单词 | in the know |
释义 | > as lemmasin the know a. in the know: in possession of information which is not generally known; well-informed. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > [adjective] > knowledgeable, well-informed knowinga1398 well-knowingc1425 scientc1475 advertised1481 well-informeda1500 scientive1575 callent1656 fly1811 knowledgeable1825 factful1853 dungeonable1855 knowful1855 woke up1871 in the know1883 to be jerry1908 hipped1920 wised-up1926 clueful1943 genned-up1945 clued (up)1948 1883 Daily News 21 Sept. 2/2 People in the ‘know’ are playing with loaded dice. 1885 Times 19 Mar. 3 To those in the know the spectacle was painful in the extreme. 1926 Amer. Mercury Apr. 399/2 Halsted's clinic was regarded by those in the know as the best station for the study of the perfect healing of wounds. 1991 U.S. News & World Rep. 11 Mar. 24/1 The intelligence operatives..fled Kuwait at the earliest sign of trouble, leaving behind them those who were not in the know. 2002 B. Hoey Her Majesty xix. 282 This was the view of a man in the know, who occupied the most senior position in the royal household for thirteen years. < as lemmas |
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