knee
n
1
(a) joint between the thigh and lower part of the human leg; corresponding joint in animals 膝; 膝蓋. =>illus at human 見human插圖.
(b) upper surface of a sitting person's thigh (人坐著時)大腿的朝上的面
sit on my knee 坐在我的腿上
You'll have to eat your dinner off your knees, I'm afraid! 對不起, 這頓飯你只好把餐具放在腿上吃了!
2 part of a garment covering the knee (褲子等的)膝部
These trousers are torn at the knee. 這褲子的膝部破了.
3 (idm 習(xí)語) be/go (down) on one's `knees kneel or be kneeling (down), esp when praying or to show that one accepts defeat 跪下, 跪著(尤指祈禱或屈服時). the bee's knees => bee1. bring sb to his `knees force sb to submit 迫使某人屈服
(fig 比喻) The country was almost brought to its knees by the long strike. 經(jīng)長期罷工, 國家已瀕臨崩潰的邊緣. on bended knee => bend1. weak at the knees => weak. knee, v (pt, pp kneed) [Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.a]
strike or push with the knee 用膝蓋頂或撞
knee sb (in the groin) 用膝蓋頂某人(的陰部)
knee the door open 用膝蓋把門撞開.