| 单词 | knuckle |
| 释义 | knuckle noun[C] uk/ˈnʌk.əl/us/ˈnʌk.əl/C2 one of thejointsin thehandwhereyourfingersbend,especiallywhereyourfingersjoinon to themainpartofyourhand 指节；（尤指）掌指关节 Hanis/E+/GettyImages The hand
Idiomnear the knuckle knuckle| American Dictionaryknuckle noun[C] us/ˈnʌk·əl/one of thejointsof thefingers Examplesofknuckleknuckle I ventured to enquire why he found it was necessary to borrow that amount and once more felt the ruler on my knuckles. From theCambridge English Corpus A drum-like instrument played by striking with the knuckles and shaking. From theCambridge English Corpus For example, the entry forknucklecontains the information that the k is likely to be omitted. From theCambridge English Corpus The operative word is "immediately"; their knuckles were immediately rapped. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have sometimes had my knuckles rapped for taking an aggressive attitude. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Some district health authorities could soon have their knuckles rapped unless there is a drop in the infant mortality rate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What we have to guard against is bias when it reaches the stage of being near theknuckleof libel. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The fact that one knuckles under does not mean that one accepts the measure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Certainly, the unions have toknuckledown and be realistic and reasonable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Should we not toughen up the laws to includeknuckledusters and many other horrible things? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The landlord will receive a rap over the knuckles, and only then will the enforcement procedure commence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If they subsequently appeared before a magistrate, they would receive a verbal rap over the knuckles and a conditional discharge. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These rules applied to glove fighting as bareknucklecontests mercifully began to fade into obscurity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I know it is illegal but there is a growing movement for underground bareknucklefighting and it happens whether we like it or not. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Mentioning the north-east was rather near theknuckle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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