| 单词 | knockout |
| 释义 | knockout (nɒkaʊt ) also knock-out Word forms: knockouts 1. countable noun [oft by NOUN] In boxing, a knockout is a situation in which a boxer wins the fight by making his or her opponent fall to the ground and be unable to stand up before the referee has counted to ten. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A knockout blow is an action or event that completely defeats an opponent. He delivered a knockout blow to all of his rivals. 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A knockout competition is one in which the players or teams that win continue playing until there is only one winner left. [mainly British] ...the European Cup, a knockout competition between the top teams in Europe. 4. singular noun If you describe someone or something as a knockout, you think that they are extremely attractive or impressive. [informal, approval] She was a knockout in navy and scarlet. [+ in] The first story is a knockout. Synonyms: success, hit, winner, triumph Collocations: knockout punch Some of them were barely managing to scrape by as it was, then they took that knockout punch. Times,Sunday Times Instead, it was straight to the knockout punch. The Sun Stick to offline play, though, and this popular veteran serves up a solid though somewhat predictable performance, even if it doesn't deliver a knockout punch. Times, Sunday Times They might not have a knockout punch to go with their possession. Times, Sunday Times Yet, for all the fun, the concert rarely delivered a knockout punch. Times, Sunday Times In the knockout round, the ten teams shared the stage, standing before podiums to face words of growing difficulty. Times, Sunday Times That would mean the likelihood of an easier draw in the first knockout round. The Sun Real aim to overturn a 2-1 deficit from the first knockout round, first leg. Times, Sunday Times It's worth it for a return in excess of 25 million for sides that reach the knockout round. Times, Sunday Times Not unless you want the pitches to resemble a quarry by the time the knockout round starts. Times, Sunday Times She has been robbed of a knockout victory. The Sun He returned to the ring four months later and scored a knockout victory. The Sun Their four knockout victories, including the final, had the same scoreline: 1-0. Times, Sunday Times Politicians don't get big knockout victories in head-tohead debates. Times, Sunday Times However, he had little confidence until he earned five professional knockout victories. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He failed to land a knockout blow on the comedian, however, suggesting that the last chance to reverse his fortunes had slipped away. Times, Sunday Times As the game progressed, as zero hour inched ever closer, both sides struggled to land the knockout punch. Times, Sunday Times It was more like two ageing heavyweights lumbering around the ring, each flailing away trying to land a knockout blow that never came. The Sun So will either side land the knockout punch this week? Times, Sunday Times Labour should have landed a knockout blow to this enemy within years ago. The Sun They often have a higher chance than other fighting styles to score a knockout against their opponents because they focus on landing big, powerful hits, instead of smaller, faster attacks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He returned to the ring four months later and scored a knockout victory. The Sun In the most closely fought election in decades, none of the seven party leaders scored a knockout blow in last night's seven-way debate. Times, Sunday Times The former champion recovered and scored a knockout in the fifth round. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Evidently, such teams can do well over 180 minutes, enough to win a knockout tie but not to master a mini-league. Times, Sunday Times And this was their first knockout win since 1992, when they last reached the final. The Sun But they did not win a knockout tie in their final seven campaigns. The Sun Will it be a knockout win? The Sun We might even win a knockout match! The Sun Translations: Chinese: 击倒获胜拳击中的, 击倒获胜拳击中的, 引人注目的人 Japanese: ノックアウト, 痛烈な, とても魅力的な人やモノ |
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