| 释义 |
knot
UK [nɒt] US [nɑ:t] noun countable
FASTENING 系结物
ADVANCED
■a join made by tying together the ends of a piece or pieces of string, rope, cloth, etc （绳等的）结•to tie a knot打个结
UK [nɒt] US [nɑ:t] noun countable
MASS 一团
■a tight mass, for example of hair or string 绞成一团的头发（或绳）•Alice's hair is always full of knots and tangles.爱丽斯的头发总是缠结在一起，乱作一团。
UK [nɒt] US [nɑ:t] noun countable
GROUP 群
■a small group of people standing close together 一小群人•Knots of anxious people stood waiting in the hall.一群群人焦虑不安地站在大厅里等候。
UK [nɒt] US [nɑ:t] noun countable
WOOD 木头
■a small hard area on a tree or piece of wood where a branch was joined to the tree 树瘤；节；（木板上的）节疤
UK [nɒt] US [nɑ:t] noun countable
MEASUREMENT 量度 specialized
■a measure of the speed of ships, aircraft or movements of water and air. One knot is approximately 1.85 kilometres per hour 节（航速和流速单位；1节约等于1.85公里／小时）•a top speed of about 20 knots.最高约为20节的航速
UK [nɒt] US [nɑ:t] noun countable
in knots informal
■If your stomach is in knots, it feels tight and uncomfortable because you are nervous or excited. （胃因紧张或兴奋）紧缩的，痉挛的
UK [nɒt] US [nɑ:t] verb (-tt-)
FASTEN 系结物
transitive
■to tie in or with a knot 打个结•He caught the rope and knotted it around a post.他抓住绳子，把它系在一根杆子上。
UK [nɒt] US [nɑ:t] verb (-tt-)
FORM MASS 形成一团
intransitive
■to form a tight, hard, rounded mass 形成硬结•His muscles knotted (= swelled) with the strain.他很使劲，连肌肉都鼓起来了。
UK [nɒt] US [nɑ:t] verb (-tt-)
Get knotted! UK old-fashioned slang
■a rude way of telling someone who is annoying you to go away 别烦我！滚开！ |