英语词汇“knock about”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

词汇

knock about

释义

Idiom

knock about (somewhere)

Theme: TRAVEL

to travel around; to act as a vagabond. (Informal.)

I'd like to take off a year and knock about Europe.If you're going to knock about, you should do it when you're young.

Idiom

knock someone or something around and knock someone or something about

Theme: ATTACK

to mistreat someone or something physically.

They knocked my baggage around on the flight to Mexico.The tough guys knocked me around a little.They knocked my brother about a bit also.

Phr V

knock about

knocks, knocking, knocked

knock sb about/around

informal to hit or kick someone several times

Her husband used to knock her about.

Australian informal to make someone feel very tired

A long-haul flight like that can really knock you around.

knock about/around (swh)

informal to spend time relaxing and doing very little

I spent most of my time knocking about the house.So what have you been doing today - just knocking around?

knock about/around sth or knock sth about/around

British if two or more people knock a ball about, they hit or kick it to each other for pleaure but not in a serious way

We knocked a ball about on the beach for half an hour.

knock-about

noun British informal

We usually have a knock-about before the match to warm up.

slightly informal to discuss one of several ideas with a group of people, informally

We knocked around a few ideas but we didn't make any firm decisions.

knock about/around swh

informal to travel to different places

We spent the summer knocking about Europe.

be knocking about/around (swh)

(always in continuous tenses) informal if something is knocking around somewhere, it is in a particular place but nobody is using it or paying any attention to it

Isn't there a spanner knocking about here somewhere?

knock about

verb

to be around AUSTRALIA, 1889.

to wander without purpose and without a home TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1904.

to beat someone UK, 1926

phraseknock about1. 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 about

1. To jolt or jostle someone or something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "knock" and "about." Geez, that amusement park ride really knocked us about. Don't knock that box about, it has valuables in it!

2. To strike someone violently. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "knock" and "about." You better call the cops if you think he's knocking his kids about.

3. To informally discuss something, typically a plan or idea. We've been knocking about the possibility of moving to Portland, but it's still just an idea. I want to call a meeting where we can all knock about ideas without any limitations, and see what we can come up with.

4. To travel or move around an area casually or with frequent relocations. I was an army brat, so my family knocked about Europe throughout my childhood. The band has been knocking about in the Southwest for months, but the tour will take them to the coast soon.

knock someone or something about

and knock someone or something around

1. to jostle someone or something. The bumpy road was knocking everyone in the truck about. The bumpy road knocked the old truck around a lot. Don't knock the grocery bags around. You'll break the eggs.

2. to strike someone or something; to beat on someone or something. Max knocked his brother about. Stop knocking me around.

knock about (somewhere)

to travel around; to act as a vagabond. I'd like to take off a year and knock about Europe. If you're going to knock about, you should do it when you're young.

knock about

Also, knock around.

1. Be rough or brutal with, maltreat, as in He was known to knock his wife about on a regular basis. [c. 1800]

2. Wander from place to place, as in They were knocking around Europe all summer. [Colloquial; c. 1830]

3. Discuss or consider, as in They met to knock about some new ideas. [Mid-1900s] Also see kick around.

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