| 词汇 | knocking |
| 释义 | knocking present participle ofknock knock verb uk /nɒk/ us /nɑːk/ knockverb (MAKE NOISE)B1[ I ] to repeatedly hit something, producing a noise: （反复地）敲，击，打 She knocked on the window to attract his attention.她敲敲窗想引起他的注意。 There's someone knocking on/at the door.有人在敲门。 Please knock before entering.进来前请先敲门。 [ I ] engineering specialized If an engine is knocking, it is producing a repeated high sound either because the fuel is not burning correctly or because a small part is damaged and is therefore allowing another part to move in ways that it should not.（发动机）发爆震声，砰砰作响 [ I ] If something such as a pipe knocks, it makes a repeated high sound.（管子等）发碰撞声 to make a sudden loud sound bangThe door banged shut. knockI know when the heating is on because the old radiator begins to knock and hiss. crackThunder cracked right before it began pouring and we ran for cover. clankI could tell he was upset by the way the pots clanked in the sink while he was washing up. clangChurch bells clanged in the distance. clashThe children covered their ears whenever the cymbals clashed. I wish he'd knock instead of just barging in.我希望他进来前要敲门而不是直接闯入。 He knocked quietly before entering the room. She knocked on the table to get our attention. She never knocks before she comes in. Knock three times, then I'll know it's you. Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding anti-collision anti-shock bang around bowl bowl someone over broadside bump into someone catch collide collision crash head-on jarring knock knock someone down knock someone over plough rear-end stack up stub You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Sounds made by objects, movement or impact knockverb (HIT)B1[ I+ adv/prep, T ] to hit, especially forcefully, and cause to move or fall: 碰，撞；碰倒；撞倒 He accidentally knocked the vase off the table.他不小心把花瓶碰下了桌子。 She knocked her head against the wall as she fell.她跌倒时头撞在墙上。 Who knocked over that mug of coffee?谁打翻了那杯咖啡？ [ + obj + adj ]Some thug knocked him unconscious/senseless.有个恶棍把他打昏了。 She took a hammer and knocked a hole in the wall.她拿锤子在墙上砸了一个洞。 knock through something(also knock (something) into something) If you knock one room into another room, or knock through a room, you remove the wall between one room and the next so that they form one room: 把（两个房间）打通 We're planning to knock the kitchen into the dining room to make one large eating space. The force of the wind knocked my hat off. I knocked over a cup of tea. The chair knocked against the lamp. She knocked her head on the cupboard door. Mind you don't knock the glass over. Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding anti-collision anti-shock bang around bowl bowl someone over broadside bump into someone catch collide collision crash head-on jarring knock knock someone down knock someone over plough rear-end stack up stub knockverb (CRITICIZE)[ T ]UKinformal to criticize, especially unfairly: 指摘;挑剔 Don't knock him - he's doing his best.别挑他的刺了——他已在竭尽全力了。 to show disapproval of someone or something criticizeHe criticized the government's handling of the crisis. attackShe wrote an article attacking the judge and the way the trial had been conducted. condemnShe was condemned for her comments about the candidate. denounceThe government's economic policy has been denounced on all sides. come under fireThe government programme has come under fire for mismanaging funds. Disapproving & criticizing anathematize animadversion aspersion aw backbite barrel bash belabour disapprobation knock knocker let someone have both barrelsidiom low blow mordacious mordancy pile poorly slam there you goidiom union-basher Idiomsbe knocking (on) 60, 70, etc. knock someone's block off knock something on the head knock (some) sense into someone knock someone sideways/for six knock on wood knock 'em dead! knock it off knock spots off something knock the bottom out of something knock, knock! you could have knocked me down/over with a feather Phrasal verbsknock around knock around (something) knock someone around knock someone back (something) knock back (something) knock someone down knock someone/something down knock something down knock off (something) knock something off (something) knock something off knock someone off knock (something) on knock someone out knock yourself out knock something out knock something out of someone knock someone over knock something over knock something together/up knock up knock someone up Examples of knockingknocking In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. You have people knocking at the door all the time making faces. Knocking down gene expression for growth hormone-releasing hormone inhibits proliferation of human cancer cell lines. This not only generates traffic jams; it also stimulates demands in the political process for knocking down buildings for the purpose of broadening the streets. A peer runs down the hallway, knocking him over and spilling his books on the floor. It can bring them closer to knocking at its doors. No doubt we are supposed to follow her, but if so are we also supposed to be left knocking at a closed door? Shortly thereafter, at 2:29, sped up percussive sounds made from knocking on the leaves of a palm tree are introduced. It's funny that our client bought something our father did twentyfive years ago and, because he wants a new house, we're knocking it down. Instead of simply knocking down the new tomb, they first showed a determination to legitimize their actions by appealing to two separate religious scholars. They sent me to work on knocking the brick lining out of a blast furnace and labouring for the bricklayers replacing it. The ending is cautiously optimistic, however, with a hymn to fairytales that can come knocking on anyone's door. Why kowtow to those awful older buildings instead of knocking them down to start again with a neat, clean field? It got a terrible knocking about with the sea which coming right over the boat. A disruptive knocking sound is now heard behind and underneath the audience's seats. Familiarity even reached the level that allowed some befrienders to enter the house without knocking at the door. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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