knocker

FREQ #44640

n. 敲击者(或物), 敲门者, 门环 [电] 开锤

发音

UK /ˈnɒk.əː/
AU /ˈnɔk.əː/
AU /ˈnɔk.əː] ~ [ˈnɔk.ɐ̝ː/
US /ˈnɑk.ɚ/
US /ˈnɑk.ɚ] ~ [ˈnɑk.ɹ̩/

词形变化

knockers 复数 knockers

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A device, usually hinged with a striking plate, used for knocking on a door.

  2. 2.

    A person who knocks.

  3. 3.

    A critic; one who disparages.

  4. 4.

    A person who knocks (denigrates) something.

    贬义 非正式
  5. 5.

    A person's breast, especially if large.

    俚语
  6. 6.

    A dwarf, goblin, or sprite imagined to dwell in mines and to indicate the presence of ore by knocking.

    古体
  7. 7.

    A mechanical device in a pinball table that produces a loud percussive noise.

  8. 8.

    A person who is strikingly handsome or otherwise admirable; a stunner.

    过时 俚语
  9. 9.

    A large cockroach, especially Blaberus giganteus, of semitropical America, which is able to produce a loud knocking sound.

  10. 10.

    A large, boulder-shaped outcrop of bedrock in an otherwise low-lying landscape, chiefly associated with a mélange.

    地质
  11. 11.

    One who defaults on payment of a wager.

    俚语
  12. 12.

    A gun.

    俚语
  13. 13.

    An undercover policeman.

    俚语

词汇关系

相关短语

词源

From knock + -er.

来源:wiktionary