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单词 kneecap
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
knee•cap /ˈniˌkæp/USA pronunciation   n., v., -capped, -cap•ping. 
n. [countable]
  1. the patella, the bone that is in front of the knee and protects it.

v. [+ object]
  1. to cripple (a person) by shooting in the knee.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
knee•cap  (nēkap′),USA pronunciation n., v., -capped, -cap•ping. 
n. 
  1. the patella.
  2. a protective covering, usually knitted, for the knee.

v.t. 
  1. to cripple (a person) by shooting in the knee:Terrorists were kneecapping prospective jurors.
  • knee + cap1 1650–60
kneecap′per, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
kneecap /ˈniːˌkæp/ n
  1. a nontechnical name for patella
vb ( -caps, -capping, -capped)(transitive)
  1. (esp of certain terrorist groups) to shoot (a person) in the kneecap, esp as an act of retaliation
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