knees

英 [niːz]

美 [niːz]

n.  膝; 膝盖; 膝关节; (裤子的)膝部; (坐下时)大腿朝上的面
v.  用膝盖顶(或撞)
knee的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 膝；膝盖；膝关节
  Yourkneeis the place where your leg bends.
  1. He will receive physiotherapy on his damaged left knee.
     因左膝受伤，他将接受物理治疗。
  2. ...a knee injury.
     膝关节受伤
• N-COUNT （坐下时）大腿朝上的面
  If something or someone isonyourkneeoronyourknees, they are resting or sitting on the upper part of your legs when you are sitting down.
  1. He sat with the package on his knees...
     他坐着，将包裹放在腿上。
  2. I sat in the back of the taxi with my son on my knee.
     我坐在出租车后排座上，儿子坐在我腿上。
• N-COUNT （裤子的）膝部
  Thekneeon a piece of clothing is the part that covers your knee.
  1. ...jeans with holes at both knees.
     两个膝部都有洞的牛仔裤
• N-PLURAL 膝部
  If you areonyourknees, your legs are bent and your knees are on the ground.
  1. She fell to the ground on her knees and prayed...
     她跪下祈祷。
  2. She was on her knees in the kitchen.
     她在厨房跪着。
• VERB 用膝盖顶
  If youkneesomeone, you hit them using your knee.
  1. Ian kneed him in the groin.
     伊恩用膝盖顶他的下身。
• PHRASE 摧毁；使瘫痪
  If a country or organizationis brought to its knees, it is almost completely destroyed by someone or something.
  1. The country was being brought to its knees by the loss of 2.4 million manufacturing jobs...
     该国因制造业丧失了240万个就业机会而遭到严重打击。
  2. Our aim is to bring this government to its knees, to force it to the negotiating table.
     我们的目标是使该政府屈服，迫使它走上谈判桌。

双语例句

• They dropped to their knees and begged forgiveness.
  他们跪下请求原谅。
• She curled up in a tight ball, with her knees tucked up at her chin
  她蜷缩成一团，膝盖抵着下巴。
• I went down on my knees and prayed for guidance.
  我跪了下来，祈求得到指引。
• Their knees were touching
  他们的膝盖挨着。
• We grovelled around the club on our knees.
  我们趴在俱乐部的地上四处找。
• The child's trousers have worn through at the knees.
  孩子裤子的膝盖处磨破了。
• He remained on his knees for a long time afterwards, ashamed by his failure of nerve.
  他后来在地上跪了很久，为自己缺乏胆量而感到羞耻。
• 'Don't you understand?' I moaned, sinking dramatically to my knees.
  “难道你不懂吗？”我呻吟着，猛然跪倒在地。
• I had grazed my knees a little.
  我的膝盖擦破了一点皮。
• She got down on her hands and knees on the floor
  她双手撑地跪在地上。