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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- knuckle
['n^kl]
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1.
noun
[c]
指节
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- knuckle
[ˈnʌkl]
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1.
n.[c]
指关节
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He tapped the top of the table with his knuckles.
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他用指关节轻敲着桌面。
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2.
n.[c]
动物的膝关节，踝，肘
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He served a braised knuckle of lamb for the main course.
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他端上了一盘炖熟的羊膝作为主菜。
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3.
vt.
用指节压或者擦触
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Tears trickled from the corners of her eyes, and she knuckled them away quickly.
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眼泪顺着她的眼角流下来，她快速地用指关节把眼泪擦去。
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4.
vt.
弯曲指关节用手指打出弹子
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watched how he knuckled the marble to shoot it, then practiced myself.
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看他如何弯曲指关节打出弹子去击中它，然后你自己试一下。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- knuckle
['n^kəl]
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1.
n
a joint of a finger, esp that connecting a finger to the hand
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2.
n
a joint of veal, pork, etc, consisting of the part of the leg below the knee joint, often used in making stews or stock
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3.
n
the cylindrical portion of a hinge through which the pin passes
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4.
n
an angle joint between two members of a structure
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5.
vt.
[tr]
to rub or press with the knuckles
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6.
vi.
[intr]
to keep the knuckles on the ground while shooting a marble
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7.
vi.
See also knuckle down knuckle under
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8.
vi.
[Etymology]
C14: related to Middle High German knöchel, Middle Low German knoke bone, Dutch knok
Examples
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to knuckle down to sth
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埋头做某事
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The needle had broken the skin just above the knuckle.
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针恰好刺破了指关节的上方皮肤。
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It's time to knuckle down to work.
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该开始努力工作了。
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Tom refused to knuckle under to the pressure.
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汤姆拒绝向压力屈服。
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a bare-knuckle fight
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a bare-knuckle confrontation
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to knuckle down to some work
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a white-knuckle ride
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酱肘子
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knuckle of pork in soy sauce
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