knuckle

英['nʌkl] 美['nʌkl]
  • n. 指关节;膝关节;肘形接头;铰链连接
  • v. 以指节压;屈从;开始努力工作
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星级词汇:
  • knuckle n.指关节;膝关节;肘形接头;铰链连接v.以指节压;屈从;开始努力工作
Noun:
  1. a joint of a finger when the fist is closed

Verb:
  1. press or rub with the knuckles

  2. shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground

1. The United States, he said, did not knuckle under to demands.
他说,美国不会屈从于他人的要求。

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2. David Seaman was back in the Arsenal goal after breaking a knuckle.
戴维·西曼在一个指关节骨折后又回到阿森纳队的球门前。

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3. It is arguable whether the rebels will knuckle under.
还不能确定反叛者是否会投降。

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4. The only thing to do was knuckle down and get on with some serious hard work.
唯一能做的就是开始努力工作,好好干出点儿成绩来。

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5. He managed to knuckle down to his lessons long enough to pass his examination.
他在离考试还有足够长时间的时候就开始认真学习,从而通过了考试。

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Our fingers bend at the knuckle.
      我们的手指在指关节处弯曲。
    2. Guidry had the 1 of the best sliders ever and should teach him, and Moose should teach him the Knuckle curve.
      古得利已经有了史上最厉害的滑球,必须要好好传授他,然后轮到穆西纳,也必须要教他指关节区球。
    用作动词 (v.)
    1. It's time to knuckle down to work.
      该开始努力工作了。