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词汇 knock back
释义
Phr V
knock back
knocks, knocking, knocked
knock sb back (sth)
British & Australian informal to cost someone a large amount of money
Nice watch you've got there - I bet that knocked you back a bit!A car like that would knock you back a few thousand.
knock sb back
British & Australian to shock or surprise someone
Jack's death really knocked her back.
knock back sth or knock sth back
informal to quickly drink a lot of alcohol
She was knocking back the champagne at Marty's last night.I didn't realise how much Ted drinks - he can really knock it back. (= he drinks a lot of alcohol)
knock back sb/sth or knock sb/sth back
Australian informal to refuse an offer that someone has made
He knocked back my offer of $2,000 for his car.I offered him $10,000 for it but he knocked me back.
knock back
verb
1
to reject, especially sexual advances AUSTRALIA, 1918.
2
to drink UK, 1931.
3
to cost a person a specified amount. For example the phrase 'that knocked him back a fiver' UK, 1961. knock back with a stickto get more than enough casual sex. A jocular boast of sexual prowess AUSTRALIA, 1950
phraseknock back1. knock back sthknock 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 backknock 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 back

1. To drink something, usually an alcoholic beverage, quickly. A noun or pronoun can be used between "knock" and "back." Let's get together and knock back some cold ones tonight.
2. To physically force someone or something backwards. A noun or pronoun can be used between "knock" and "back." The rumbling of the earthquake knocked us all back.
3. To cost someone a particular amount of money. A noun or pronoun can be used between "knock" and "back." Geez, how much is this car repair going to knock me back?

knock someone back (an amount of money)

to cost an amount of money. That trip to Spain knocked me back almost $3,500. How much did that new furniture knock us back?

knock something back

Sl. to drink down a drink of something, especially something alcoholic. (See also knock back a drink.) I don't see how he can knock that stuff back. John knocked back two beers in ten minutes.

knock back

Also, knock it back. Gulp down an alcoholic beverage, as in He knocked back glass after glass of wine, or I hear you've been knocking it back a bit. [First half of 1900s]

knock back

v.
1. To hit someone or something abruptly, repelling it: With a swing of the racket, she knocked the ball back to her opponent. The blast from the explosion knocked me back into the fence. The post was crooked, so I got a hammer and knocked it back into place.
2. To drink something, especially an alcoholic drink, quickly or in large amounts: After he knocked back six beers, we took his car keys away. She knocked the rest of the bottle back and went to bed.

knock one back

verb
See knock back a drink

knock something back

tv. to drink down a drink of something, especially something alcoholic. (see also knock back a drink.) John knocked back two beers in ten minutes.
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