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单词 knock someone out
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knock someone out

1Make 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!’...
  • The blow didn't knock her out, but she crashed to the floor and struggled for breath.
  • Scottsdale went down next; a blow to his head knocked him out cold.

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....
  • I have not a doubt that had Foreman and Tyson fought anytime between 1990 and 1997 that Foreman would have knocked Tyson out inside of three rounds.
  • Just for the record, I picked Frazier to knock Foreman out in 1973.
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....
  • It's a truism that career ladders are based on the traditional male life plan - he knocks himself out in his 20s and 30s while his wife raises the kids, mends his socks and types his papers.
  • Still, compared to important experiences like meeting my husband and having my kids, having lots of money doesn't seem to be an experience worth knocking yourself out for.

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’....
  • ‘I am knocked out by it - really stunned,’ said Josephine, whose award marks Adult Learners Week in the Eastern region.
  • This is the kind of movie that knocks you out with the buildings alone.
2Defeat a competitor in a knockout competition: England had been knocked out of the World Cup...
  • When Brazil were knocked out of the Olympic Games quarter-finals in Sydney two years ago, public opinion demanded the politicians investigate.
  • The tie also gives Liverpool a chance for revenge as they were knocked out of the competition by the Germans on a 4-3 aggregate at the quarter-final stage in 2002.
  • Andre Agassi was knocked out of the French Open in the second round.

Synonyms

eliminate;
beat, defeat, vanquish, overwhelm, overthrow, overcome, get the better of, trounce
See parent entry: knock
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