| 单词 | knock about/around |
| 释义 | knock about/around 1．travel without a plan； wander with no fixed aim漫游；无目的地游逛 *After graduating from college，Joe knocked about for a year seeing the country before he went to work in his father's business．乔大学毕业后用一年时间周游全国，然后才去他父亲的商行上班。 *He's not yet thirty， but he's knocked about the world a good deal．他还没到30岁，但已在世界上跑了不少地方。 *He has been knocking about Africa most of his life．他已经在非洲旅行大半辈子了。 2．beat with the fists； mistreat physically or mentally拳打；虐待 *The boxer knocked his opponent about all over the ring．拳击者把对方打得在拳击场上打转。 *He knocks his wife about a bit．他有点虐待妻子。 *He was often knocked about by the shop owner during his apprenticeship．他在学徒期间常常遭到店老板的虐待。 *I wish they'd stop knocking their children about．希望他们别再虐待他们的孩子。 3．damage； knock continually and damage（furniture， decorations，etc．）破坏；不停地敲打以致破坏（家俱或装饰物） *The harvest was badly knocked about by the storm．由于那场暴风雨，庄稼的收成遭到了破坏。 *I don't like the children playing in this room， for fear they knock the furniture about．我不喜欢孩子们在这房间里玩，怕他们把家俱弄坏。 4．lie about here and there；be found or seen； going about到处乱放；被找到；到处走动 *That old thing has been knocking about the house for years．那件旧东西随便丢在家里已经好些年了。 *The book is now out of print， but there are probably still copies of it knocking about in the libraries and bookshops．这本书已经绝版了，但在图书馆或书店也许还能找到几本。 *There seem to be a lot of policemen knocking about in this district tonight．今晚在这地区似乎有许多警察到处巡逻。 |
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