knee

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n. 膝, 膝盖 vt. 膝行, 用膝盖碰

发音

UK /niː/
US /ni/
其它 /kniː/

词形变化

kneen knees 复数 knees kneen 复数 kneed kneeing knees 三单 kneeing 现在分词 kneed 过去式 kneed 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

膝盖，膝

the joint that bends in the middle of your leg

动词

用膝盖碰

to hit someone with your knee

释义与例句

n. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.

    膝

    膝盖

    膝头哥

    膝头

    跤腹头

    跤头趺

    圪膝盖

    脚馒头

    医学

    Penny was wearing a miniskirt, so she skinned her exposed knees when she fell.

  2. 2.

    In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in humans.

  3. 3.

    In birds:

    The tarsal joint, uniting the tarsometatarsus and the tibiotarsus (homologous to the human ankle).

  4. 4.

    In birds:

    The joint uniting the tibiotarsus and the femur, typically hidden beneath plumage.

  5. 5.

    The part of a garment that covers the knee.

  6. 6.

    A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent.

    商务 工程
  7. 7.

    An act of kneeling, especially to show respect or courtesy.

    古体
  8. 8.

    Any knee-shaped item or sharp angle in a line; an inflection point.

    the knee of a graph

  9. 9.

    A blow made with the knee; a kneeing.

  10. 10.

    The presence of a parent etc., where a young child acquires early knowledge.

    比喻
v.
  1. 1.

    To kneel to.

    古体 及物
  2. 2.

    To poke or strike with the knee.

    及物

    When I blocked her from leaving, she kneed me in the groin.

  3. 3.

    To move on the knees; to use the knees to move.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

stifle genu kneejoint

上位词 4

joint articulation ginglymus hinge joint

部分词 3

kneecap kneepan patella

整体词 2

leg hind leg

相关短语

knee roll knee slapper knee socks (knee-sock 的复数) 及膝袜 knee sock 及膝袜 knee pad n. 护膝 knee pads knee cap [医] 髌, 膝盖骨 knee slappers knee rolls knee jerk [医] 膝反射 knee jerks knee scooter knee scooters knee baby

词源

From Middle English kne, from Old English cnēow, from Proto-West Germanic *kneu, from Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵnéw-o-m, a thematic derivative of *ǵónu. See also West Frisian knibbel, Low German Knee, Knie, Dutch knie, German Knie, Danish knæ, Norwegian kne, Swedish knä; also Hittite 𒄀𒉡 (genu), Latin genū, Tocharian A kanweṃ (dual), Tocharian B kenī, Ancient Greek γόνυ (gónu, “knee”), γωνία (gōnía, “corner, angle”), Welsh glin (“knee”), Old Armenian ծունր (cunr), Avestan 𐬲𐬥𐬎𐬨 (žnum), Sanskrit जानु (jā́nu). The obsolete plural kneen is from Middle English kneen, knen, kneon, kneuwene.

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