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单词 knee
释义
knee
noun[C]
uk
/niː/us
/niː/
B1
themiddlejointof thelegthatallowsthelegtobend:
膝，膝盖
Thebabywascrawlingaround onitshandsandknees.宝宝用手和膝盖着地爬来爬去。
He got/wentdown onhis knees(= got into apositionwhere his knees were on theground)infrontof thealtar.他在圣坛前跪下。
She took thechildandsatit on her knee(= on thepartof thelegabove the knee whensittingdown).她抱起孩子放在自己的膝盖上。
picture of knee
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thepartof apieceofclothingthatcoversthe knee:
（裤子的）膝部
She waswearinganoldpairoftrouserswithripsat the knees.她穿着条旧裤子，膝盖处破了。
picture of knee
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More examples
  • Hefelldown andgrazedhis knee.
  • Hebouncedthebabyon his knee.
  • Makesureyoubendyourknees when you'repickingupheavyobjects.
  • Shesatback in herchairandwrappedherarmsaround her knees.
  • Footballsocksgo up to the knee, don't they?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
The leg
  • Achilles tendon
  • appendicular
  • bipedal
  • crural
  • cruris
  • gastrocnemius
  • hamstring
  • leggy
  • limb
  • peroneal
  • peroneus
  • pes anserinus
  • piriformis
  • popliteal
  • shank
  • subtalar
  • surae
  • sural
  • talocalcaneal
  • talofibular
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Parts of clothes

Idioms

bringsomeone/somethingtotheirknees
take a knee
knee
verb[T]
uk
/niː/us
/niː/
tohitsomeone withyourknee:
用膝盖撞击
She kneed himinthegroin.她用膝盖猛撞了他的下身。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Hitting and beating
  • at-risk
  • bangsomeoneup
  • basher
  • bashing
  • battered
  • brain
  • bunch
  • butt
  • deck
  • head-butt
  • hell
  • kick
  • knock
  • knocksomeone'sblock offidiom
  • mess
  • swing
  • tansomeone'shideidiom
  • wallop
  • whop
  • whup
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(Definition ofkneefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

knee| American Dictionary

knee
noun[C]
us
/ni/
themiddlejointof theleg:
Istoodin thewaterup to my knees.
He got down on hishandsand knees tolookfor hiscontactlens.
(Definition ofkneefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofknee

knee
The children sat as close to the flames as possible with their knees slightly touching.
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They started travelling after five rainless days, so that the river water never reached above their knees.
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The knees, hips and ankles are considered as uniaxial frictionless joints.
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They could bring a troublesome boss to his knees by threatening to withdraw their labor.
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On examination there was no redness or swelling of any other joints and no temperature difference between the 2 knees.
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On examination the knees are painful, swollen (due to synovial thickening) and warm to the touch.
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As a consequence, we choose to study a planar biped with only four actuators: two on the haunch and two on the knees.
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Such a planar system comprises six joints: two ankles, two knees and two coaxial hip joints.
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Synovial effusion was evident in the wrists, elbows and knees.
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Often the disease begins in the proximal finger joints and wrists and later spreads to the elbows, shoulders, knees, ankles and feet.
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Draw the 'lazy 8' with the arm keeping the hips and knees relaxed.
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While walking along, the boy sees a welldressed man stop by a homeless woman, falling on his knees before her, weeping.
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From the cool darkness, he lifted me upward gracefully in one swoop into his arms and placed me on his knees.
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The shroud is usually knotted at the head and feet, and sufficiently open to expose the breast and knees of the deceased.
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Pressure can be taken off the spine by using a firm mattress and placing a pillow under the knees.
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Collocationswithknee

knee

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bended knee
You promised, onbendedknee, that her son was safe to return from exile.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
injured knee
If he is going to be incapacitated by hisinjuredknee, he is unlikely to rise very high, but at least he would have the status of a police officer.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
knee extension
This extension moment acts to slow the thigh and allow a transfer of momentum to the shank, to encourage knee extension.
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