knife
[naɪf] noun countable (plural knives)
ESSENTIAL
■a tool, usually with a metal blade and a handle, used for cutting and spreading food or other substances, or as a weapon 刀•a fish/butter/steak knife切鱼用刀／涂奶油用刀／牛排餐刀 •I prefer to use a knife and fork.我较喜欢用刀叉。 •He drew/pulled a knife and stabbed her.他拔出刀，刺中了她。
[naɪf] noun countable (plural knives)
go under the knife
■to have a medical operation 接受外科手术•More and more women are choosing to go under the knife to improve their appearance.越来越多的女性选择接受外科手术来改善容貌。
[naɪf] noun countable (plural knives)
have your knife into sb UK
■to try to upset or harm someone because you dislike them 跟（某人）过不去；加害于（某人）
[naɪf] noun countable (plural knives)
the knives are out UK
■something you say which means that people are being unpleasant about someone, or trying to harm them 磨刀霍霍；剑拔弩张•The knives are out for the former president.对前总统大有剑拔弩张之势。
[naɪf] noun countable (plural knives)
put/stick the knife into sb (also put/stick the knife in)
■to be unpleasant about someone or try to harm them 对（某人）怀恨在心；加害于（某人）•The reviewer in the magazine that I read really put the knife in.我读的那本杂志中，批评家的话真是恶意中伤。
[naɪf] noun countable (plural knives)
twist/turn the knife (in the wound)
■to make someone who is annoyed, worried or upset feel even worse 揭人伤疤；往伤口上撒盐•Just to turn the knife a little, he told me he'd seen my old girlfriend with her new man.他告诉我，他看见我的前女友和新任男友在一起，只是为了让我难受。
[naɪf] noun countable (plural knives)
under the knife
■while having a medical operation 动手术时
[naɪf] verb transitive
■to attack someone using a knife 用刀砍（或刺、戳）•He knifed her in the back.他用刀砍伤了她的背部。 |