音标：[ni:]
n. 膝, 膝盖
vt. 膝行, 用膝盖碰
【医】 膝
相关词组:
bow the knee before
knee-high to a mosquito
knee-high to a duck
bend one's knee to
在线英汉词典
knee的短语、例句：
knee
n
1
(a) joint between the thigh and lower part of the human leg; corresponding joint in animals 膝; 膝盖. =>illus at human 见human插图.
(b) upper surface of a sitting person´s thigh （人坐著时）大腿的朝上的面
sit on my knee 坐在我的腿上
You´ll have to eat your dinner off your knees, I´m afraid! 对不起, 这顿饭你只好把餐具放在腿上吃了!
2 part of a garment covering the knee （裤子等的）膝部
These trousers are torn at the knee. 这裤子的膝部破了.
3 (idm 习语) be/go (down) on one´s `knees kneel or be kneeling (down), esp when praying or to show that one accepts defeat 跪下, 跪著（尤指祈祷或屈服时）. the bee´s knees => bee1. bring sb to his `knees force sb to submit 迫使某人屈服
(fig 比喻) The country was almost brought to its knees by the long strike. 经长期罢工, 国家已濒临崩溃的边缘. on bended knee => bend1. weak at the knees => weak. knee, v (pt, pp kneed) [Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.a]
strike or push with the knee 用膝盖顶或撞
knee sb (in the groin) 用膝盖顶某人（的阴部）
knee the door open 用膝盖把门撞开.
knee