knee-deep

英 美
  • adj.深及膝的;没膝程度的;深陷其中的;忙于的
  • frame n.骨架;身躯;结构;框;帧v.表达;制定;把...框起来;陷害
  • knee n.膝盖;膝关节
Adjective:
  1. coming only to the ankle or knee

Adverb:
  1. up to the knees;

    "we were standing knee-deep in the water"

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. The snow is more than knee-deep.
      雪深过膝。
    2. They stood knee-deep in the snow.
      他们站在没膝深的雪里。
    3. Mary was knee-deep in trouble.
      玛丽深深陷入困境。
    4. I'm knee-deep in paperwork.
      我忙于文书工作。

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