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单词 knock someone down
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knocksomeonedown

phrasal verbwithknockverb
uk
/nɒk/us
/nɑːk/
UK
B1
tohitsomeone with avehicleandinjureorkillthem:
She wasknockeddown by abus.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
On the road: accidents involving vehicles
  • anti-collision
  • bird strike
  • brake
  • car crash
  • crash-landing
  • cropper
  • derail
  • derailment
  • overshoot
  • prang
  • rear-end
  • road toll
  • RTA
  • rubbernecking
  • run(something)intosomething/someone
  • runsomeone/somethingdown
  • runsomeone/somethingover
  • shunt
  • stack
  • stack up
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Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding

knocksomeone/somethingdown

phrasal verbwithknockverb
uk
/nɒk/us
/nɑːk/

(HIT)

tocausesomeone or something tofallto thegroundbyhittinghim, her, or it
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Pushing and shoving
  • bat
  • batsomething/someoneaway
  • bring
  • bringsomeonedown
  • bundle
  • defenestrate
  • dig
  • elbow
  • goad
  • heave
  • nudge
  • poke/digsomeonein the ribsidiom
  • prod
  • propel
  • push
  • push off
  • pushsomeone/somethingover
  • scrum
  • shoulder
  • wheel
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(REDUCE PRICE)

informal
toreduceaprice, or topersuadesomeone toreducethepriceof something they areselling:
Shewanted$200 but Iknockedher downto$175.
See also
knock-down
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Price decreases
  • bargain
  • bear market
  • bearish
  • closeout
  • concessional
  • couponer
  • couponing
  • cratering
  • deflate
  • deflation
  • depreciate
  • depress
  • drop off
  • freeze
  • marksomethingdown
  • overdiscount
  • post-devaluation
  • projected value
  • promo code
  • spiral
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knocksomethingdown

phrasal verbwithknockverb
uk
/nɒk/us
/nɑːk/
B2
todestroyabuildingorpartof abuilding:
There areplanstoknockthelibrarydown andreplaceit with ahotelcomplex.
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Destroying and demolishing
  • annihilate
  • annihilation
  • apocalypse
  • bash
  • bash through (something)
  • be sacrificed on the altar ofsomethingidiom
  • fall in
  • in piecesidiom
  • indestructibility
  • killsomethingoff
  • kill the goose that lays the golden eggidiom
  • sacrifice
  • self-devouring
  • shred
  • sink
  • smash
  • stave
  • stavesomethingin
  • takesomethingout
  • tear
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to show that what someone has said is nottrue:
Sheeasilyknockeddown everyargumenthe put up.
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Proving and disproving
  • actions speak louder than wordsidiom
  • anti-sexist
  • attest
  • authenticate
  • convince
  • credential
  • demonstrability
  • demonstrable
  • demonstrably
  • dispel
  • disprove
  • lie
  • non-evidence
  • probatory
  • proof positive
  • provable
  • prove
  • the acid test
  • vindicate
  • vindication
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knock-down
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈnɒk.daʊn/us
/ˈnɑːk.daʊn/
(of aprice)extremelycheap:
They'resellingjeansforridiculousknock-downprices.
See also
knocksomeone/somethingdown(REDUCE PRICE)informal
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Costing little or no money
  • chargeless
  • cheap
  • cheap rate
  • cheapness
  • cheapo
  • chintzy
  • comp
  • compliment
  • complimentary
  • cut-price
  • economy-size
  • entry level
  • free of charge
  • glossy
  • inexpensive
  • nominal
  • nothing
  • rock bottom
  • schlock
  • valueless
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(Definition ofknock someone downfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

knock down something/someone| American Dictionary

knock downsomething/someone

phrasal verbwithknockverb
us
/nɑk/

(CAUSE TO FALL)

tohitsomeone or somethingforcefullyso that itfallsdown, orfallsto alowerplace:
Try not to knock thefencedown when you back out of thedriveway.

knock downsomething

phrasal verbwithknockverb
us
/nɑk/

(DESTROY)

todestroyandremoveabuilding,wall, or otherstructure:
Thecityis going to knock theoldtrainstationdown andbuilda newlibrary.
To knock down asystem,practice,rule, etc.meansto getridof it:
Hewantsto use the WTO to knock downtradebarriers.

(REDUCE)

toreducetheprice,amount, orvalueof something:
Hewanted$300 for thering, but we got him to knock it down to $250.
The SEC knocked downtheir$1.5billionpenaltyto $500,000.
(Definition ofknock down something/someonefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

knock sb down| Business English

knock sb down

phrasal verbwithknockverb[T]
uk
/nɒk/us
informal
topersuadesomeone toreducethepriceof something they areselling:
knock sb down from/to sthShewants$120 for thebike, but I'lltryandknockher down to $90.

knock sth down

phrasal verbwithknockverb[T]
uk
/nɒk/us
informal
toreducethepriceof something you areselling, orpersuadesomeone toreducethepriceof something they areselling:
knock sth down from/to sthTheymanagedtoknockthepricedown from €290,000 to €220,000 .
See also
knock-down
knock-down
adjective[only before noun]
informal(USalsoknockdown)
uk
us
extremelycheapor muchlowerthan theusualamount:
a knock-downdeal/price/rate
They areofferingafullbroadbandinternetservicefor a knock-down £17.99 amonth.
veryseriousanddamaging:
a knockdown battle/blowThecompanyhas had a knock-downblow.
COMMERCEUS
used todescribefurniturethat issoldinpiecesthat must bejoinedtogether:
aknockdownbookcase/desk/table
Compare
self-assemblyadjective
(Definition ofknock sb downfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofknock someone down

knock someone down
One hour later the difference inknock-downbetween the nets was less pronounced, a significant difference being registered only with the resistance homozygote (fig. 3).
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I meant ' ' there's a niceknock-downargument for you !
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This may not be aknock-downargument, but it does seem potentially problematic.
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The lack of enough individual data was precisely the reason that the paper is presented as a plausibility argument, rather than aknock-downargument.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Plus, he is only claiming to make relativism possible and coherent, he is not claiming to have aknock-downargument for it, even when it seems that he does.
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The argument from cognitive constraints is not designed to be aknock-downpunch, nor do we expect that any single model will stand alone in the final rounds.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Bluntly, they were sold off atknock-downprices.
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Moreover, rundown, clapped-out houses have been sold to the private sector atknock-downprices.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
They buy the land at almostknock-downagricultural prices.
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We are here talking about one of the most efficient industries in the country which will be sold off atknock-downprices.
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If they are stealing from shops, they will often sell the products at aknock-downprice.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
How much will be lost to the taxpayer by selling off valuable assets atknock-downprices to secure a quick sale?
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
What is the effect on such a person of the sell-off of public assets atknock-downprices?
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
But even where a refusal would be in line with the development plan, the authority cannot rely on that fact as aknock-downargument.
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I do not accept that any of those companies was sold atknock-downprices.
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