单词 | knock someone out |
释义 | knock someone out1Make a person unconscious, typically with a blow to the head.The blows knocked me out and the last thing I remember was him screaming: ‘It's all your fault!’...
Synonyms stun, strike unconscious, knock unconscious, render unconscious, knock senseless, stupefy, daze, lay out, floor, prostrate, level informal KO, kayo, knock cold, put out cold 1.1Knock down (a boxer) for a count of ten, thereby winning the contest.In a fight similar to Frazier's destruction of Bob Foster, Tyson knocked Spinks out in the first round....
1.2 (knock oneself out) informal Work so hard that one is exhausted.Other times I knock myself out trying too hard to be nice to people....
Synonyms exhaust, wear out, tire out, overtire, overtax, tire, fatigue, weary, enervate, drain, sap, debilitate, enfeeble, prostrate informal do in, take it out of, fag out, frazzle British informal knacker North American informal poop 1.3 informal Astonish or greatly impress someone.The Hollywood Reporter stated that ‘this movie knocks you out with an astonishing blend of hyper-realism, visual complexity and powerful themes’....
2Defeat a competitor in a knockout competition: England had been knocked out of the World Cup...
Synonyms eliminate; beat, defeat, vanquish, overwhelm, overthrow, overcome, get the better of, trounce See parent entry: knock |
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