knock up
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1.
To put together, fabricate, or assemble, particularly if done hastily or temporarily.
非正式I'll just knock up a quick demo for the sales presentation.
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2.
To awaken (someone) as by knocking at the door; rouse; call; summon; also, to go door-to-door on election day to persuade a candidate's supporters to go to the polling station and vote. See also knocker up.
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3.
To exhaust; wear out; tire out; to fatigue until unable to do more.
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To become exhausted or worn out; to fail of strength; to become wearied, as with labor; to give out.
过时 不及物I met one of your dons at tea, and he said that your degree was not in the least a proof of your abilities: he said that you knocked up and got flurried in examinations.
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5.
To impregnate, especially out of wedlock. See knocked up.
美国 俚语I guess his summer plans are shot now that he knocked his girlfriend up.
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6.
To gently hit the ball back and forth before a tennis match, as practice or warm-up, and to gauge the state of the playing surface, lighting, etc. See knock-up.
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To make even at the edges, or to shape into book form.
艺术to knock up printed sheets
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To straighten up a stack of paper.
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