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

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单词	elbow
释义	el·bow I. \ˈelˌbō\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English elbowe, from Old English elboga, elnboga; akin to Old High German elinbogo elbow, Old Norse olbogi, ölnbogi, Middle Dutch ellenboge; all from a prehistoric Germanic compound whose constituents are akin to Old English eln ell and boga bow — more at ell, bow 1. a. : the joint between the human forearm and upper arm that supports the outer curve of the arm when bent b. : a joint in the anterior limb of a vertebrate animal corresponding to the human elbow — see dog illustration c. : the portion of the sleeve of a garment that encloses this joint; especially : the portion that covers the outer bend when the arm is flexed < wearing a tattered coat with holes in the elbows > 2. : something felt to resemble an elbow: as a. : a sharp bend in a river or coast < north to south through the elbow of the Minnesota river — Meridel Le Sueur > b. (1) : a bend or projection (as in a wall or building) < her starboard quarter … hit with a solid thump against the elbow of the brick-faced canal side — C.S.Forester > (2) : crossette 1 c. archery : the part of the limb of a reflexed bow that bends sharply away from the string d. : an angular pipe fitting : ell 3. : an arm of a chair < he sat leaning backward obliquely in an easy chair with his leg thrown over the elbow of it — Punch > • - at one's elbow - bend an elbow - out at elbows II. verb (-ed/-ing/-s) *transitive verb* 1. : to shove aside by jabbing with or as if with the elbow : press upon : push, jostle, nudge < they elbowed, punched, and insulted each other — Wirt Williams > < little bazaars and shops elbowed one another for standing room — L.C.Douglas > 2. a. : to make (one's way) by elbowing people < the boy elbowed his way through the crowd > b. : to force (one's way) forwardly and impudently < a habit of elbowing her way into the best social circles > *intransitive verb* 1. : to elbow one's way : push or jostle along < elbowing through the crowd — Robert Westerby > 2. : to make an angle : turn < the passage elbowed and we were in an enormous cellar — Merle Considine >
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