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单词 knee
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knee
(n )
Word forms: knees , kneeing , kneed
1. countable noun [oft poss NOUN] B1
Your knee is the place where your leg bends.
He will receive physiotherapy on his damaged left knee.
...a knee injury.
2. countable noun [oft on NOUN]
If something or someone is on your knee or on your knees, they are resting or sitting on the upper part of your legs when you are sitting down.
He sat with the package on his knees.
I sat in the back of the taxi with my son on my knee.
3. countable noun
The knee on a piece of clothing is the part that covers your knee.
...jeans with holes at both knees.
4. plural noun [usu on/to N]
If you are on your knees, your legs are bent and your knees are on the ground.
She fell to the ground on her knees and prayed.
She was on her knees in the kitchen.
5. verb
If you knee someone, you hit them using your knee.
Ian kneed him in the groin. [VERB noun]
6. bring to its knees phrase
If a country or organization is brought to its knees, it is almost completely destroyed by someone or something.
The country was being brought to its knees by the loss of 2.4 million manufacturing jobs.
Our aim is to bring this government to its knees, to force it to the negotiating table.
7. take the/a knee phrase
If someone, especially a sportsperson, takes the knee or takes a knee, they kneel down on one knee as a protest against racism.
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Collocations:
dodgy knee
I've got dodgy knees.
The Sun (2013)
You've been putting up with that dodgy knee for months.
The Sun (2015)
With my dodgy knees, less kneeling is surely a good thing.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
knee ligament
He will miss the tournament with knee ligament damage.
Times, Sunday Times
It means that he can keep setbacks — be they season-ending knee ligament injuries or blown grandslam opportunities — in the right perspective.
Times, Sunday Times
The 30-year-old midfield player has made an impressive recovery from knee ligament damage, but he has been told to focus on next season.
Times, Sunday Times
A knee ligament problem will keep the defender sidelined for two months.
The Sun
He has had two cruciate knee ligament injuries and a broken ankle.
The Sun
knee pads
Knee pads are already in wide use but soldiers are irritated by the way they ride down the leg.
Times, Sunday Times
Knee pads or elbow braces may be worn to protect joints.
Times, Sunday Times
And use knee pads when you kneel — or get someone else to scrub the floors.
The Sun
In addition to a helmet, you are kitted out with the hand, elbow and knee pads that will spare you as you bounce off the hard, frozen walls.
Times, Sunday Times
Along with elbow pads, knee pads and helmet.
Times, Sunday Times
knee pain
She had an under-active thyroid and could not walk up stairs because of knee pain.
Times, Sunday Times
Knee pain can be the result of many things.
Times, Sunday Times
Repetition of poor technique can lead to the kind of chronic knee pain that probably needs advice or treatment from a physiotherapist or sports biomechanist.
Times, Sunday Times
Acute knee pain may be the result of a sprain or twist and may respond well to rest, ice and elevation.
Times, Sunday Times
The rigid surface was notorious for causing injuries, whether it be rolled ankles, knee pain or nasty burns on the arms and legs.
Times,Sunday Times
knee replacement
I could be up for another knee replacement.
Times,Sunday Times
If she had been a human she would soon have been on the waiting list for a knee replacement.
Times, Sunday Times
It can also cause pain and discomfort on its own, and can get in the way of knee replacement surgery.
Times, Sunday Times
When knee trouble started to interfere with his golf four years ago, hughes was told he needed a knee replacement.
Times, Sunday Times
Recovery from a knee replacement will depend on the individual and the type of surgery you had.
The Sun
knee slide
How much for a knee slide on top?
The Sun
She threw herself into knee slides and onstage costume changes.
Times, Sunday Times
No knee slides but plenty of hand pumping in front of the fans.
The Sun
But like the football adolescents up and down the country celebrating goals by knee slides or pulling their shirts over their heads, we just copy our idols.
Times, Sunday Times
knee surgery
She had knee surgery in 2011 which left her on crutches, below, for several days.
Times, Sunday Times
Torn muscles, knee surgery, calf and ankle issues have contributed to staccato progress and the curse of casual trolls.
Times, Sunday Times
I fell awkwardly and ended up needing knee surgery.
The Sun
She let me touch her knees to confirm she had not had any work done (rumour had it she spent 5,000 on knee surgery).
Times, Sunday Times
The defender, 19, (right) has been recovering from knee surgery and it was feared he would miss the rest of the campaign.
The Sun
swollen knee
I had a swollen knee 2-3 weeks ago, and though the swelling has gone down 50-60%, it's still painful.
Times, Sunday Times
I was lying on the treatment bed, holding ice on to my swollen knee, but doubled up with laughter.
Times, Sunday Times
A crack and a scream later and you have a very painful, swollen knee.
The Sun
Until a swollen knee slowed down his movements and checked his agility, he was a strong and multi-talented fieldsman at slip and in the covers.
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She fell on a descent and had to ride many more hours using her bruised, scraped and swollen knee.
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weak knee
Some of the moves are high-impact, so they are not recommended if you have weak knee or hip joints.
Times, Sunday Times
The symptoms include clouded vision, blurred thinking, weak knees and excessive perspiration.
Times, Sunday Times
So strengthen feeble arms and weak knees, and prepare to roll up your sleeves.
Christianity Today
If you have weak knees, take the feet slightly wider apart and turn the toes out.
The Sun
Citing weak knees, he retired before the start of the season, never having touched the ball or seen a single down during his professional career.
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Translations:
Chinese: 膝盖, 用膝盖撞击
Japanese: ひざ, ひざげりを食わす
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