knocks

英 [nɒks]

美 [nɑːks]

v.  敲; 击; (常为无意地)碰，撞; 把…撞击成(某种状态)
n.  敲击声; 敲门(或窗等)声; 捶击; 敲击; 撞击
knock的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 敲；击
  If youknock onsomething such as a door or window, you hit it, usually several times, to attract someone's attention.
  1. She went directly to Simon's apartment and knocked on the door...
     她直奔西蒙的房间，敲了敲门。
  2. Knock at my window at eight o'clock and I'll be ready...
     8点钟敲我的窗，我会准备好的。
  3. He knocked before going in.
     他进去前先敲了敲门。
  4. Knockis also a noun.
     
  5. They heard a knock at the front door.
     他们听到前门有人敲门。
• VERB 碰，撞；（尤指）碰倒，撞倒，敲动
  If youknocksomething, you touch or hit it roughly, especially so that it falls or moves.
  1. She accidentally knocked the tea tin off the shelf...
     她不小心把架子上的茶叶罐碰了下来。
  2. The baby was knocked from his father's arms...
     婴儿被从他父亲的怀中撞落。
  3. Isabel rose so abruptly that she knocked down her chair...
     伊莎贝尔起得太急了，以致碰倒了她坐的椅子。
  4. Buckets of roses had been knocked over.
     一桶桶的玫瑰被撞翻在地。
  5. Knockis also a noun.
     
  6. The bags have tough exterior materials to protect against knocks, rain and dust.
     这些包的面料非常结实耐用，可以防撞、防雨并防尘。
• VERB 打通（房间或建筑）
  If someoneknockstwo rooms or buildingsintoone, orknocksthemtogether, they make them form one room or building by removing a wall.
  1. They decided to knock the two rooms into one...
     他们决定把两间屋子打通连成一间。
  2. The spacious kitchen was achieved by knocking together three small rooms.
     这个宽敞的厨房是由3个小屋子打通连成的。
• VERB 把…撞击到（某个位置）；把…打成（某种状态）
  Toknocksomeone into a particular position or condition means to hit them very hard so that they fall over or become unconscious.
  1. The third wave was so strong it knocked me backwards...
     第3波浪太大了，把我打了回去。
  2. They were knocked to the ground and robbed of their wallets...
     他们被打倒在地并被抢走了钱包。
  3. Someone had knocked him unconscious.
     有人把他打昏了。
• VERB 使失去（某种品质或特征）
  Toknocka particular quality or characteristicout ofsomeone means to make them lose it.
  1. The stories of his links with the actress had knocked the fun out of him...
     有关他与那位女演员有关系的传闻使他很不开心。
  2. When they first joined for training many were starry eyed about just sailing around the world. We soon knocked that out of them...
     在他们参加培训之初，很多人还只是对环球航行抱有天真的想法。我们很快便使他们消除了那种想法。
  3. Those people hurt me and knocked my confidence.
     那些人既伤害了我的身体又打击了我的自信心。
• VERB 发碰撞声；砰砰作响
  If somethingknocks, it makes a repeated sharp banging noise.
  1. His old truck, knocking and smoking, pulled down the road and out of sight.
     他那辆旧卡车一边冒着烟一边哐里哐啷地沿路向前驶去，直到驶出了视线。
• VERB 批评；贬责；挑剔；非难
  If youknocksomething or someone, you criticize them and say unpleasant things about them.
  1. I'm not knocking them: if they want to do it, it's up to them...
     我不是批评他们：想不想做那件事取决于他们。
  2. Never knock charter flights; they are opening up the world for budget-conscious travellers.
     绝不要挑剔包机航班；他们使精打细算的乘客能够去往世界各地。
• N-COUNT 打击
  If someone receives aknock, they have an unpleasant experience which prevents them from achieving something or which causes them to change their attitudes or plans.
  1. What they said was a real knock to my self-confidence...
     他们的话是对我自信心的一次重大打击。
  2. The art market has suffered some severe knocks during the past two years.
     在过去的两年间，艺术品市场遭受了严重的打击。
• PHRASE （尤指以相貌）给…留下深刻印象，使…倾倒
  Toknock them deadmeans to impress people a great deal, especially with your appearance.
  1. Glamorous make-up is best reserved for days when you want to go all out to knock 'em dead.
     魅惑彩妆最好留到你竭力想把所有人都迷倒的时候。
• PHRASE 停止干扰;打住
  If you tell someone toknock it off, you are telling them to stop doing something that is annoying you.
  1. Will you just knock it off!
     别闹了！
• toknockpeoples'heads together→ see:head

双语例句

• I'll have my shoes on when opportunity knocks.
  当机会来临时，我已做好了准备。
• That book really knocks me out.
  这本书确实引起了我的共鸣。
• The portable device easily knocks down.
  这种便携装置容易拆卸。
• The Chief knocks at Ali Baba's door.
  头领敲响了阿里巴巴的房子的门。
• But South Africa has weathered downturns and currency knocks before.
  但是南非以前经受住了经济衰退和货币贬值的打击。
• Well, you might get the chance to find out one day when someone unexpectedly knocks on your door.
  当某天有人意外地敲叩你的门的时候，你可能会有得到答案的机会。
• He's taken quite a few knocks lately.
  他近来受到了不少挫折。
• But the victory of Normandy is the death bell which knocks to ring Nazi Germany.
  而诺曼底的胜利，就是敲响了纳粹德国的丧钟。
• Maria: ( knocks on the room door) May I come in, madam?
  玛利亚：（敲房间门）女士，我可以进来吗？
• Because of hard knocks my vanity's been given.
  因为我的虚荣心已经被狠狠打击过好多次了。