knee
[ni:] noun countable
ESSENTIAL
■the middle joint of the leg, which allows it to bend 膝，膝盖•The baby was crawling around on its hands and knees.婴儿用手和膝盖着地爬来爬去。 •He got/went down on his knees (= got into a position where his knees were on the ground) in front of the altar.他在圣坛前跪下。 •She took the child and sat it on her knee (= on the part of the leg above the knee when sitting down).她抱起孩子放在自己的膝盖上。 ■the part of a piece of clothing that covers the knee （裤子的）膝部•She was wearing an old pair of trousers with rips at the knees.她穿的那条旧裤子，膝盖处破了。
[ni:] noun countable
bring sb/sth to their knees
■to destroy or defeat someone or something 摧毁；打败•The strikes had brought the economy to its knees.罢工使经济严重受挫。
[ni:] verb transitive
■to hit someone with your knee 用膝盖撞击•She kneed him in the groin.她用膝盖猛撞他的下身。 |