kneel

B2 CET-4 大学 FREQ #7195 ★☆☆☆☆

vi. 跪下

发音

US /niːl/
其它 /kniːl/

词形变化

kneeled kneeledst kneelest kneeleth kneeling kneels 三单 kneels knelt kneltest kneeling 现在分词 knelt 过去式 knelt 过去分词 kneeled 过去式 kneeled 过去分词

别名

kneele

教材释义与例句

动词

跪下，跪

释义与例句

v. B2
  1. 1.

    To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To sink down so that the entrance is level with the pavement, making it easier for passengers to enter.

    不及物
  3. 3.

    To cause to kneel.

    及物

    She knelt the doll to fit it into the box.

  4. 4.

    To rest on (one's) knees.

    下跪

    跪

    古体

    He knelt him down to pray.

词汇关系

动词

上位词 4

rest motion gesture gesticulate

相关短语

kneel down 跪下 kneel before

词源

From Middle English knelen, from Old English cnēowlian (“to kneel”), equivalent to knee + -le. Cognate with Dutch knielen, Low German knelen, dialectal German knielen, Alemannic German chnüle, Danish knæle, all meaning “to kneel”.

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