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knee

释义

knee

noun countable

UK /niː/

Word Forms

singular	knee
plural	knees

1
the part in the middle of your leg, where it bends
Shirley sat in the corner, hugging her knees.
We were up to our knees in mud.
a serious knee injury
fall/drop etc to your knees (=put your knees on the ground):
He dropped to his knees and started praying.
Synonyms and related words
General words for limbs and appendages
ankle
appendage
arch
1. 1a
  the part of a pair of trousers that covers your knee
  His jeans had holes in both knees.
  Synonyms and related words
  Parts of clothes
  arm
  armhole
  basque
2
the upper part of your leg when you are sitting down, where you can hold a child or an object
Synonyms and related words
Other parts of the body from the outside
abdomen
back
belly
3
take a knee
to kneel on one knee during the national anthem as an act of political protest
I’m a vet, and if you think I served so football players could take a knee during the anthem to protest injustice, you’d be right.
There did not appear to be any white players taking a knee.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 24/09/2017
Open Dictionary - September2017

phrases

bring someone/something to their knees

your knees knock

on bended knee

on your knees

knee

noun countable

US /ni/

Word Forms

singular	knee
plural	knees

1
the part in the middle of your leg, where it bends
Bend your knees when you pick up heavy objects.
We were up to our knees in mud.
She wore a black dress reaching to just above the knee.
Her knees buckled and she fell to the floor.
Shirley sat in the corner, hugging her knees.
a serious knee injury
fall/drop etc. to your knees (=put your knees on the ground):
He dropped to his knees and started praying.
Synonyms and related words
General words for limbs and appendages
ankle
appendage
arch
1. 1a
  the part of a pants leg that covers your knee
  His jeans had holes in both knees.
  Synonyms and related words
  Parts of clothes
  arm
  armhole
  bib
2
the upper part of your leg when you are sitting down, where you can hold a child or an object
Synonyms and related words
Other parts of the body from the outside
abdomen
back
belly
3
take a knee
to kneel on one knee during the national anthem as an act of political protest
I’m a vet, and if you think I served so football players could take a knee during the anthem to protest injustice, you’d be right.
There did not appear to be any white players taking a knee.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 24/09/2017
Open Dictionary - September2017

phrases

bring someone/something to their knees

your knees knock

on bended knee

on your knees

knee

verb transitive

UK /niː/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	knee
he/she/it	knees
present participle	kneeing
past tense	kneed
past participle	kneed

1
to hurt someone by hitting them with your knee
She kneed him in the groin.
Synonyms and related words
To hit a person
hit
smack
bludgeon

knee

verb transitive

US /ni/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	knee
he/she/it	knees
present participle	kneeing
past tense	kneed
past participle	kneed

1
to hurt someone by hitting them with your knee
She kneed him in the groin.
Synonyms and related words
To hit a person
hit
beat
smack

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