| [/niː; ni/] n 用法:
1 (a) joint between the thigh and lower part of the human leg; corresponding joint in animals 膝; 膝盖. =>illus at human 见human插图.
(b) upper surface of a sitting person's thigh （人坐著时）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! 对不起, 这顿饭你只好把餐具放在腿上吃了! 用法:
2 part of a garment covering the knee （裤子等的）膝部:
These trousers are torn at the knee. 这裤子的膝部破了. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) 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（尤指祈祷或屈服时）. 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. 经长期罢工, 国家已濒临崩溃的边缘. on bended knee => bend1. weak at the knees => weak. knee 2
v (pt, pp kneed) [Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.a] strike or push with the knee 用膝盖顶或撞:
knee sb (in the groin) 用膝盖顶某人（的阴部） *
knee the door open 用膝盖把门撞开. |