英语词汇“knock”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
释义	knock I. \ˈnäk\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English knoken, knokken, from Old English cnocian, cnucian; akin to Middle High German knochen to press, Old Norse knoka to hit, beat; all of imitative origin *intransitive verb* 1. : to strike upon the surface of something (as a door) with a short sharp fairly heavy blow (as with the knuckles) especially so as to indicate one's desire to gain admittance (as into a room) or otherwise to attract attention : rap < knocked on the green painted door and it was opened almost at once — Louis Bromfield > < stood there knocking on the gate > < knocked on the table before beginning to speak > 2. : to collide fairly heavily or jarringly with something : strike against or bump into something < knocked into one person after another in the crowd > < his knocking knees belied the bluster of his talk — W.F.Hambly > 3. a. : to stir about or move along briskly, usually noisily, and often clumsily or haphazardly : bustle < heard him knocking round in the kitchen — Lucy M. Montgomery > < went knocking rapidly down the road > < knocking along at a reasonable rate — Dillon Anderson > b. : to go or move about in an irregular, haphazard, or aimless way : travel about in a careless or indifferent manner and often with no particular objective : wander, roam, rove — usually used with about, around < knocking idly up and down the country > < decided to knock around the world awhile > < knocked about the mountains for a couple of weeks > < spent a couple of hours knocking around town > c. (1) : to lead an irregular life often in straitened difficult circumstances : live like a vagrant — used with about, around < content to knock about the world in a more or less disreputable way — R.W.Southern > < goes knocking about the roads day and night — W.B.Yeats > (2) : to exist in a condition of complete or nearly complete inaction, idleness, or neglect : pass the time inactively or idly : hang around : loiter, dawdle — used with about, around < used to knock around that neighborhood > < would you have my pictures knocking about some art dealer's place — Louis Bromfield > 4. a. : to make a rattling, thumping, or pounding noise (as of loose connecting rods or loose bearings or other parts in a machine that strike against each other or another surface or as of improperly timed or uneven combustion in an internal-combustion engine) < heard the motor knocking > b. : to undergo detonation (sense 2) < an engine fuel that knocks > 5. : to speak ill of something especially in a petty way : find fault with or criticize something adversely and often captiously < malcontents who were perpetually knocking > 6. : to end the play in a card game (as gin rummy) and call for a comparison of hands < at this point the player may knock > *transitive verb* 1. a. (1) : to deal a short sharp fairly heavy blow to : strike sharply : deal a jarring blow to : hit, rap, buffet < knocked him on the chin > < knocks it about more than any rough road will ever do — Hardiman Scott > (2) : to get rid of by or as if by dealing a stunning blow to : knock out : knock on the head < he can knock the worry if he takes a Scotch and soda — Ernest Hemingway > < an effective remedy for knocking colds > (3) : to affect in an indicated way by or as if by striking sharply, beating, battering, hammering, or pounding < would knock any road to pieces — Tom Wintringham > < knocked it apart > (4) : to produce or make by so striking or battering < knocked a hole in the wall > < a workroom composed of two or three servants' bedrooms knocked into one — C.D.Lewis > b. (1) : to set forcibly into sudden movement < kept knocking the croquet ball along with her mallet > or send flying < swung hard with his bat and knocked the baseball over the fence > or drive in an indicated direction < knocked the book away from his face > or to, into, or onto an indicated thing, place, or position by a short sharp blow, thrust, or stroke or a series of such blows or thrusts < knocked a nail up into the ceiling > : give a sudden impetus to by driving with a short sharp blow : impel or proplet suddenly and swiftly (2) : to drive out by so striking : force out or expel by or as if by a blow < was knocking the dust out of his clothes — Henry Baerlein > < threatened to knock his brains out > < will knock such notions out of your head — T.B.Costain > < can knock all the interest out of it — H.L.Davis > (3) : to drive forcibly off or down by or as if by so striking : cause to be so removed < knocked the head off the statue > < knocked a considerable sum off the price > (4) of a dog : to drive (game birds) from cover : flush < moved in and knocked the birds — American Field > c. : shake, upset, bother, disturb < never gives up the idea that he can win, and nothing can knock him — D.W.Maurer > d. chiefly Britain (1) : to knock out (sense 2a) < struck him under the right eye with her clenched fist and knocked him — Sigerson Clifford > (2) : to make a strong impression on : produce a strong effect in; especially : to move to admiration or applause < nothing knocks a country audience like a hornpipe — J.K.Jerome > 2. : to cause to collide fairly heavily or jarringly with something : cause to strike against, run into, or bump into something < knocked two oil drums against each other — Vicki Baum > < didn't look where they were going and knocked their heads together > 3. : to speak ill of especially in a petty way : find fault with or criticize adversely and often captiously < can satirize the manners and morals of our times and even knock the government — Lee Rogow > < instructions were to keep smiling, knock nobody — S.H.Adams > 4. : to obtain by or as if by striking or beating < a young man who can knock some fun out of life — A.J.Cronin > • - knock cold - knock dead - knock for a goal - knock for a loop - knock into a cocked hat - knock on the head - knock out of the box - knock spots off - knock together II. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English knokke, knok, from knokken, knoken, v. 1. a. : a short sharp fairly heavy blow : rap < a loud knock on the door > b. (1) : a blow of misfortune or hard treatment < the school of hard knocks had given him a tenacious grasp on reality — Dixon Wecter > < some of the disappointments and hard knocks life has dealt — A.B.Herr > < takes the knocks of the world — M.N.Todd > (2) : something that checks, interrupts, or reverses good conditions or progress : setback, reversal, upset < appeared to receive a damaging knock from the events — Mollie Panter-Downes > 2. a. : a rattling, thumping, or pounding noise (as of loose connecting rods in a machine or as of uneven combustion in an internal-combustion engine) < was worried by the knock in his car > b. : detonation 2 < a motor fuel that is not subject to knock > 3. : a piece of often petty faultfinding or of adverse and often captious criticism < likes praise but can't stand the knocks > < can take the knocks, not worrying what people say — Stella Molony > 4. : an innings in cricket < won the toss and decided to take first knock > III. verb • - knock one's socks off
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