| 单词 | knock around |
| 释义 | knock aroundregional note: in BRIT, also use knock about 1. phrasal verb If someone knocks you around or knocks you about, they hit or kick you several times. [mainly British, informal] He lied to me constantly and started knocking me around. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If someone knocks around or knocks about somewhere, they spend time there, experiencing different situations or just passing time. ...reporters who knock around in troubled parts of the world. [VERB PARTICLE preposition/adverb] They knock around on weekends in grubby sweaters and pants. [VERB PARTICLE] I know nothing about him except that he knocked about South Africa for a while. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 3. phrasal verb [only cont] If someone or something is knocking around or knocking about, they are present in a particular place. [mainly British] There were a couple of decent kits knocking around, but this wasn't one of them! [VERB PARTICLE] His paintings look as if they have been knocking around for centuries. [VERB PARTICLE] 4. phrasal verb See full dictionary entry for knockIf you knock around or knock about with someone, you spend your spare time with them, either because you are one of their friends or because you are their boyfriend or girlfriend. [mainly British] I used to knock about with all the lads from round where Mum lives. [VERB PARTICLE + with] They were knocking around together for about a year. [V P together] Chinese translation of 'knock around'knock aroundvt, vi
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