knockout

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n. (拳击)击倒对方, 被击倒, 击倒, (非正式)令人倾慕的人/物, 轰动的事物 a. 击倒的, 引人注目的, 轰动的, 使昏迷的

发音

UK /ˈnɒk.aʊt/
其它
US /ˈnɑk.oʊt/

词形变化

knockouts 复数 knockouts

别名

knock-out

教材释义与例句

名词

淘汰赛;击倒;给人留下深刻印象的人;绝代佳人

形容词

淘汰的;击倒的;迷人的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act of making one unconscious, or at least unable to come back on one's feet within a certain period of time; a TKO.

    The boxer scored a knockout on his opponent.

  2. 2.

    The deactivation of anything.

  3. 3.

    Something wildly popular, entertaining, or funny.

    非正式

    If you've ever had a sack race, you know it's a real knockout for kids and adults alike.

  4. 4.

    A very attractive person, especially a beautiful woman.

    非正式
  5. 5.

    A partially punched opening meant for optional later removal.

    They left a knockout in the panel for running extra wires someday.

  6. 6.

    The deactivation of a particular gene.

    生物 医学
  7. 7.

    A creature engineered with a particular gene deactivated.

    生物 医学
  8. 8.

    An event where a foreground color causes a background color not to print.

    媒体 印刷
  9. 9.

    A tournament in which a team or player must beat the opponent in order to progress to the next round.

    体育

    the knockout stages of the competition

  10. 10.

    A simple game for two or more players, derived from basketball.

    不可数
  11. 11.

    A woman in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.

    美国 政治 体育 军事
  12. 12.

    Ellipsis of knockout auction.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Rendering someone unconscious.

    He delivered a knockout blow.

  2. 2.

    Amazing; gorgeous; beautiful.

    You should have seen her knockout eyes.

  3. 3.

    Designating an organism in which a particular gene has been removed or deactivated.

    生物 医学
  4. 4.

    Causing elimination from a competition.

词汇关系

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词源

Deverbal from knock out.

来源:wiktionary