| 单词 | knock down |
| 释义 | knock down 1．knock to the floor or ground击倒；击败 *He knocked his opponent down．他击败了对手。 *With one blow he knocked his assailant down．他一拳就把袭击他的人打倒在地。 2．strike and cause to fall撞倒 *The girl was knocked down by a lorry as she ran across the road．这女孩在跑过马路时被卡车撞倒了。 *He was knocked down by a car and was rushed to the hospital．他被汽车撞倒后，随即被送进医院。 3．signify the sale of an article at auction by a blow of the hammer 拍卖时击槌以示卖出 *The picture was knocked down to me for ＄ 20 at an auction．这幅画在拍卖中以20美元卖给了我。 *The auctioneer knocked the bureau down to a furniture dealer from York．拍卖人把那张写字台卖给约克的一个家俱商。 *A mahogany table was knocked down for five pounds．一张桃花心木桌以5英镑的价钱卖出去了。 4．compel sb． to lower the price of 迫使减价；压价 *He asked ＄500 for his car， but I managed to knock him down by 10percent．他出价 500美元卖他的车子，但我竭力使他减价10％。 *The price was knocked down to ￡5．价格降低到了5镑。 *The storekeeper decided to knock down his remaining winter stock．店主决定将剩余的冬季存货减价出售。 5．take apart in handling or transportation拆散；拆零（以便装运） *London Bridge was knocked down stone by stone and rebuilt in the middle of a desert in the United States．伦敦大桥被一块石头一块石头地拆除了，重新安装在美国的一片沙漠中心。 *We knocked down the bookcase and packed them in the car．我们将书橱拆散装进汽车。 6．tear down； demolish拆毁；拆除 *These old houses will be knocked down to make room for a stadium．这些旧房子将被拆除，以腾出地方来造一座体育馆。 *We are going to knock down those old buildings．我们不久就要拆除那些旧建筑物。 7．embezzle money from one's employer盗用雇主之钱 *He knocked down plenty of the cash without being caught．他盗用了不少现金，未被发觉。 8．receive，as a salary or a scholastic grade； earn挣得（薪金）；获得（分数） *He knocks down about ＄12，000 a year．他一年大约赚1万2千美元。 9．call upon要求 *The chairman knocked her down for a song．主席要求她唱一支歌。 10．cause（a sailing vessel） to heel，as by a gust of wind，to such a degree that it cannot right itself （风）使船倾斜 *Lower the sail or the boat will be knocked down．把帆放下来，否则船会被风吹翻的。 |
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