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

noun | verb

knuckleknuckle1 /ˈnʌkəl/ noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYknuckle¹

Origin: 1300-1400 Middle Low German knökel small bone, knuckle

1one of the joints in your fingers, including the ones where your fingers join your hands2a piece of meat around the lowest leg joint: a knuckle of pork3give somebody a knuckle sandwich spoken to hit someone with your fist [Origin: 1300–1400 Middle Low German knökel small bone, knuckle] → see also a rap on/over the knuckles at rap1 (7), brass knuckles

noun | verb

knuckleknuckle2 verb

VERB TABLE

knuckle

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	knuckle
	he, she, it	knuckles
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	knuckled
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have knuckled
	he, she, it	has knuckled
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had knuckled
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will knuckle
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have knuckled

Continuous Form
Present	I	am knuckling
	he, she, it	is knuckling
	you, we, they	are knuckling
Past	I, he, she, it	was knuckling
	you, we, they	were knuckling
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been knuckling
	he, she, it	has been knuckling
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been knuckling
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be knuckling
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been knuckling

knuckle down phrasal verb informal to start working or studying hard: You’re going to have to knuckle down if you want to pass.knuckle under phrasal verb informal to accept someone’s authority or orders without wanting to: knuckle under to She refused to knuckle under to company dress code.