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单词 knock someone up
释义

knock someone up

1British Wake or attract the attention of someone by knocking at their door.Eventually, after having no luck at all with the key, I had to go next door and knock them up....
  • I'll knock you up at five to seven and I'd like you downstairs for breakfast at seven sharp.
  • Some were formal duties, such as inspecting weights and measures or inspecting bridges, others were informal, such as knocking people up early in the morning for work.

Synonyms

wake, wake up, waken, awaken, call, rouse, arouse, get out of bed, get up
informal give someone a shout
2 informal Make a woman pregnant.It takes a lot more than knocking someone up to be a real father....
  • Apparently when she was twenty-two he knocked her up and promised her that they would live happily ever after.
  • Don't think you can just knock me up and expect not to deal with the consequences.

Synonyms

make pregnant, impregnate, inseminate
informal put in the family way
British informal get in the club
archaic get with child
See parent entry: knock
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