elbow
n
1 (outer part of the) joint where the arm bends 肘; 肘部
He sat with his elbows on the table. 他雙肘支在桌上坐著. =>illus at human 見human之插圖.
2 part of the sleeve of a coat, jacket, etc which covers this (衣服的)肘部
a jacket patched at the elbows 肘部打補丁的夾克.
3 sharp bend in a pipe, chimney, etc that is shaped like an elbow (形狀似肘的)管子, 煙囪等的彎處; 彎管; 彎頭.
4 (idm 習語) at one's `elbow very near; within reach 非常近; 可夠得著. give sb/get the `elbow (infml 口) (cause sb to) be dismissed or rejected (使某人)被排斥或被拒絕
She gave me the elbow when she started going out with Roger. 她開始與羅杰外出約會, 就把我撇開了. more power to sb's elbow => power. not know one's arse from one's elbow => know. out at (the) `elbows
(a) (of a garment) old and full of holes (指衣服)捉襟見肘的.
(b) (of a person) in old shabby clothes; badly dressed (指人)穿破舊衣服的, 衣衫襤褸的. elbow, v (phr v) elbow sb out of the way/aside push sb to one side with the elbows 用肘將某人推到一邊
He elbowed me out of the way. 他用肘部把我擠到一邊. elbow one's way into, through, etc (sth) force (one's way) in a specified direction by using one's elbows 用肘朝某一方向強行開路
He elbowed his way through the crowd. 他用肘開路, 從人群中擠出.
She elbowed her way forward. 她用肘開路向前走.