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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- knock [nɑk] [nɔk]
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1.
vi.
（用拳头或硬物）敲；击，打；尤指敲门
- I wonder who could be knocking at the door so late?
- 我奇怪都这么晚了，是谁在敲门？
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2.
vi.
碰，（猛）撞，相撞，冲撞，冲突
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3.
vi.
（发动机等）发出爆（击）声
- You should take your car to the agency, it has been knocking for a week!
- 你应该把车开到经销处那里看看，发动机都嘭嘭地响了一个星期了！
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4.
vi.
[American English]
[verbal]
找岔子，吹毛求疵；非难；抨击
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5.
vi.
[American English]
因不相配、不多于十点而摊牌
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6.
vt.
敲；击，打
- The mother was mad because the kid knocked the vase off the shelf.
- 那个小孩把架子上的花瓶打翻了，妈妈非常生气。
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7.
vt.
敲击成
- to knock a hole in a wall
- 在墙上敲一个洞
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8.
vt.
[American English]
[verbal]
找岔子，挑毛病，吹毛求疵；非难；抨击
- They split because she always knocked him about everything.
- 他们分手了，因为她对男友事事挑剔。
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9.
noun
敲，打，击
- Did you hear the knock on the window?
- 你听见敲窗户的砰砰声了吗？
- He fainted when he received that terrible knock on the head.
- 头部受到重击之后，他立刻昏厥了过去。
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10.
noun
敲门
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11.
noun
（发动机出故障而发出的）爆（击）声，爆击
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12.
noun
[American English]
[verbal]
抨击，非难，挑剔，吹毛求疵
- 13. noun [verbal] 不幸；苦恼；困难
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1.
vi.
（用拳头或硬物）敲；击，打；尤指敲门
Collins English-English Dictionary
- knock [nɑk]
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to give a blow or push to; strike
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2.
vi.
[intr]
pink (of an internal-combustion engine) to emit a characteristic metallic noise as a result of faulty combustion
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3.
vi.
[intr]
to rap sharply with the knuckles, a hard object, etc, esp to capture attention
- to knock at the door
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4.
vt.
[tr]
to make or force by striking
- to knock a hole in the wall
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5.
vi.
[intr;
usually foll by against] to collide (with) -
6.
vt.
[tr]
to bring into a certain condition by hitting or pushing
- to knock someone unconscious
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7.
vt.
[tr]
[informal]
to criticize adversely; belittle
- to knock someone's work
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8.
vi.
[intr]
(of a bearing, esp one in an engine) to emit a regular characteristic sound as a result of wear
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9.
vi.
[Brit]
[slang]
to have sexual intercourse with (a person)
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10.
n
a blow, push, or rap
- he gave the table a knock
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11.
n
the sound so caused
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12.
n
the sound of knocking in an engine or bearing
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13.
n
[informal]
a misfortune, rebuff, or setback
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14.
n
[informal]
unfavourable criticism
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15.
n
[informal]
(in cricket) an innings or a spell of batting
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16.
n
See also knock about knock back knock down knock off knock-on knockout knock up
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17.
n
[Etymology]
Old English cnocian, of imitative origin; related to Old Norse knoka to hit
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to give a blow or push to; strike
Examples
- to knock a hole in a wall
- 在墙上敲一个洞 → knock
- Did you hear the knock on the window?
- 你听见敲窗户的砰砰声了吗？ → knock
- He fainted when he received that terrible knock on the head.
- 头部受到重击之后，他立刻昏厥了过去。 → knock
- There was a knock at the door... Now Jan knew her mother had promised to visit, so she assumed it was her.
- 突然间有人敲门，简知道妈妈答应她要过来，所以她猜应该是妈妈敲的门。 → now
- Storms knock out power, but don't cool off southern Asia.
- 暴风雨突然来袭，但没有给南亚天气带来凉意。
- to knock a nail into sth
- 在某处钉钉子 → knock
- to knock a hole in sth
- 在某处打个洞 → knock
- to knock sb to the ground/floor
- [blow, blast, person+] 把某人击倒在地 → knock
- to knock sb unconscious
- [blow, blast+] 把某人打昏 → knock
- to knock some sense into sb
- 让某人明事理 → knock
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