| 词汇 | knock |
| 释义 | knock Theme: CRITICISM tr. to criticize someone or something.Don't knock it if you haven't tried it.The papers are knocking my favorite candidate again. knock 1. noun 1 a setback, especially a monetary loss UK, 1889. 2 a bite (that moment when a fish takes the bait). Used by anglers UK, 1969. 3 a promiscuous woman AUSTRALIA, 1965.► do a knock1. to partake in an amorous outing; to go on a date AUSTRALIA, 1934.2. to have sex. From 'knock' (an act of sexual intercourse) AUSTRALIA, 1933.► on the knock1. on credit; engaged in hire purchase UK, 1968.2. to be working as a prostitute UK, 1969.► take a knockto suffer a setback or a financial loss UK, 1649.► take the knockto fail to meet your debts AUSTRALIA, 1966 2. verb 1 to criticise, to disparage US, 1865. 2 to defraud, to cheat, especially by passing a fraudulent cheque or by obtaining and dishonouring a credit arrangement UK, 1962. 3 to steal; to rob UK, 1919. 4 to arrest US, 1987. 5 to kill AUSTRALIA, 1911. 6 to wound AUSTRALIA, 1917. 7 to exhaust; to debilitate AUSTRALIA, 1957. 8 to have sexual intercourse with someone UK, 1598. 9 to make an amorous approach to (a person) AUSTRALIA, 1934. 10 to be unable to make a move in a game, such as dominoes. Almost certainly derived from the player's action of knocking on the table to signal an inability to move UK, 1984. 11 to disclose that a pool player is a professional US, 1990. 12 to post (a letter) US, 1947.► couldn't knock the skin off a rice puddingweak, impotent; used contemptuously of an inferior fighter UK, 1946.► knock 'em cold; knock 'em deadto amaze an audience, to have a sensational success. From boxing UK, 1961.► knock a chunk offto have sex from the male perspective US, 1973.► knock a fadeto leave US, 1973.► knock a scarfto eat a meal US, 1947.► knock at the doorin horse racing, to have nearly won several recent races US, 1960.► knock bootsto have sex, especially anal sex US, 1994.► knock dogto be for sale at a low price TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003.► knock for six1. to utterly overcome, to inconvenience gravely. Cricketing imagery, where a 'six' or 'sixer' is a shot that clears the boundary UK, 1902.2. to astound UK, 1949.► knock into a cocked hatto damage someone or something very considerably. By late C20 other violent verbs often replace 'knock' US, 1833.► knock into the middle of next week; knock into next weekto hit violently, even fatally; especially, to deliver a blow that causes insensibility. Originally used of boxers UK, 1821.► knock it offto have sexual intercourse AUSTRALIA, 1983.► knock it on the headto stop talking; to stop doing something. Often as an imperative AUSTRALIA, 1965.► knock it outto have sex US, 1980.► knock one offto have sex, especially in a perfunctory manner US, 1924.► knock one outto masturbate to orgasm. Possibly related to KNOCK OUT (to manufacture or supply cheaply) UK, 1990.► knock out tongueto kiss with open mouths US, 1993.► knock seven bells out of someoneto physically beat someone very severely UK, 1929.► knock someone rottento punch or strike fiercely; to daze (a person) by hitting them; to stun AUSTRALIA, 1965.► knock someone's eyes outto astound someone AUSTRALIA, 1940.► knock something on the headto finish an activity, to stop doing something or stop something happening. Often as the exclamatory injunction (knock it on the head!). Obviously derives from a final blow that renders someone unconscious, or kills a snake, or drives a nail home UK, 1871.► knock spots offto surpass US, 1856.► knock the drawing room out of someoneto condition or toughen someone physically NEW ZEALAND, 1952.► knock the slack outto accelerate (a truck or car) US, 1976.► knock your wigto comb your hair US, 1947 knock around/about 1. knock sb around/about informal to hit or kick someone several times: Her husband was a big man with a bad temper. He used to knock her around.get knocked about There was one boy who was always covered in bruises - he got knocked about at home.2. knock around/about sth • knock around/about informal to spend time somewhere, without doing anything very serious or important: I didn't want to leave the city now. I'd spent enough time knocking about in the country. After three years knocking around at university, Sammy still had no idea about a future career.■ SIMILAR TO: kick around informal3. be knocking around/about informal if something is knocking around, it is in a particular place, but it has been forgotten about, or not used for a long time: I used to play a little violin that I found knocking around in the attic. There seem to be a lot of BMWs knocking around these days. It's surprising how few good acting parts there are knocking around.■ SIMILAR TO: kick around, be kicking around/about informal4. knock sth around/about BrE to kick or hit a ball around, especially in a not very serious way: They didn't look like a team who wanted to win. They were just knocking the ball about.5. knock around/about sth to spend time in a place or travelling around a place, doing whatever you want to do or doing very little: Like Jules, Sarah had knocked around the world a bit and seen a lot of places.■ SIMILAR TO: kick around informal, bum around informal knock around/about with knock around/about with sb BrE to spend your free time with someone, because they are your friend or because you are having a relationship with them: On Saturdays I knock around with my friends from school. Moore used to knock around with a very strange looking woman.■ SIMILAR TO: go around with, hand out with informal, especially AmE knock back 1. knock back sth • knock sth back informal to drink something, especially alcohol, quickly or in large amounts: I watched him knock back a whole bottle of wine in fifteen minutes. She poured herself a glass of whisky and knocked it back.■ SIMILAR TO: put away informal especially spoken2. knock sth/sb back BrE informal to prevent something or someone from making progress or improving: The delay has knocked work back two years. You've been very ill and if you go to Mick's party it will really knock you back.■ SIMILAR TO: set back3. knock sb back BrE informal to shock or surprise someone: When my Dad went off with another woman, it knocked us all back.■ SIMILAR TO: shock4. knock sb back sth BrE informal to cost you a particular amount of money, especially a lot of money: A new computer will knock you back at least a thousand pounds. How much did the flights knock you back?■ SIMILAR TO: set back5. knock sth/sb back • knock back sth/sb BrE informal to refuse an offer that someone has made: The football club made an offer for the thirty-five-year-old player, but it was knocked back.■ SIMILAR TO: turn down knock down 1. knock sb down • knock down sb usually passive if a vehicle knocks someone down, it hits them so that they fall to the ground and may be injured or killed: Michael Hutchence was knocked down by a taxi as he left the nightclub. As Tracey was getting out of her car, a motorcycle nearly knocked her down.■ SIMILAR TO: knock over, run over2. knock down sth • knock sth down to deliberately destroy and remove a building or a part of a building: We could knock down this wall and have one large room instead of two. A lot of the older houses were knocked down to make space for new ones.■ SIMILAR TO: demolish formal3. knock sth down • knock down sth to reduce the price of something:+ to The agents recommended knocking the price down to $150,000, and we agreed.+ from■ SIMILAR TO: reduce He's knocked down the painting from $200 to $170.knockdown adj always before noun a knockdown price is very cheap: In the end the land was sold at a knockdown price.4. knock sb down informal to persuade someone to reduce the price of something they are selling you:+ to She wanted $2,000 for the car, but I knocked her down to £1,800.5. knock down sth • knock sth down to prove or argue that an idea, suggestion etc is not right, or not worth considering: They knocked down the proposal on the grounds that it was not practical. His argument was completely illogical, and easily knocked down. knock off 1. knock off sth • knock sth off informal to reduce a price by a particular amount: Discount travel agencies may be able to knock off a few hundred dollars from the price of international tickets. I'll knock $100 off your loan if you repay it by the end of the month.■ SIMILAR TO: take off, deduct formal■ OPPOSITE: add on2. knock it off! spoken informal used to tell someone to stop doing something that is annoying you: Knock it off, Liz! There's no reason to drive like an idiot!■ SIMILAR TO: stop it!, cut it out!3. knock off sth • knock sth off informal to reduce a total by a particular amount: I'd like to knock a minute off my running time. I've been knocking off 200 extra calories a day but still not losing weight.■ SIMILAR TO: take off4. knock off sb/sth • knock sb/sth off AmE informal to defeat a person or team in a race, game etc: The Bulls had knocked off The Rockets in the first round, winning 109-34. The new Ohio Representative knocked off his opponent by only 1,000 votes in the last election.■ SIMILAR TO: defeat5. knock off informal to stop working because it is time to go home, have your midday meal etc: All the factory workers knock off at 3 p.m. on Fridays. I'm going to knock off early today.■ SIMILAR TO: finish work6. knock off sb • knock sb off informal to murder someone: He'll get knocked off for sure if the gang finds out where he's hiding. The gang knocked them off and quickly fled the scene.■ SIMILAR TO: murder, bump off informal7. knock off sth informal to copy a product without permission, usually so you can sell it for less money than the real product: This store is known for knocking off young, designer styles and turning them into affordable clothing.■ SIMILAR TO: copyknockoff adj informal cheaply made to look like something more expensiveknockoff n C informal a cheap, low-quality product that is made to look like a similar product of higher quality: Channel 12's new game show is just a knock-off of "Hollywood Squares."8. knock off sth • knock sth off informal to produce or finish something very easily and quickly: Although famous for his long novels, Ken Bradford also likes to knock off short stories from time to time. I had tons of work to do, but I knocked it off in no time and went our for a beer.■ SIMILAR TO: churn out9. knock sth off • knock off sth BrE informal to steal something: Who would want to knock off these old bicycles? knockoff goods■ SIMILAR TO: steal, nick BrE informal10. knock off sb • knock sb off BrE informal to have sex with someone: Apparently he'd been knocking off one of his secretaries in the lunch hour.■ SIMILAR TO: screw informal, have it off with sb BrE spoken informal knock out 1. knock sb out • knock out sb to make someone become unconscious, for example by hitting them in a fight of giving them drugs: Louis knocked out his opponent in the first round. I hit him on the jaw and knocked him out The nurse gave him some pills to knock him out.knock yourself out (=make yourself unconscious, especially by hitting your head on something) She fell against the sink and managed to knock herself out.knockout adj informal a knockout blow is a blow that makes someone unconscious: a knockout punch2. knock sb/sth out • knock out sb/sth to defeat a person or a team in a competition so that they can no longer take part: France had been knocked out of the World Cup.■ SIMILAR TO: be eliminated formalknockout n C BrE a competition in which only the people or teams that win one part play in the next part, until one person or team has defeated all the others: a semi-final knockout a knockout competition3. knock sb out informal if something knocks you out, you are surprised by how good it is: When I first saw the movie, it really knocked me out.knockout adj only before noun informal extremely good: another knockout performance by Oasisbe a knockout v phrase informal if someone or something is knockout, they are extremely good or attractive: She was a real knockout in that dress.4. knock sth out • knock out sth AmE to stop the flow of electricity to an area: High winds have knocked out power in many parts of North Chicago.5. knock sb out informal to make someone extremely tired or sleepy: It had been a hard day, and I was completely knocked out by the time I got home. knock out of knock sth out of sb especially BrE if you knock something out of someone, you stop them behaving in that way by being very strict and perhaps unkind: Leonard was always trouble. His Dad tried to knock it out of him but it made no difference. A lot of the older staff feel that their loyalty to the job has been knocked out of them. knock over 1. knock sth/sb over • knock over sth/sb to hit or push something or someone, usually by mistake, with the result that they fall down or onto their side: At that moment Sally jumped up, knocking over her glass of wine. Mike ran along the corridor and nearly knocked Catherine Crane over in his hurry.2. knock sb over • knock over sb to hit someone with a car while you are driving, with the result that they fall down and are injured or killed: An eighty-two-year-old woman was knocked over by a van outside her home in Darlington on Sunday.■ SIMILAR TO: knock down, run over knock together 1. knock sth together • knock together sth informal to make something quickly and without much effort, especially using things that you find or have by chance: They'd got sheets of plastic and bits of wood and knocked them together into some sort of shelter.■ SIMILAR TO: knock up, cobble together2. knock sth together • knock together sth BrE if you knock together two or more buildings or rooms, you make them into one building or room, by removing the wall that separates them: Two or three little rooms were knocked together to make one big spacious kitchen. knock up 1. knock up sth • knock sth up • knock sb up sth informal to make something, quickly and without much effort, especially using things that you have or find by chance: She was the sort of girl who could knock up wonderful dinners in fifteen minutes. Why don't you ask Ian - he could easily knock some shelves up for you. Could you knock us up some cold ham and salad for lunch?2. knock sb up old-fashioned informal if a man knocks a woman up, he makes her pregnant (=a baby starts to grow inside her body), especially when they are not marriedget (sb) knocked up Don't tell anyone, but Bobby's been in a lot of trouble - he got a young girl knocked up over a year ago.■ SIMILAR TO: make sb pregnant3. knock sb up • knock up sb BrE to wake someone, usually during the night, by knocking on the door of their room or house: It was a great holiday, but we had to be knocked up at three in the morning to catch the plane home.■ SIMILAR TO: wake up, rouse formal4. knock up sth • knock sth up BrE if you knock up a particular number of points when you are playing a sport or a game, you succeed in winning them: Cockbain played well for his side, knocking up 59 out of 150. Gloucester knocked up a new record at the weekend - they beat Bridgend by forty-two points to fifteen.■ SIMILAR TO: clock up, notch up especially BrE5. knock up BrE if you knock up when you play a sport like tennis, you practise hitting the ball to another player, before you start to play a match: Shall we knock up for a few minutes first? Come and join us - we're only knocking up.knock-up n C BrE when players of a sport like tennis practise for a short time before they start to play a match: The crowd stood up and applauded Becker when his record was read out during the knock-up. knock (something)To judge or criticize something. Hey, pickles and ice cream are pretty good together—don't knock it! knock tv. to criticize someone or something. Don’t knock it if you haven’t tried it. knock/throw for a loop Slang To surprise tremendously; astonish.
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