| 释义 |
knock-kneed
\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
1. : having knock-knee
< an emaciated knock-kneed child >
2.
a. : functioning or moving awkwardly or jerkily or laboriously
< a knock-kneed mind >
< knock-kneed lines of verse >
: limping, lame, inept, weak
< a knock-kneed excuse >
b. : devoid of smoothness and grace : clumsy, gauche
< a knock-kneed collection of provincial practitioners — Times Literary Supplement >
< a knock-kneed vase in the foreground — H.L.Mencken > |