knock.
敲,敲门,敲门声,敲击
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Definitions
v.verb · 无主动词
- 1.
- ›to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal:to knock on the door before entering.
- ›to strike in collision; bump: He knocked into a table.
- ›to make a pounding noise: The engine of our car is knocking badly.
- ›Informal. to engage in trivial or carping criticism; find fault.
- ›Cards. to end a game, as in gin rummy, by laying down a hand in which those cards not included in sets total less than a specific amount.
v.verb · 有主动词
- 1.
- ›to give a sounding or forcible blow to; hit; strike; beat.
- ›to drive, force, or render by a blow or blows: to knock a man senseless.
- ›to make by striking a blow or blows: to knock a hole in the wall.
- ›to strike against something else.
- ›Informal. to criticize, especially in a carping manner: He's always knocking everything.
Phrases
- knock about
- knock back
- knock cold
- knock dead
- knock down
- knock down with a feather
- knock for a loop
- knock into a cocked hat
- knock it off
- knock off
- knock oneself out
- knock on wood
- knock out
- knock over
- knock over with a feather
- knock someone's block off
- knock someone's socks off
- knock the bottom out of
- knock the living daylights out of
- knock the socks off
- knock together
- knock up
- beat (knock) into someone's head
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Even though arthritis swells beneath both of my knock knees.
The “never voted” line is a knock at Carey, who has never held office.
They plan to spend a week of vacation wallowing in the glorious luxuries of a house they are not rich enough to own but are rich enough to aspire toward — but then, on their first night at the house, there’s a knock at the door.
Perhaps the biggest knock on the play-in tournament is that it is somewhat difficult to explain.
Mallory Talbott, who manages a barbecue restaurant, said parents knew to call the house phone if no one answered a knock.
This courageous act earned him a late-night knock on the door with orders for Serna to vamos from Cuba.
In the back of my mind I was wondering how much time we had before there might be an ominous knock at the door.
I was writing Lorrie Moore knock-off short stories before I switched to nonfiction.
Still, we had the 13 dwarves to deal with, but at least in this movie we get to knock a couple off, which is a relief.
But hey, if you want to take on Cosby for telling you to stay in school, yourself out.