单词 | knock back |
释义 | Word Frequency knock backverb (tr, adverb) 1. informal to drink, esp quickly 2. informal to cost 3. slang to reject or refuse you cannot possibly knock back such an offer 4. slang to come as an unpleasant surprise to; disconcert noun knock-back 5. slang a refusal or rejection 6. prison slang failure to obtain parole Word Frequency knock-back(ˈnɒkbæk) noun 1. a problem or rejection which delays one's progress or which reverses some of the progress one has made; setback The schedule has suffered a knockback. It was hard work but I loved it, every success and every knock-back. 2. a rejection, esp when one has applied for a job or something similar I must have made more than 100 phone calls and I didn't get a single knockback. After that knock-back she worked briefly for the United Nations in Geneva. 3. prison slang failure to obtain parole I received a two-year knock-back. |
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