| 单词 | knee |
| 释义 | Word Frequency knee(niː) noun 1. the joint of the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella Technical name: genu ▶ Related adjective: genicular2. a. the area surrounding and above this joint b. (modifier) reaching or covering the knee knee breeches knee socks 3. a corresponding or similar part in other vertebrates 4. the part of a garment that covers the knee 5. the upper surface of a seated person's thigh the child sat on her mother's knee 6. anything resembling a knee in action, such as a device pivoted to allow one member angular movement in relation to another 7. anything resembling a knee in shape, such as an angular bend in a pipe 8. any of the hollow rounded protuberances that project upwards from the roots of the swamp cypress: thought to aid respiration in waterlogged soil 9. bend the knee 10. bring someone to his or her knees 11. bring something to its knees 12. take a knee verbWord forms: knees, kneeing or kneed 13. (transitive) to strike, nudge, or push with the knee Word origin Old English cnēow; compare Old High German kneo, Old Norse knē, Latin genu |
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