单词 | to take a knee |
释义 | > as lemmasto take a (also the) knee Phrases to take a (also the) knee. a. To kneel; to go down on one knee, esp. as a sign of respect or (in later use) as a peaceful means of protesting against institutional racism.The practice of taking a knee as a form of protest was popularized by American Football player Colin Kaepernick, who chose to kneel rather than stand during prematch performances of the national anthem: see quot. 2017. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action or act of kneeling > kneel or assume kneeling posture [verb (transitive)] kneea1616 deflect1630 to take a (also the) knee1960 society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > militancy > be militant [verb (intransitive)] > demonstrate or protest > specific to sit down1936 to sit in1937 sit1959 to take a (also the) knee1960 1960 State (Columbia, S. Carolina) 2 May b3/4 We all played for him. We all loved him. Now he's gone. So let's all take a knee for a moment of silence for our Rex Enright. 2004 Daily News (N. Y.) (Nexis) 8 Dec. 5 ‘Oh, my God!’ gasped Melissa Beck, as Joe Imperato took a knee and asked her to marry him. ‘Yes! Omigod!’ 2017 Evening Standard (Nexis) 15 Dec. One of the most dignified rebellions of recent years started with Colin Kaepernick's taking the knee during the national anthem as a protest about the treatment of black men by police in the US. 2020 @RoyceWestTX 30 May in twitter.com (accessed 16 June 2020) Tonight, in downtown Dallas, I encouraged peaceful citizen protesters to #TakeAKnee to protest the death of #GeorgeFloyd and other black men and women killed at the hands of police. b. American Football. Of a player in possession of the ball, esp. the quarterback or the receiver of a kick: to down the ball intentionally by kneeling on one knee; cf. down v.1 7. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > American football > play American football [verb (transitive)] > actions to ball return1884 snap1887 drive1889 centre1895 to turn over1921 convert1932 lateral1932 snag1942 shovel pass1948 bootleg1951 squib1966 to take a (also the) knee1972 spike1976 1972 Thomasville (Georgia) Times-Enterprise 11 Nov. 9/1 Raines instructed Gaston to take a knee in the endzone for a safety, so that the Bulldogs could free kick from the 20. 1994 Denver Post 20 Nov. b12/4 Instead of taking a knee and running out the clock, Vena tried a pitchout. 2018 Chico (Calif.) Enterprise-Record (Nexis) 8 Sept. b2 A few first downs later, REV quarterback Myles Herrera was taking a knee to run out the clock on a hard-fought Wildcats victory. < as lemmas |
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