knee-high

短语

a. 高及膝盖的

发音

UK /ˌniːˈhaɪ/
其它
US /ˌniˈhaɪ/

词形变化

knee-highs 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A sock or stocking that reaches to the knees; chiefly, women's nylon stockings that end slightly above the knee and are supported by garter belts.

    膝上袜

    美国
adj.
  1. 1.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see knee, high: reaching to the height of a person's knees.

    Near-synonym: knee-deep

    knee-high by the Fourth of July

    The corn is knee-high.

  2. 2.

    Very young.

    比喻

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

sock stocking

词源

From knee + high (adjective).

来源：wiktionary