单词 | knock back |
释义 | knock back 1. phrasal verb If you knock back a drink, especially an alcoholic one, you drink it quickly, and often in large amounts. [informal] He was knocking back his 10th gin and tonic of the day. [VERB PARTICLE noun] She poured some vodka into a glass and knocked it back in two swallows. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb See full dictionary entry for knock If an event, situation, or person knocks you back, they prevent you from progressing or achieving something. [mainly British] It seemed as though every time we got rolling something came along to knock us back. [VERB noun PARTICLE] That really knocked back any hope for further peace negotiations. [VERB PARTICLE noun] |
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