| 单词 | kneel |
| 释义 | kneel (once / 193 pages) vn When you kneel, you rest your bent knees on the ground. People kneel to pray, to work in the garden, and to do yoga. Kids often kneel on the living room rug to play, and adults kneel to tie a child's shoelaces, to vacuum under the sofa, to play with a puppy, to exercise, and for many other reasons. A great thing about the word kneel is that its meaning is easy to see — the word knee is obvious when you look at it. The Old English root word, cnēowlian, simply means kneel, and it comes from cnēow, or "knee." WORD FAMILYkneel: kneeled, kneeler, kneeling, kneels, knelt+/kneeler: kneelers/kneeling: kneelings USAGE EXAMPLESThe sergeant put on latex gloves, knelt and asked his name. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) He kneeled on it, hands on his thighs, looking around. The New Yorker(Dec 21, 2016) Mr. Mattaliano knelt at the gravestone and sprinkled the small bag of Irish soil in front of it. New York Times(Dec 20, 2016) 1v rest one's weight on one's knees In church you have to kneel during parts of the service Hyper rest not move; be in a resting position 2n supporting yourself on your knees Syn|Hyper kneeling motility, motion, move, movement a change of position that does not entail a change of location |
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