英语词汇“knock back”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	knock back
释义	Trends of knock back View usage for: knock back 1. phrasal verb If you knock back a drink, especially an alcoholic one, you drink it quickly, and often in large amounts. [informal] He was knocking back his 10th gin and tonic of the day. [VERB PARTICLE noun] She poured some vodka into a glass and knocked it back in two swallows. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If an event, situation, or person knocks you back, they prevent you from progressing or achieving something. [mainly British] It seemed as though every time we got rolling something came along to knock us back. [VERB noun PARTICLE] That really knocked back any hope for further peace negotiations. [VERB PARTICLE noun] See full dictionary entry for knock knock back in British English verb (tr, adverb) 1. informal to drink, esp quickly 2. informal to cost 3. slang to reject or refuse you cannot possibly knock back such an offer 4. slang to come as an unpleasant surprise to; disconcert noun knock-back 5. slang a refusal or rejection 6. prison slang failure to obtain parole knock-back in British English (ˈnɒkbæk) noun 1. a problem or rejection which delays one's progress or which reverses some of the progress one has made; setback The schedule has suffered a knockback. It was hard work but I loved it, every success and every knock-back. 2. a rejection, esp when one has applied for a job or something similar I must have made more than 100 phone calls and I didn't get a single knockback. After that knock-back she worked briefly for the United Nations in Geneva. 3. prison slang failure to obtain parole I received a two-year knock-back. knock back in American English Informal to gulp down (an alcoholic drink) See full dictionary entry for knock Examples of 'knock back' in a sentence knock back He constantly auditions for things but gets knocked back. The Sun (2016) Serve it well chilled to knock back the sweetness further. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Few products lend themselves as easily to deception as wine, especially after knocking back the first couple of bottles. Times, Sunday Times (2016) But after getting knocked back so many times, he stopped trying. The Sun (2016) The Trotters had tabled a bid earlier in the day but were knocked back. The Sun (2012) We are looking for things to stop the boredom and we've looked into volunteering but keep getting knocked back. The Sun (2014) Then you get a knock back, but generally you're always taking steps forward. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Those aided by the Help to Buy scheme could be knocked back to square one by such a measure. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Your friends and family are relying on the chef to keep them safe, so hold off on knocking back too many beers until you're done cooking. The Sun (2016) Chinese translation of 'knock back' knock back (inf) vt [drink] 一饮(飲)而尽(盡) (yī yǐn ér jìn) See knock Nearby words of knock back knock about knock about with sb knock around knock back knock down knock it off! knock off All related terms of 'knock back' knock over 撞倒 zhuàngdǎo knock out ( make unconscious : blow, person ) 打昏 dǎhūn ( drug ) 使丧(喪)失知觉(覺) shǐ sàngshī zhījué ( cause to sleep : sedative ) 使入睡 shǐ rùshuì knock off ( inf : finish work ) 下班 xiàbān knock down ( run over ) 撞倒 zhuàngdǎo knock around = knock about knock about ( person ) 不断(斷)打 bùduàn dǎ
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