welcome, the black knight is considered the lesser of two evils.· A black knight appeared, as though out of profound shadow, on the surface of the ultimately narrow board.· Karpov expertly perceives that his bishop is worth less than the Black knight which has future perspectives on both d4 and f4. ► medieval · There was a vaguely medieval theme: knights and ladies, fools and brigands. ► white · It seems more logical to reposition the White knight with 24 d2.· If anyone has been set up to be the white knight in the Democratic Party fund-raising debacle, it is Sen.· Prudential Corporation slipped 3.5p to 195.5p on worries that it could emerge as Pearl's white knight.· There were white knights and poison pills, Pac-Man defences and unbundling.· Hartwell had handed his birthright on a silver salver to the rescuing white knight. 1a man with a high rank in the past who was trained to fight while riding a horse:  knights in armour → white knight2a man who has received a knighthood and has the title sir before his name3the chess piece with a horse’s head on it4a knight in shining armour a brave man who saves someone, especially a woman, from a dangerous situation knight1 nounknight2 verb knightknight2 verb [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE knight Simple Form Present I, you, we, they knight he, she, it knights Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they knighted Present perfect I, you, we, they have knighted he, she, it has knighted Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had knighted Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will knight Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have knighted Continuous Form Present I am knighting he, she, it is knighting you, we, they are knighting Past I, he, she, it was knighting you, we, they were knighting Present perfect I, you, we, they have been knighting he, she, it has been knighting Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been knighting Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be knighting Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been knighting Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS He gave her stolen jewels and she knighted him. He was knighted by Cromwell in 1657 and was buried 20 August 1659. He was promoted to lieutenant-colonel in 1930 and brigadier in 1933, and he was knighted in 1937. In 1596 Crosse was a vice-admiral at the capture of Cadiz, where he was knighted. That regulator, James McKinnon, was knighted on 1 January and kicked in the teeth on 15 January. The castle was built by the first Lord Scrope who fought at Crecy and was knighted for his efforts. to give someone the rank of knight
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