K, k / keI; ke/ n (pl K's, k's / keIz; kez/) the eleventh letter of the English alphabet Ó¢Óï×Öĸ±íµÄµÚʮһ¸ö×Öĸ: `King' begins with (a) K/`K' king×ÖÒÔk×Öĸ¿ªÊ¼. K / keI; ke/ abbr Ëõд = 1 kelvin(s). 2 (infml ¿Ú) one thousand (Greek kilo-) һǧ£¨Ô´×ÔÏ£À°ÎÄkilo-£©: She earns 12K (ie 12000) a year. ËýÒ»ÄêÕõ12000Ó¢°÷. phonetic (K.K. Vowels) / fE5netIk; fE`nZtIk/ The K.K. phonetic symbols £¨Òô±ê£© used in this dictionary contains the following vowels and diphthongs. Press the pronunciation button to hear the sounds they represent. 1. i -- Example: see / si:; si/ 2. I -- Example: sit / sIt; sIt/ 3. e -- Example: ten / ten; tZn/ 4. A -- Example: hat / hAt; hAt/ 5. B -- Example: arm / B:m; Brm/ 6. C -- Example: watch / wCtF; wBtF/ 7. R -- Example: saw / sR:; sR/ 8. J -- Example: put / pUt; pJt/ 9. u -- Example: too / tu:; tu/ 10. Q -- Example: cup / kQp; kQp/ 11. [ -- Example: fur / f\:(r); f[/ 12. E -- Example: ago / E5gEU; E`^o/ 13. e -- Example: page / peIdV; pedV/ 14. o -- Example: home / hEUm; hom/ 15. aI -- Example: five / faIv; faIv/ 16. aJ -- Example: now / naU; naJ/ 17. RI -- Example: join / dVRIn; dVRIn/ 18. IE -- Example: near / nIE(r); nIE(r)/ 19. ZE -- Example: hair / heE(r); hZE(r)/ 20. JE -- Example: tour / tUE(r); tJE(r)/ phonetic (K.K. Consonants) / fE5netIk; fE`nZtIk/ The K.K. phonetic symbols £¨Òô±ê£© used in this dictionary contains the following consonants. Press the pronunciation button to hear the sounds they represent. 1. p -- Example: pen / pen; pZn/ 2. b -- Example: bad / bAd; bAd/ 3. t -- Example: tea / ti:; ti/ 4. d -- Example: did / dId; dId/ 5. k -- Example: cat / kAt; kAt/ 6. ^ -- Example: got / gCt; ^Bt/ 7. tF -- Example: chin / tFIn; tFIn/ 8. dV -- Example: June / dVu:n; dVun/ 9. f -- Example: fall / fR:l; fRl/ 10. v -- Example: voice / vRIs; vRIs/ 11. W -- Example: thin / WIn; WIn/ 12. T -- Example: then / Ten; TZn/ 13. s -- Example: so / sEU; so/ 14. z -- Example: zoo / zu:; zu/ 15. F -- Example: she / Fi:; Fi/ 16. V -- Example: vision / 5vIVn; `vIVEn/ 17. h -- Example: how / haU; haJ/ 18. m -- Example: man / mAn; mAn/ 19. n -- Example: no / nEU; no/ 20. N -- Example: sing / sIN; sIN/ 21. l -- Example: leg / leg; lZ^/ 22. r -- Example: red / red; rZd/ 23. j -- Example: yes / jes; jZs/ 24. w -- Example: wet / wet; wZt/ kaffir / 5kAfE(r); `kAfL/ n (S African offensive ÄÏ·Ç, »ä, Ãï) black African person ·ÇÖÞºÚÈË. kaftan = caftan. Kaiser / 5kaIzE(r); `kaIzL/ n title of the German and Austro-Hungarian emperors until 1918 »ÊµÛ(ÓÈÖ¸1918ÄêÇ°µÄµÂ¹ú»ÊµÛ). kale (also kail) / keIl; kel/ n [U] type of cabbage with curly leaves ÓðÒ¸ÊÀ¶. kaleidoscope / kE5laIdEskEUp; kE`laIdE9skop/ n (a) toy consisting of a tube containing small loose pieces of coloured glass, etc and mirrors which reflect these to form changing patterns when the tube is turned Íò»¨Í². (b) (usu sing ͨ³£×÷µ¥Êý) (fig ±ÈÓ÷) constantly and quickly changing pattern ǧ±äÍò»¯; ˲ϢÍò±ä: His paintings are a kaleidoscope of gorgeous colours. ËûµÄÓÍ»­É«²Ê°ßìµ, ±ä»¯Íòǧ. * The bazaar was a kaleidoscope of strange sights and impressions. ¼¯Êеľ°Ïó¹â¹Ö½Àë, ·×È»ÔÓ³Â. kaleidoscopic / kE9laIdE5skCpIk; kE9laIdE`skBpIk/ adj. kaleidoscopically / -klI; -klI/ adv. kamikaze / 9kAmI5kB:zI; 9kBmI`kBzi/ n (in World War II) (pilot of a) Japanese aircraft deliberately crashed on enemy ships, etc £¨µÚ¶þ´ÎÊÀ½ç´óÕ½ÖÐÈÕ±¾µÄ£©Éñ·ç·É»ú, Éñ·ç·É»ú·ÉÐÐÔ±£¨ÓëµÐ½¢µÈͬ¹é춾¡µÄ×Ôɱ·É»ú»ò¼ÝʻԱ£©: [attrib ×÷¶¨Óï] a kamikaze attack Éñ·ç·É»úµÄ¹¥»÷ * (fig ±ÈÓ÷) kamikaze (ie suicidal) tactics ͬ¹é춾¡µÄÕ½Êõ. kangaroo / 9kANgE5ru:; 9kAN^E`ru/ n (pl ~s) Australian animal that jumps along on its strong hind legs, the female carrying its young in a pouch on the front of its body ´üÊ󣨲ú춰ÄÖÞ£©. =>illus ¼û²åͼ. kangaroo court illegal court formed by a group of prisoners, striking workers, etc to settle disputes among themselves ˽ÉèµÄ¹«Ìã¨Çô·¸¡¢ °Õ¹¤¹¤È˵ÈΪ½â¾öÄÚ²¿¾À·×¶øÉèµÄ£©. kaolin / 5keIElIn; `keElIn/ n [U] (also china `clay) fine white clay used in making porcelain and in medicine ¸ßÁëÍÁ; ´ÉÍÁ. kapok / 5keIpCk; `kepBk/ n [U] substance like cotton wool, used for stuffing cushions, soft toys, etc ľÃÞ. kaput / kE5pUt; kE`pJt/ adj [pred ×÷±íÓï] (sl Ùµ) broken; ruined; not working properly Íêµ°ÁË; ʧ°ÜÁË; »µÁË: The car's kaput we'll have to walk. Æû³µ»µÁË--ÎÒÃÇÖ»ºÃ²½ÐÐ. karat (US) = carat 2. karate / kE5rB:tI; kE`rBtI/ n [U] Japanese system of unarmed combat in which the hands, feet, etc are used as weapons ¿ÕÊÖµÀ£¨ÈÕ±¾Ê½Í½ÊÖÎäÊõ£©: [attrib ×÷¶¨Óï] a karate chop, ie a blow with the side of the hand ¿ÕÊÖµÀµÄÕƲàÅü. karma / 5kB:mE; `kBrmE/ n [U] (a) (in Buddhism and Hinduism) sum of a person's actions in one of his successive lives, believed to decide his fate in the next £¨·ð½ÌºÍÓ¡¶È½ÌµÄ£©Òµ£¨ÒôÒë£àôÉÄ¥£§, ÒâΪ¸öÈËÐÐΪµÄ×ܺͿɾö¶¨ÆäÀ´ÊÀµÄÃüÔË£©. (b) (esp joc ÓÈ×÷Ï·ÚÊÓï) destiny; fate ÃüÔË; ËÞÔµ: It's my karma always to fall in love with brunettes. ÎÒ°®ÉϵÄ×ÜÊÇÉîºÖÉ«Í··¢¡¢ dzºÚɫƤ·ôµÄ°×ÖÖÅ®×Ó, ÕâÊÇÎÒµÄÔµ·Ö. kart / kB:t; kBrt/ n = go-kart. kayak / 5kaIAk; `kaIAk/ n. =>illus at canoe ¼ûcanoe²åͼ. (a) Eskimo canoe made of light wood covered with sealskins º£±ªÆ¤´¬£¨°®Ë¹»ùĦÈËÖƵĵ¥ÈËСÖÛ£©. (b) small covered canoe resembling this £¨ÀàËƺ£±ªÆ¤´¬µÄ£©Ð¡Í§. kazoo / kE5zu:; kE`zu/ n (pl ~s) toy musical instrument that gives a buzzing sound when sb blows through it while humming Ò»ÖÖÍæ¾ßµÑ. KB / 9keI 5bi:; 9ke `bi/ abbr Ëõд = (Brit law ÂÉ) King's Bench. Cf ²Î¿´ QB. KBE / 9keI bi: 5i:; 9ke bi `i/ abbr Ëõд = (Brit) Knight Commander (of the Order) of the British Empire £¨µÚ¶þµÈµÄ£©´óÓ¢µÛ¹ú×î¸ßÑ«¾ô; Ó¢µÛ¹ú¾ô¼¶Ë¾ÁîÑ«ÕÂ: be made a KBE Êܷ⣨µÚ¶þµÈµÄ£©´óÓ¢µÛ¹ú×î¸ßÑ«¾ôλ * Sir John Brown KBE Ô¼º²¡¤²¼ÀÊ£¨µÚ¶þµÈµÄ£©´óÓ¢µÛ¹ú×î¸ßÑ«¾ôÊ¿. Cf ²Î¿´ CBE, DBE, MBE. KC / 9keI 5si:; 9ke `si/ abbr Ëõд = (Brit law ÂÉ) King's Counsel. Cf ²Î¿´ QC. kebab / kI5bAb; kE`bAb/ n (often pl ³£×÷¸´Êý) small pieces of meat and vegetables cooked and (often) served on a skewer ¿¾Èâ´®: lamb kebabs ¿¾ÑòÈâ´® * shish kebab ¿¾Èâ´®. shish kebab / 9FIF kI5bAb; ?@ 5FIF kEbAb; `FIF kE9bBb/ = kebab. kedgeree / 5kedVEri:, 9kedVE5ri:; `kZdVE9ri, 9kZdVE`ri/ n [U, C] cooked dish of rice and fish, with hard-boiled eggs and sometimes onions, all mixed together Óãµ°»â·¹£¨ÓÐʱ°éÓÐÑó´Ð£©. keel / ki:l; kil/ n 1 timber or steel structure along the bottom of a ship, on which the framework is built up £¨´¬µÄ£©Áú¹Ç: lay down a keel, ie start building a ship °²Áú¹Ç£¨¶¯¹¤Ôì´¬£©. 2 (idm Ï°Óï) on an even keel => even1. keel v (phr v) keel over 1 (of a ship) capsize £¨Ö¸´¬£©Ç㸲, ·­µ¹. 2 (infml ¿Ú) fall over; collapse µ¹ÏÂ; µ¹Ëú: After a couple of drinks he just keeled over on the floor. ËûºÈÁËÁ½±­¾Æáá¾Íµøµ¹ÔÚµØÁË. * The structure had keeled over in the high winds. ÄÇ×ù½¨ÖþÎïÈôó·ç¸ø¹Îµ¹ÁË. keen / ki:n; kin/ adj (-er, -est) 1 ~ (to do sth/that...) eager; enthusiastic ÈÈÇеÄ; ÈÈÇéµÄ; ÈÈÐĵÄ: a keen swimmer ϲºÃÓÎÓ¾µÄÈË * I'm not keen to go again. ÎÒ²»Ì«ÏëÔÙÈ¥ÁË. * She's keen that we should go. ËýÈÈÇéµØ½ÐÎÒÃÇÈ¥. 2 (of feelings, etc) intense; strong; deep £¨Ö¸¸ÐÇéµÈ£©ÈÈÁÒµÄ, Ç¿ÁÒµÄ, Éî¿ÌµÄ: a keen desire, interest, sense of loss Ç¿ÁÒµÄÔ¸Íû¡¢ ÐËȤ¡¢ ʧÂä¸Ð. 3 (of the senses) highly developed £¨Ö¸¸Ð¾õ£©ÁéÃôµÄ, ÃôÈñµÄ: Dogs have a keen sense of smell. ¹·µÄÐá¾õºÜÁéÃô. 4 (of the mind) quick to understand £¨Ö¸Í·ÄÔ£©Ãô½ÝµÄ, ¾«Ã÷µÄ: a keen wit, intelligence Ãô½ÝµÄÍ·ÄÔ¡¢ ºÜÇ¿µÄÀí½âÁ¦. 5 [esp attrib ÓÈ×÷¶¨Óï] (of the points and cutting edges of knives, etc) sharp £¨Ö¸µ¶µÈµÄ¼âºÍÈУ©·æÀûµÄ, ¿ìµÄ: a keen blade, edge ·æÀûµÄµ¶Æ¬¡¢ µ¶ÈÐ. 6 (of a wind) bitterly cold £¨Ö¸·ç£©´Ì¹ÇµÄ, ÁÝÙýµÄ. 7 (Brit) (of prices) low; very competitive £¨Ö¸¼Û¸ñ£©µÍÁ®µÄ, ¾ºÕùÁ¦Ç¿µÄ. 8 (idm Ï°Óï) (as) ,keen as `mustard (infml ¿Ú) extremely eager or enthusiastic ¼«ÈÈÐĵÄ; ¼«ÈÈÇéµÄ. keen on sth/sb (infml ¿Ú) (a) interested in sth ÈÈÖÔì¶Ä³ÊÂÎï: keen on (playing) tennis ºÜϲ»¶£¨´ò£©ÍøÇò. (b) fond of sb/sth ϲ°®Ä³ÈË[ijÊÂÎï]: He seemed mad keen on (ie very interested in) my sister. Ëû·¢·èËƵİ®ÖøÎÒÃÃÃÃ. * I'm not too keen on jazz. ÎÒ²»Ì«Ï²»¶¾ôÊ¿ÀÖ. (c) enthusiastic about sth ¶ÔijÊÂÎïÂúÇ»ÈÈÇéµÄ: She's not very keen on the idea. Ëý¶ÔÄÇÖ÷ÕŲ»ºÜ¸ÐÐËȤ. * Mrs Hill is keen on Tom's marrying Susan. Ï£¶ûÌ«Ì«ºÜÏ£ÍûÌÀÄ·ÄܺÍËÕɺ½á»é. keenly adv. keenness n [U]. keen / ki:n; kin/ v [I] (usu in the continuous tenses ͨ³£ÓÃ춽øÐÐʱ̬) lament a dead person by wailing ΪËÀÕßâú¿Þ¡¢ °§ºÅ: keening over her murdered son âú¿ÞËýÄDZ»Ä±º¦µÄ¶ù×Ó. keen n Irish funeral song accompanied by wailing °®¶ûÀ¼°§¸è£¨±ß¿Þ±ß³ª£©. keep / ki:p; kip/ v (pt, pp kept / kept; kZpt/) 1 (a) [La, Ipr, Ip] continue to be in the specified condition or position; remain or stay ¼ÌÐø´¦ì¶Ä³×´Ì¬»òµØλ; ÁôÏÂ; ±£Áô: She has the ability to keep calm in an emergency. ËýÓд¦±ä²»¾ªµÄ±¾ÊÂ. * Please keep quiet -- I'm trying to get some work done. Çë°²¾²--ÎÒÒª´¦ÀíһЩ¹¤×÷. * You ought to keep indoors with that heavy cold. Ä㻼ÖظÐðӦ¸ÃÁôÔÚÎÝÀï. * The notice said `Keep off (ie Do not walk on) the grass'. ²¼¸æÅÆÉÏдÖø£àÎð̤²ÝµØ£§. * Keep back! The building could collapse at any moment. ±ð¿¿½ü! Äǽ¨ÖþÎïËæʱ¿ÉÄܵ¹Ëú. (b) [Ip] ~ (on) doing sth continue doing sth; do sth repeatedly or frequently ¼ÌÐø×öijÊÂÎï; Öظ´×öijÊÂÎï: keep eating, laughing, smiling, walking Ò»Ö±ÔÚ³Ô¡¢ Ц¡¢ ΢Ц¡¢ ×ß * Keep (on) talking amongst yourselves, I'll be back in a minute. ÄãÃǼÌÐø̸, ÎÒÒ»»á¶ù¾Í»ØÀ´. * How can I trust you if you keep lying to me? ÄãÒªÊÇÒ»Ö±ÆÛÆ­ÎÒ, ÎÒÔõ÷áÄÜÏàÐÅÄãÄØ? * I do wish you wouldn't keep interrupting me! Ï£ÍûÄã±ðÀÏÀ´´òÈÅÎÒ! * My shoe laces keep (on) coming undone. ÎÒµÄЬ´ø×ÜÊÇËÉ¿ª. * Keep going (ie Do not stop) until you reach a large roundabout. ¼ÌÐø×ß¾Í×ßµ½Ò»¸ö¿íÀ«µÄ»·×´½»²æ·¿ÚÁË. * This is exhausting work, but I manage to keep going somehow. Õâ¸ö¹¤×÷ºÜ·ÑÁ¦Æø, µ«ÊÇÎÒ¾¡Á¿Éè·¨×öÏÂÈ¥. (c) [Ipr, Ip] continue to move in the specified direction ¼ÌÐø³¯Ä³·½ÏòÇ°½ø: Traffic in Britain keeps to the left, ie drives on the left-hand side of the road. ÔÚÓ¢¹ú, ³µÁ¾¿¿×óÐÐÊ». * Keep straight on until you get to the church. Ò»Ö±³¯Ç°×ß¾Í×ßµ½½ÌÌÃÁË. * The sign says `Keep Left', so I don't think we can turn right here. ·±êÉÏдÖø£à¿¿×óÐУ§, ÎÒÏë²»ÄÜ´ÓÕâ¶ùÏòÓÒ¹Õ. 2 [Tn.pr, Tn.p, Cn.a, Cn.g] cause sb/sth to remain in the specified condition or position ʹijÈË[ijÊÂÎï]±£³Öij״̬»òijµØλ: If your hands are cold, keep them in your pockets. ÒªÊÇÊÖÀä, ¾Í´§ÔÚ¿Ú´üÀï. * Extra work kept him (late) at the office. ËûÒòÓжîÍâµÄ¹¤×÷, £¨ºÜÍí£©ÈÔÁôÔڰ칫ÊÒÀï. * Don't keep us in suspense any longer -- what happens at the end of the story? ±ðÔÙÈÃÎÒÃÇÃÉÔÚ¹ÄÀïÁË, ½á¾Ö¾¿¾¹Ôõ÷áÑù? * keep sb amused, cheerful, happy, etc ʹijÈËÒ»Ö±¸ßÐË¡¢ ¿ìÀÖ¡¢ ÐÒ¸£µÈ * These gloves will keep your hands warm. ÕâÖÖÊÖÌ×±£Å¯ºÃ. * Give the baby her bottle; that'll keep her quiet for a while. °ÑÆ¿×Ó¸øº¢×Ó, ÄǾÍÄÜÈÃËý°²¾²Ò»»á¶ù. * He's in a coma and is being kept alive by a life-support machine. Ëû´¦ì¶»èÃÔ״̬, ¿¿ÉúÃüά³ÖÆ÷»îÖø. * I'm sorry to keep you waiting. ¶Ô²»Æð, ÈÃÄú¾ÃµÈÁË. * Add some more coal to keep the fire going. ÔÙÌíЩú, ±ðÈûðÃðÁË. 3 [Tn] detain or delay (sb) Áôס»òµ¢¸é£¨Ä³ÈË£©: You're an hour late; what kept you? ÄãÍíÁËһСʱ, ÊÇʲ÷áʸøµ¢ÎóÁË? Cf ²Î¿´ keep sb from sth/doing sth. 4 [Tn] (a) continue to have (sth); retain ±£ÓÐ, ÁôÏ£¨Ä³Î: You can keep that book I lent you; I don't want it back. ÎÒ½è¸øÄãµÄÄDZ¾ÊéÄã¿ÉÒÔÁôÏÂ, ²»Óû¹ÎÒ. * Here's a five-pound note -- you can keep the change. ÕâÊÇÎå°÷µÄ³®Æ±--ÁãÇ®²»ÓÃÕÒÁË. (b) [Tn, Tn.pr, Dn.n] ~ sth (for sb) look after sth (for sb); retain sth £¨ÎªÄ³ÈË£©ÕÕ¹ËijÊÂÎï; ±£ÁôijÊÂÎï: Could you keep my place in the queue (for me)(ie prevent anybody else from taking it)? ÎÒÅÅÔÚ¶ÓÀïµÄλÖÿÉÒÔ¸øÎÒÁôÖøÂð? * Please keep me a place in the queue. ÅŶÓʱÇë¸øÎÒÕ¼¸öλÖÃ. (c) [Tn, Tn.pr] have (sth) in a particular place; store ÔÚij´¦´æ·Å£¨Ä³Î; Öü²Ø: Where do you keep the cutlery? ÄãµÄ²Í¾ßÔÚÄÄÀï? * We haven't enough shelves to keep all our books on. ÎÒÃǵÄÊé¼Ü²»¹»ÓÃ, ·Å²»ÏÂÕâ÷á¶àÊé. * Always keep your driving licence in a safe place. ¼ÝʻִÕÕÒ»¶¨ÒªÍ×ÉƱ£¹Ü. (d) [Tn] retain (sth) for future use or reference ±£Áô£¨Ä³Î£¨ÒÔ±¸ÈÕááÖ®Ð裩: These trousers are so worn they're hardly worth keeping. ÕâÌõ¿ã×ÓÄ¥ËðµÃºÜÀ÷º¦, ²»±ØÔÙÁôÖøÁË. * Let's not eat all the sandwiches now -- we can keep some for later. ÔÛÃDZð°ÑÈýÃ÷Öζ¼³Ô¹â--¿ÉÒÔÁôЩ¹ýááÔÙ³Ô. * I keep all her letters. ÎÒ±£ÁôÖøËýÈ«²¿µÄÐÅ. 5 [Tn] own and manage (a shop, restaurant, etc) ¾­Óª, ¿ªÉ裨É̵ꡢ ·¹¹ÝµÈ£©: Her father kept a grocer's shop for a number of years. Ëý¸¸Ç׿ªÁ˼¸ÄêÔÓ»õµê. * He plans to keep a pub when he retires. Ëû´òËãÍËÐÝáῪ¾Æ¹Ý. 6 [Tn] own and look after (animals) for one's use or enjoyment £¨Îª×ÔÓûòÏûDz£©ËÇÑø£¨¶¯Î: keep bees, goats, hens, etc ËÇÑø·ä¡¢ Ñò¡¢ ¼¦µÈ. 7 [Tn] have (sth) regularly on sale or in stock ¾­Ïú¡¢ ÏúÊÛ»ò´¢´æ£¨Ä³Î: `Do you sell Turkish cigarettes?' `I'm sorry, we don't keep them.' £àÄãÃÇÂôÍÁ¶úÆäÏãÑÌÂð?£§£à¶Ô²»Æð, ÎÒÃDz»ÂôÄÇÖÖÏãÑÌ.£§ 8 [Tn] not reveal (a secret) ±£ÊØ£¨ÃØÃÜ£©: Can you keep a secret? ie If I tell you one, can I be sure that you will not tell it to sb else? ÎÒÏë¸æËßÄãÒ»¼þÊÂ, ÄãÄܱ£ÃÜÂð? 9 [I] (of food) remain in good condition £¨Ö¸Ê³Î±£³Ö²»»µ: Do finish off the fish pie; it won't keep. ÓãÏÚ¸â±ýÁô²»×¡, ¶¼³ÔÁË°É. * (fig ±ÈÓ÷) The news will keep, ie can be told later rather than immediately. ÕâÏûÏ¢¿ÉÈÝááÐû²¼. 10[I] (used with an adv, or in questions after how Ó븱´ÊÁ¬ÓûòÓÃì¶ÒÉÎʾäÖеÄhowÖ®áá) be in the specified state of health ´¦ì¶Ä³ÖÖ½¡¿µ×´¿ö: `How are you keeping?' `I'm keeping well, thanks.' £àÄãÉíÌåºÃÂð?£§£àºÜºÃ, лл.£§ 11 [Tn] (a) make written entries in (sth) ÔÚ£¨Ä³ÎÉÏ×÷ÊéÃæ¼ÇÔØ: She kept a diary for over twenty years. ËýдÈÕ¼ÇÒѶþÊ®¶àÄê. (b) write down (sth) as a record ¼Ç¼£¨Ä³Ê£©: keeping an account/a record of what one spends each week ¼Ç¼ÿÖܵĿªÖ§. 12 [Tn] provide what is necessary for (sb); support (sb) financially ¹©¸ø£¨Ä³ÈË£©±ØÐèÆ·; ¾­¼ÃÉÏÖ§³Ö£¨Ä³ÈË£©: He scarcely earns enough to keep himself and his family. ËûÕõµÄÇ®ÄÑÒÔά³ÖÈ«¼ÒÈ˵ÄÉú»î. 13 (a) [Tn] guard or protect (sth) ÊØÎÀ»ò°ÑÊØ£¨Ä³Î: keep goal, ie in football ÊØÇòÃÅ£¨×ãÇòµÄ£©ÿ¼w * keep wicket, ie in cricket ÊØÈýÖùÃÅ£¨°åÇòµÄ£©. Cf ²Î¿´ goalkeeper (goal), wicket-keeper (wicket). (b) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (from sth) (fml ÎÄ) protect sb (from sth) ±£»¤»ò±£ÓÓijÈË: May the Lord bless you and keep you, ie used in prayers in the Christian Church Ô¸ÉϵÛ×£¸£Äã¡¢ ±£ÓÓÄ㣨ÓÃ춻ù¶½½Ì»áµÄÆíµ»£© * She prayed to God to keep her son from harm. ËýÆíµ»Éϵ۱£ÓÓ¶ù×Óƽ°². 14 [Tn] be faithful to (sth); respect or observe ÖÒ춣¨Ä³ÊÂÎ; ×ðÖØ; ×ñÊØ: keep an appointment, the law, a promise, a treaty ×ñÊØÔ¼»á¡¢ ·¨ÂÉ¡¢ ŵÑÔ¡¢ ÌõÔ¼. 15 (idm Ï°Óï) ,keep it `up maintain a high standard of achievement ±£³ÖÓÅÐã³É¼¨: Excellent work, Cripps keep it up! ¿ËÀïÆÕ˹, Äã¸ÉµÃÕæºÃ--Òª±£³ÖÏÂÈ¥! ,keep up with the `Joneses/ 5dVEUnzIz; `dVonzIz/ (infml often derog ¿Ú, ³£×÷±áÒå) try to maintain the same social and material standards as one's neighbours ÒªÔÚµØλºÍÎïÖÊ·½Ãæ±ÈµÃÉÏÖÜΧµÄÈË. (For other idioms containing keep, see entries for ns, adjs, etc Óëkeep´îÅäµÄÆäËûÏ°Óï¼ûÓйØÃû´Ê¡¢ ÐÎÈݴʵȵĴÊÌõ, Èç keep house => house1; keep the ball rolling => ball1.) 16 (phr v) keep (sb) at sth (cause sb to) continue to work at sth £¨Ê¹Ä³ÈË£©¼ÌÐø×öijÊÂ: Come on, keep `at it, you've nearly finished! ¼ÓÓÍ, ±ðËɾ¢, ÄãÑÛ¿´¾ÍÍê³ÉÁË! * The teacher kept us at our `work all morning. ÀÏʦÈÃÎÒÃÇ×öÁËÒ»ÉÏÎçµÄ¹¦¿Î. keep (sb/sth) away (from sb/sth) (cause sb/sth) not to go near sb/sth £¨Ê¹Ä³ÈË[ijÊÂÎï]£©²»¿¿½üijÈË[ijÊÂÎï]: Police warned bystanders to keep away from the blazing building. ¾¯²ì¸æ½ëΧ¹ÛÕß, ²»Òª¿¿½üȼÉÕ¡¡µÄ½¨ÖþÎï. * Her illness kept her away from (ie caused her to be absent from) work for several weeks. ËýÒò²¡ÊýÖÜδÉÏ°à. keep sth back (a) prevent sth from moving; restrain sth ʹijÊÂÎï²»ÄÜÒƶ¯; ×èֹijÊÂÎï: Millions of gallons of water are kept back by the dam. Õâ¸öµÌ°ÓÀ¹×¡ÁËÌÏÌϵĺéË®. * She was unable to keep back her tears. ËýÎÞ·¨ÈÌסÀáË®. (b) not pay sth to sb ²»½«Ä³Î︶¸øijÈË: A certain percentage of your salary is kept back by your employer as an insurance payment. ¹ÍÖ÷¿ÛÏÂÄ㲿·Öн½ð×÷±£ÏÕ½ðÓÃ. keep sth `back (from sb) refuse to tell sb sth; hold sth back ¾Ü²»½«Ä³Ê¸æËßijÈË; ÒþÂ÷ijÊÂÎï: I'm sure she's keeping something back (from us). Îҿ϶¨Ëý£¨ÏòÎÒÃÇ£©ÒþÂ÷¡¡Ê²÷á. keep (sb) `back (from sb/sth) (cause sb to) remain at a distance from sb/sth £¨Ê¹Ä³ÈË£©ÓëijÈË[ijÊÂÎï]±£³Ö¾àÀë: Keep well back from the road. ÀëÂí·ԶЩ. * Barricades were erected to keep back the crowds. ÉèÖÃÁËÕÏ°­ÒÔ¸ô¿ªÈËȺ. keep down not show where one is; not stand up Òþ±Î; ²»Õ¾Á¢: Keep down! You mustn't let anybody see you. ¶×ÏÂ! Ò»¶¨²»ÒªÈÃÈË¿´¼ûÄã. keep sb `down repress or oppress (a people, nation, etc) ѹÖÆ»òÕòѹ£¨ÈËÃñ¡¢ ¹úÃñµÈ£©: The people have been kept down for years by a brutal regime. ÈËÃñ¶àÄêÔâÊÜÒ°ÂùÖƶÈѹÆÈ. keep sth `down (a) not raise (a part of the body) ²»Ì§Æð£¨ÉíÌåij²¿·Ö£©: Keep your head down! ²»ÒªÌ§Í·! (b) retain sth in the stomach ÍÌÏÂijÎï; ²»Í³öÀ´: The medicine was so horrid I couldn't keep it down, ie I was sick. ÕâÒ©Õâ÷áÄѳÔ, ÎÒÑʲ»ÏÂÈ¥. (c) cause sth to remain at a low level; not increase sth ʹijÊÂÎﴦ춵Íˮƽ; ѹÒÖijÊÂÎï: keep down wages, prices, the cost of living, etc ±£³ÖµÍ¹¤×Ê¡¢ µÍ¼Û¸ñ¡¢ µÍÉú»î·ÑµÈ * Keep your voices down; your mother's trying to get some sleep. СµãÉù, ÄãÂèÂèҪ˯¾õÁË. (d) not allow sth to multiply or grow ²»Ê¹Ä³Îï×ÌÉú»òÉú³¤: use chemicals to keep pests down Óû¯Ñ§Ò©Æ·ÏûÃ𺦳æ. keep oneself/sb from sth/doing sth prevent oneself/sb from doing sth ʹ×Ô¼º[ijÈË]²»ÄÜ×öijÊÂÎï: The church bells keep me from sleeping. ½ÌÌõÄÖÓÉù³³µÃÎÒ˯²»¡¡¾õ. * I hope I'm not keeping you from your work. Ï£ÍûÎÒûÓзÁ°­ÄãµÄ¹¤×÷. keep (oneself) from doing sth prevent oneself from doing sth; stop (oneself) doing sth ¿ËÖÆ×Ô¼º²»×öijÊÂ: She could hardly keep (herself) from laughing. ËýÈ̲»×¡´óЦÆðÀ´. * I just managed to keep myself from falling. ÎÒ²îÒ»µãµøµ¹. keep sth from sb not tell sb sth ²»½«Ä³Ê¸æËßijÈË: I think we ought to keep the truth from him until he's better. ÎÒÏëµÈËûºÃЩÔÙ°ÑʵÇé¸æËßËû. * They don't keep anything from each other. ËûÃÇÖ®¼äÎÞ»°²»Ì¸. keep sb in detain (a child) after normal school hours as a punishment ·££¨Ð¡Ñ§Éú£©¿ÎááÁôУ: She was kept in for an hour for talking in class. ËýÒòÉÏ¿Î˵»°±»·£ÁôУһСʱ. keep sth in not express (an emotion); restrain sth ²»±í¶£¨Çé¸Ð£©; ¿ØÖÆijÊÂÎï: He could scarcely keep in his indignation. Ëû·ßÅ­µÃÄÑÒÔ×Ô³Ö. keep oneself/sb in sth give or allow oneself/sb a regular supply of sth ʹ×Ô¼º[ijÈË]¾­³£ÓÐijÊÂÎï: She earns enough to keep herself and all the family in good clothes. ËýµÄÊÕÈëÄÜÈÃÈ«¼Ò¾­³£ÓкÃÒ·þ´©. keep in with sb (infml ¿Ú) continue to be friendly with sb, esp in order to gain some advantage ±£³ÖÓëijÈËÇ×½ü£¨ÓÈָΪµÃµ½ºÃ´¦£©: Have you noticed how he tries to keep in with the boss? Äã×¢Òâµ½Ëû¶à°Í½áÀÏ°åÁËÂð? keep off (of rain, snow, etc) not begin £¨Ö¸Óê¡¢ Ñ©µÈ£©Î´ÏÂ: The fete will go ahead provided the rain keeps off. ÒªÊDz»ÏÂÓê, ÒåÂô»á¾ÍÕÕ³£½øÐÐ. keep off (sb/sth) not approach, touch, etc sb/sth ²»½Ó½ü»ò²»½Ó´¥Ä³ÈË[ijÊÂÎï]. keep off sth (a) not eat, drink or smoke sth ²»³Ô¡¢ ²»ºÈ»ò²»ÎüʳijÎï: keep off cigarettes, drugs, drink, fatty foods ²»³éÑÌ¡¢ ²»Îü¶¾¡¢ ²»ºÈ¾Æ¡¢ ²»³Ô¶àÓÍÖ¬µÄʳÎï. (b) not mention (the specified subject); avoid ²»Ìᣨij»°Ì⣩; ±ÜÃâ: Please keep off (the subject of) politics while my father's here. ÓÐÎÒ¸¸Ç×ÔÚ³¡, Çë±ð̸ÕþÖÎ. keep sb/sth off (sb/sth) cause sb/sth not to approach, touch, etc sb/sth ʹijÈË[ijÊÂÎï]²»½Ó½ü»ò²»½Ó´¥Ä³ÈË[ijÊÂÎï]: They lit a fire to keep wild animals off. ËûÃÇȼÆðóô»ð·ÀÖ¹Ò°ÊÞ½Ó½ü. * Keep your hands off (ie Do not touch) me! ±ðÅöÎÒ! keep on continue one's journey ¼ÌÐøÐнø: Keep on past the church; the stadium is about half a mile further on. Ò»Ö±ÏòÇ°×ß¹ýÁ˽ÌÌÃ, ԼĪ°ëÓ¢Àï¾ÍÊÇÌåÓý³¡. keep on (doing sth) continue (doing sth) ¼ÌÐø£¨×öijÊÂÎ: The rain kept on all night. Óê³¹Ò¹²»Í£. * She kept on working although she was tired. ËýËäÆ£À͵«ÈÔ¼ÌÐø¹¤×÷. keep sb `on continue to employ sb ¼ÌÐø¹ÍÓÃijÈË: He's incompetent and not worth keeping on. ËûӹµÎÞÄÜ, ²»ÖµµÃÁôÓÃ. keep sth on (a) continue to wear sth ¼ÌÐø´©´÷ijÎï: You don't need to keep your hat on indoors. ÔÚÊÒÄÚ²»±Ø´÷¡¡Ã±×ÓÁË. (b) continue to rent or be the owner of (a house, flat, etc) ¼ÌÐø×âÓûòÁìÓУ¨·¿ÎÝ¡¢ Ô¢ËùµÈ£©: We're planning to keep the cottage on over the summer. ÎÒÃÇ´òËãÏÄÌì¼ÌÐø×âÄÇ×ù±ðÊû. keep `on (at sb) (about sb/sth) continue talking (to sb) in an irritating way (about sb/sth) £¨ÏòijÈË£©ßë߶: He does keep on so! Ëû¾ÍÊÇÕâÑù°®ßë߶! * I will mend the lamp just don't keep on at me about it! ÎÒÒ»¶¨ÐÞÕâ¸öµÆ--±ðÔÙ¸úÎÒßë߶Õâ¼þÊÂÁË! keep out (of sth) not enter (a place); remain outside ²»½øÈ루ij´¦£©; ÁôÔÚÍâ±ß: The sign said `Ministry of Defence Danger Keep Out!' ÅÆ×ÓÉÏд¡¡, ¡¡¹ú·À²¿ÖصØ--ÏÐÈËÃâ½ø!¡¡ keep sb/sth out (of sth) prevent sb/sth from entering (a place) ²»ÈÃijÈË[ijÎï]½øÈ루ij´¦£©: Keep that dog out of my study! ±ðÈÃÄÇÌõ¹·½øÎÒµÄÊé·¿! * She wore a hat to keep the sun out of her eyes. Ëý´÷¡¡Ã±×ÓÕÚÑô, ±£»¤ÑÛ¾¦. keep (sb) out of sth not expose oneself/sb to sth; (cause sb to) avoid sth ÕÚÑÚ×Ô¼º[ijÈË]; £¨Ê¹Ä³ÈË£©±Ü¿ªÄ³ÊÂÎï: Do keep out of the rain if you haven't a coat. û´øÓêÒÂÄǾͱÜÒ»ÏÂÓê. * That child seems incapable of keeping out of (ie not getting into) mischief. ÄǸöº¢×Ó²»µ÷Ƥµ·µ°¼òÖ±¾ÍÊܲ»ÁË. * Keep the children out of harm's way if you take them to the match. ´øº¢×Ó¿´±ÈÈü, ҪעÒâËûÃǵݲȫ. keep to sth (a) not wander from or leave (a path, road, etc) ²»Æ«Àë, ²»À뿪£¨µÀ·µÈ£©: Keep to the track the moor is very boggy around here. ²»ÒªÆ«Àë³µµÀ--ÕâÒ»´øÕÓÔóµØ¶à. * (fig ±ÈÓ÷) keep to the point/subject ±ð³¶Ô¶ÁË[²»ÒªÀëÌâ]. (b) follow or observe (a plan, schedule, etc) ×ñÑ­, ×ñÊØ£¨¼Æ»®¡¢ ʱ¿Ì±íµÈ£©: Things will only work out if we all keep to the plan. Ö»Óдó¼ÒÖ´Ðмƻ®, ÊÂÇé²ÅÄܳɹ¦. (c) remain faithful to (a promise, etc)ÖÒì¶, ÐÅÊØ£¨ÅµÑԵȣ©: keep to an agreement, an undertaking ÐÅÊØЭ¶¨¡¢ ³Ðŵ. (d) remain in and not leave (the specified place or position) ÁôÔÚ, ²»À뿪£¨Ä³µØ»òijλÖã©: She's old and infirm and has to keep to the house. ËýÒòÄêÀÏÌåÈõ¶ø×ã²»³ö»§. (e) (used esp in the imperative when rebuking sb ÓÈÓÃì¶ÆíʹÓïÆøÒÔÖ¸ÔðijÈË) not express (a comment, view, etc) ²»±Ø˵³ö£¨Òâ¼û¡¢ ¿´·¨µÈ£©: Keep your opinions to yourself in future! ÄãÓÐÒâ¼ûÁô¡¡×Ô¼ºÓðÉ! keep (oneself) to oneself avoid meeting people socially; not concern oneself with other people's affairs ²»ÓëÈ˽»Íù: Nobody knows much about him; he keeps himself (very much) to himself. Ë­¶¼²»Ì«Á˽âËû, ÒòΪËûºÜÉÙÓëÈËÀ´Íù. keep sth to one`self not tell other people about sth ²»°ÑijʸæËß±ðÈË: I'd be grateful if you kept this information to yourself. ÕâÊÂÄãÈôÄܱ£ÃÜÔò²»Ê¤¸Ð¼¤. keep sb under oppress sb ѹÆÈijÈË: The local population is kept under by a brutal army of mercenaries. µ±µØ¾ÓÃñ±¸ÊÜÒ°Âù¹ÍÓ¶¾üµÄÆÛѹ. keep sth under control or suppress sth ¿ØÖÆ»òѹÖÆijÊÂÎï: Firemen managed to keep the fire under. Ïû·À¶ÓÔ±¾¡Á¦¿ØÖÆÁË»ðÊÆ. keep up (of rain, snow, good weather, etc) continue without stopping £¨Ö¸Óê¡¢ Ñ©¡¢ ºÃÌìÆøµÈ£©³ÖÐø²»Í£: Let's hope the sunny weather keeps up for Saturday's tennis match. µ«Ô¸ÐÇÆÚÁùÍøÇò±ÈÈüʱ»¹ÊÇÕâÑùµÄºÃÌìÆø. keep sb up prevent sb from going to bed ʹijÈ˲»ÄÜȥ˯¾õ: I do hope we're not keeping you up. ÎÒÏ£ÍûÎÒÃÇûÓе¢ÎóÄã˯¾õ. keep sth up (a) prevent sth from falling down ʹijÎï²»ÂäÏÂ: wear a belt to keep one's trousers up ϵ¡¡Ñü´øÒÔϵס¿ã×Ó. (b) cause sth to remain at a high level ʹijÊÂÎﴦ춸ßˮƽ: The high cost of raw materials is keeping prices up. Ô­ÁÏ·ÑÓðº¹óʹµÃ²úÆ·¼Û¸ñ¾Ó¸ß²»ÏÂ. (c) not allow (one's spirits, strength, etc) to decline; maintain ²»È㨾«Á¦µÈ£©Ë¥ÍË; ά³Ö; ±£³Ö: They sang songs to keep their morale up. ËûÃdzª¡¡¸èÒÔ±£³Ö¸ß°ºµÄÊ¿Æø. (d) continue sth at the same (usu high) level ¼ÌÐøʹijÊÂÎï±£³ÖͬÑùµÄ£¨Í¨³£Ö¸¸ßµÄ£©Ë®Æ½: The enemy kept up their bombardment day and night. µÐ¾üÒ»Ö±ÈÕÒ¹²»Í£µØ¿ñºäÀÄÕ¨. * We're having difficulty keeping up our mortgage payments. ÎÒÃÇÄÑÒÔ¼ÌÐøÖ§¸¶·ÖÆÚ³¥»¹µÄµÖѺ´û¿î. * You're all doing a splendid job; keep up the good work! ÄãÃǸɵö¼ºÜ³öÉ«, Òª¼á³ÖÏÂÈ¥! (e) continue to practise or observe sth ÕÕ¾É×öijÊÂÎï»ò×ñÊØijÊÂ: keep up old customs, traditions, etc ÑØÏ®¹ÅÀϵķçËס¢ ´«Í³µÈ * Do you still keep up your Spanish? ÄãÈÔÔÚѧÎ÷°àÑÀÓïÂð? (f) maintain (a house, garden, etc) in good condition by spending money or energy on it ±£Ñø, άÐÞ£¨·¿ÎÝ¡¢ »¨Ô°µÈ£©: The house is becoming too expensive for them to keep up. ËûÃǵķ¿×ÓάÐÞ·ÑÓùóµÃÔ½À´Ô½ÐÞ²»ÆðÁË. Cf ²Î¿´ upkeep. keep `up (with sb/sth) move or progress at the same rate (as sb/sth) ¸úÉÏ£¨Ä³ÈË[ijÊÂÎï]£©; £¨ÓëijÈË[ijÊÂÎï]£©Í¬²½Ç°½ø: Slow down I can't keep up (with you)! Âýµã, ÎÒ¸ú²»ÉÏ£¨Ä㣩ÁË! * I can't keep up with all the changes in computer technology. ¼ÆËã»ú¼¼ÊõµÄ¸÷ÖָĽøÓÐЩÎÒÒѸú²»ÉÏÁË. keep up (with sth) rise at the same rate (as sth) ÒÔ£¨Ä³ÊÂÎïµÄ£©Í¬ÑùËÙÂÊÉÏÉý: Workers' incomes are not keeping up with inflation. ¹¤È˵ÄÊÕÈë¸Ï²»ÉÏͨ»õÅòÕÍ. keep up with sb continue to be in contact with sb ±£³ÖÓëijÈ˵ÄÁªÏµ: How many of your old school friends do you keep up with? ÄãºÍÖÐѧʱµÄÀÏͬѧ±£³ÖÁªÏµµÄÓжàÉÙ? keep up with sth inform oneself or learn about (the news, current events, etc) ֪Ϥ£¨ÏûÏ¢£©; ¸úÉÏ£¨ÐÎÊÆ£©: She likes to keep up with the latest fashions. Ëýϲ»¶´©´÷Èëʱ. kept woman (dated or joc ¾É»òÚÊ) woman who is provided with money and a home by a man with whom she is having a sexual relationship £¨Êܹ©ÑøµÄ£©æ°¸¾. keep / ki:p; kip/ n 1 [U] (cost of providing) food and other necessities of life ʳÎïµÈÉú»î±ØÐèÆ·; Éú»î·Ñ: It's time you got a job and started paying for your keep! Äã¸ÃÕҷݹ¤×÷, ¸ºµ£×Ô¼ºµÄÉú»î·ÑÁË! * (fig ±ÈÓ÷) Does that old car still earn its keep? ie Is it useful enough to be worth the cost of keeping it? ÄÇÁ¾¾ÉÆû³µ»¹ÖµµÃάÐÞÂð? 2 [C] strongly built tower of an ancient castle ¹Å´ú³Ç±¤ÖеÄÇ¿¹ÌÖ÷Â¥. 3 (idm Ï°Óï) for `keeps (infml ¿Ú) permanently; for ever ÓÀÔ¶µØ; ÓÀ¾ÃµØ: Can I have it for keeps or do you want it back? ÎÒ¿ÉÒÔÓÀ¾Ã±£ÁôËüÄØ»¹ÊÇÒªÎÒ»¹¸øÄã? keeper / 5ki:pE(r); `kipL/ n 1 person who looks after animals in a zoo or a collection of items in a museum £¨¶¯ÎïÔ°µÄ£©ËÇÑøÔ±; £¨²©Îï¹ÝµÄ£©±£¹ÜÈË. 2 (esp in compounds ÓÈÓÃÒÔ¹¹³É¸´ºÏ´Ê) person who is in charge of or looks after sth ¸ºÔð»òÕÕÁÏijÊÂÎïµÄÈË: a `lighthouse-keeper * a `gamekeeper * a `shopkeeper. 3 (infml ¿Ú)(a) = goalkeeper (goal). (b) = wicket-keeper (wicket). 4 (idm Ï°Óï) finders keepers => finder (find1). keeping / 5ki:pIN; `kipIN/ n (idm Ï°Óï) for safe keeping => safe1. in sb's keeping in sb's care or custody ÔÚijÈË´¦±£¹Ü; ÊÜijÈ˼໤: I'll leave the keys in your keeping. ÎÒ°ÑÔ¿³×½»Äã±£¹Ü. in/out of keeping (with sth) in/not in conformity or harmony Ò»ÖÂ[²»Ò»ÖÂ]; Эµ÷[²»Ð­µ÷]: a development wholly in keeping with what we expected ÓëÎÒÃÇÔ¤ÆÚÍêÈ«Ïà·ûµÄ·¢Õ¹ * That tie is not quite in keeping. ÄÇÌõÁì´ø²»Ê®·ÖЭµ÷. in safe keeping => safe1. keepsake / 5ki:pseIk; `kip9sek/ n gift, usu small and often not very costly, that is kept in memory of the giver or previous owner ¼ÍÄîÆ·: My aunt gave me one of her brooches as a keepsake. ÎҵĹÃĸ°ÑËýµÄÒ»Ö»ÐØÕëË͸øÎÒ×÷¼ÍÄî. keg / keg; kZ^/ n small barrel, usu containing less than 10 British or 30 US gallons of liquid СͰ£¨Í¨³£ÈÝÁ¿²»×ã10Ó¢¼ÓÂØ»ò30ÃÀ¼ÓÂØ£©. =>illus at barrel ¼ûbarrel²åͼ. keg beer (Brit) beer served from kegs, using gas pressure СͰơ¾Æ£¨ÓÃÆøѹѹ³ö£©. kelp / kelp; kZlp/ n [U] type of large brown seaweed ´óÐͺÖÔå. kelvin / 5kelvIn; `kZlvIn/ n (abbr Ëõд K) unit (equal tothe Celsius degree) of an international scale of temperature(the Kelvin scale) with 0 at absolute zero (273.15C) ¿ª£¨¿ª¶ûÎÄαêµÄ¼ÆÁ¿µ¥Î», ÆäÁã¶ÈΪ¾ø¶ÔÁã¶È, µÈì¶273.15C£©. =>App 11 ¼û¸½Â¼11. ken / ken; kZn/ n (idm Ï°Óï) beyond/outside one's ken not within one's range of knowledge ³¬³öijÈË֪ʶ·¶Î§: The workings of the Stock Exchange are beyond most people's ken. ֤ȯ½»Ò×ËùµÄÔË×÷Çé¿ö´ó¶àÊýÈ˶¼²»Á˽â. ken / ken; kZn/ v (-nn-, pt kenned or kent, pp kenned) [Tn, Tf, Tw] (Scot ËÕ¸ñÀ¼) know ÖªµÀ. kennel / 5kenl; `kZnl/ n 1 [C] shelter for a pet dog ¹·ÎÑ; ¹··¿: Rover lives in a kennel in the back garden. С¹·ÂÞ¸¥µÄÎÑÔÚáỨ԰. 2 [C] shelter for a pack of hounds һȺÁÔÈ®µÄÎÑÅï. 3 kennels [sing or pl v] place where dogs are bred, cared for, etc Ñø¹·³¡: We put the dog into kennels when we go on holiday. ÎÒÃÇÈ¥¶È¼Ùʱ°Ñ¹·Ë͵½Ñø¹·³¡¼ÄÑø. kennel v (-ll-; US also -l-) [Tn] put or keep (a dog) in a kennel or kennels ½«£¨¹·£©¹Ø½ø¹·ÎÑ»òË͵½Ñø¹·³¡: She kennels her dog in the yard. Ëý°Ñ¹·¹Ø½øÔº×ӵĹ·ÎÑÀï. kepi / 5keIpI; `kepI/ n type of French military cap with a horizontal peak ·¨¹ú¾üñ. kept pt, pp of keep1. kerb (also esp US curb) / k\:b; k[b/ n stone or concrete edge of a pavement at the side of a road £¨ÏâʯµÄ£©Â·Ôµ, ·±ß: Stop at the kerb and look both ways before crossing (the road). ÏÈÕ¾ÔÚ·±ß¿´Çå×óÓÒÔÙ¹ýÂí·. kerb-crawling n [U] driving slowly along trying to persuade sb on the pavement to enter one's car, esp for sexual purposes ¿ª³µÑØ·±ß»ºÂýÐÐÊ»£¨ÓÈָΪÐÔ¹Øϵ¹´ÒýÈË£©: be arrested for kerb-crawling ÒòÑØ·±ßÂýÊ»¹´ÒýÈ˶ø±»¾Ð²¶. kerb drill set of rules for crossing the road safely ¹ýÂí·µÄ°²È«¹æÔò. kerbstone n block of stone or concrete forming part of a kerb ·Եʯ; ·±ßʯ. kerchief / 5k\:tFIf; `k[tFIf/ n (arch ¹Å) 1 square piece of cloth worn on the head or round the neck, esp by women ·½Í·½í, ·½Î§½í£¨ÓÈָŮÓõģ©. 2 handkerchief ÊÖ¾î. kerfuffle / kE5fQfl; kL`fQfl/ n [U] (Brit infml ¿Ú) fuss; noise; excitement »ìÂÒ; ³³ÄÖ; ÄÖºå: What's all the kerfuffle (about)? ÕâÂÒºåºåµÄÊÇÔõ÷á»ØÊÂ? kernel / 5k\:nl; `k[nl/ n 1 soft and usu edible part inside a nut or fruit stone £¨¼á¹û»òºË¹ûµÄ£©ÈÊ£¨Í¨³£¿Éʳ£©. =>illus at nut ¼ûnut²åͼ. 2 part of a grain or seed within the hard outer shell £¨¹ÈÎïÈ¥¿ÇááµÄ£©Á£, ×Ó. 3 (fig ±ÈÓ÷) central or essential part (of a subject, plan, problem, etc) ºËÐÄ; Òªµã; ÖÐÐÄ: the kernel of her argument ËýµÄÂ۾ݵĺËÐÄ. kerosene, kerosine (also kerosine) / 5kerEsi:n; `kZrE9sin/ n [U] (esp US) = paraffin 1: [attrib ×÷¶¨Óï] a kerosene lamp úÓ͵Æ. kestrel / 5kestrEl; `kZstrEl/ n type of small falcon ºìöÀ. =>illus at App 1 ¼û¸½Â¼1²åͼ, page iv. ketch / ketF; kZtF/ n small sailing-boat with two masts ˫ΦС·«´¬. ketchup / 5ketFEp; `kZtFEp/ (also esp US catsup / 5ktsEp;`kAtsEp/) n [U] thick sauce made from tomatoes, vinegar, etc and used cold as a seasoning ·¬Çѽ´. kettle / 5ketl; `kZtl/ n 1 container with a spout, lid and handle, used for boiling water £¨ÉÕË®Óõģ©ºø: boil (water in) the kettle and make some tea ÉÕºøË®Æã²è. 2 (idm Ï°Óï) a different kettle of fish => different. a `fine, `pretty, etc kettle of fish messy, unpleasant or confusing situation Ò»ÍÅÔã; ²»Óä¿ìµÄÊÂ; ÞÏÞεľÖÃæ. the pot calling the kettle black => pot1. kettledrum / 5ketldrQm; `kZtl9drQm/ n large brass or copper bowl-shaped drum with skin stretched over the top, that can be tuned to an exact pitch ¶¨Òô¹Ä. =>illus at App 1 ¼û¸½Â¼1²åͼ, page xi. key / ki:; ki/ n 1 [C] metal instrument shaped so that it will move the bolt of a lock (and so lock or unlock sth) Ô¿³×: turn the key in the lock ת¶¯Ëø¿×ÖеÄÔ¿³× * the car keys Æû³µÔ¿³× * the key to the front door Ç°ÃŵÄÔ¿³× * have a duplicate key cut, ie made ÅäÔ¿³×. =>illus ¼û²åͼ. 2 [C] similar instrument for grasping and turning sth, eg for winding a clock ÀàËÆÔ¿³×µÄÆ÷¾ß£¨ÈçÉÏÖÓ±í·¢ÌõÓõģ©: Where's the key for turning off the radiator? ¹ØÉ¢ÈÈÆ÷µÄ¿ª¹ØÔÚÄÄÀï? 3 [C] (a) (music Òô) set of related notes, based on a particular note, and forming the basis of (part of) a piece of music µ÷: a sonata in the key of E flat major/A minor Ò»Ê×½µE´óµ÷[AСµ÷]×àÃùÇú * This piece changes key many times. ÕâÊ×Çú×ÓÓжദ±äµ÷. (b) (fig ±ÈÓ÷) general tone or style of sth £¨Ê ÎïµÄ£©»ùµ÷, µ÷×Ó, µ÷ÃŶù: Her speech was all in the same key, ie monotonous. ËýµÄÑÝ˵×ÔʼÖÁÖÕÊÇÒ»¸öµ÷×Ó£¨µ¥µ÷·¦Î¶£©. 4 [C] any of the set of levers that are pressed by the fingers to operate a typewriter, piano, etc £¨´ò×Ö»ú¡¢ ¸ÖÇٵȵģ©¼ü. =>illus at App 1 ¼û¸½Â¼1²åͼ, pages x, xi. 5 [C] (a) set of answers to exercises or problems Ìâ½â; ´ð°¸: a book of language tests, complete with key ¸½´ð°¸µÄÓïÑÔ²âÑéÊÔÌ⼯. (b) explanation of the symbols used in a coded message or on a map, diagram, etc £¨µØͼ¡¢ ͼ±íµÈÉϵģ©ÂÔÓï±í, ·ûºÅ±í, ·²Àý, ͼÀý. 6 [C usu sing ͨ³£×÷µ¥Êý] ~ (to sth) thing that provides access, control or understanding ¹Ø¼ü; Òª¾÷: Diet and exercise are the key (to good health). ³Ô¹Ì¶¨Ê³Îï¡¢ ×öÔ˶¯ÊÇ£¨ÉíÌ彡¿µµÄ£©¹Ø¼ü. * The key to the whole affair was his jealousy. Õû¸öÊÂÇéµÄÖ¢½áÊÇÒòΪËû¼É¶Ê. 7 [sing] roughness given to a surface so that plaster or paint will stick to it £¨Öú»Ò½¬»òÑÕÁϸ½ÖøµÄ£©´Ö²Ú±íÃæ: Gently sand the plastic to provide a key for the paint. ÓÃÉ°Ö½ÔÚËÜÁÏÉÏÇáÇá´òÄ¥³ö´Ö²ÚÃæÒÔ±ãÍ¿ÑÕÁÏ. 8 [C] (botany Ö²) winged fruit of some trees, eg the ash and elm ³á¹û£¨Èç¡¡¡¢ ÓܵÈÊ÷µÄ¹ûʵ£©. =>illus at App 1 ¼û¸½Â¼1²åͼ, page i. 9 (idm Ï°Óï) under lock and key => lock2. key adj [attrib ×÷¶¨Óï] very important or essential ¼«ÖØÒªµÄ; ¹Ø¼üÐÔµÄ: a key figure in the dispute ÕùÂÛÖеĹؼüÈËÎï * a key industry, speech, position ÖØÒªµÄ¹¤Òµ¡¢ ½²»°¡¢ λÖÃ. keyboard n set of keys (key1 4) on a typewriter,piano, etc £¨´ò×Ö»ú¡¢ ¸ÖÇٵȵģ©¼üÅÌ. =>illus at computer¼ûcomputer²åͼ. v 1 [I] operate a keyboard (eg for setting printing type) ÓüüÅ̲Ù×Ý£¨ÈçÅÅ×Ö£©. 2 [Tn] enter (data) in a computer by means of a keyboard ÓüüÅ̽«£¨Êý¾Ý£©ÊäÈë¼ÆËã»ú. `keyboarder n person who operates a keyboard ²Ù×÷¼üÅ̵ÄÈË. keyhole n hole through which a key is put into a lock Ëø¿×; Ô¿³×¿×. key money payment illegally demanded from a new tenant of a house or flat before he is allowed to move in Ô¿³×·Ñ£¨Ïòз¿¿Í·Ç·¨Ë÷È¡µÄ·ÑÓã©. keynote n 1 central theme of a speech, book, etc £¨ÑÝ˵¡¢ ÊéµÈµÄ£©ÒªÖ¼, Ö÷Ìâ: Unemployment has been the keynote of the conference. »áÒéµÄÖ÷ÌâÊÇʧҵÎÊÌâ. * [attrib ×÷¶¨Óï] a keynote speech, ie one setting the tone for or introducing the theme of a meeting, etc ¶¨»ùµ÷µÄÑÝ˵. 2 (music Òô) note on which a musical key is based Ö÷Òô. key-pad n small keyboard of numbered buttons used instead of a dial on a telephone, for selecting a channel, etc on a television set, or for entering data in a computer °´Å¥Ê½µç»°»ú¼üÅÌ; µçÊÓƵµÀÑ¡Ôñ¼üÅÌ; ¼ÆËã»úÐäÕä¼üÅÌ. key-ring n ring on which keys are kept Ô¿³×Ȧ. =>illus ¼û²åͼ. key signature (music Òô) sharps and flats shown on a piece of music indicating the key in which it is written µ÷ºÅ. =>illus at music ¼ûmusic²åͼ. keystone n 1 (architecture ½¨) central stone at the top of an arch locking the others into position ¹°¶¥Ê¯. 2 (usu sing ͨ³£×÷µ¥Êý) (fig ±ÈÓ÷) most important part of a plan, an argument, etc on which all the other parts depend £¨¼Æ»®¡¢ Â۾ݵȵģ©»ù´¡, Ö÷Ö¼: Belief in a life after death is the keystone of her religious faith. ËýµÄ×Ú½ÌÐÅÑöµÄ»ù´¡ÊÇÏàÐÅËÀááÓÐÀ´Éú. Cf ²Î¿´ corner-stone (corner1). key / ki:; ki/ v 1 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (in) (computing ¼Æ) type in (data) using a keyboard ÓüüÅÌÊäÈ루Êý¾Ý£©: I've keyed this sentence (in) three times, and it's still wrong!ÎÒ°ÑÕâ¸ö¾ä×ÓÊäÈëÁËÈý´Î, ¿ÉÊÇÈÔÈ»²»¶Ô! 2 [Tn] roughen (a surface) so that plaster or paint will stick to it ½«£¨±íÃ棩Ū´Ö²Ú£¨ÒԱ㸽Öø»Ò½¬»òÑÕÁÏ£©. 3 (phr v) key sth to sth (a) make sth similar to sth else ʹijÊÂÎïÓëËûÊÂÎïÏàËÆ: She keyed her mood to that of the other guests. Ëý¿ØÖÆסÇéÐ÷ʹ֮ÓëÆäËû¿ÍÈËÒ»ÖÂ. (b) make sth suitable for sth else ʹijÊÂÎïÓëËûÊÂÎïÏàÊÊÓ¦: The farm was keyed to the needs of the local people. Å©³¡°´µ±µØÈ˵ÄÐèÒª×÷Á˵÷Õû. key sb up (usu passive ͨ³£ÓÃ춱»¶¯Óï̬) make sb excited, nervous or tense ʹijÈ˼¤¶¯»ò½ôÕÅ: The manager warned us not to get too keyed up before the big match. Áì¶Ó¸æ½ëÎÒÃÇÔÚ´óÈü֮ǰ²»ÒªÌ«¼¤¶¯. key (also cay) / ki:; ki/ n low island or reef, esp in the W Indies and off the coast of Florida µÍµº, °µ½¸, ɺº÷½¸£¨ÓÈÖ¸Î÷Ó¡¶ÈȺµººÍÃÀ¹ú·ðÂÞÀï´ïÖݺ£°¶´¦£©. KG / 9keI 5dVi:; 9ke `dVi/ abbr Ëõд = (Brit) Knight (of the Order) of the Garter ¼ÎµÂÑ«¾ôÊ¿; Ó¢¸ñÀ¼×î¸ß¾ô¼¶Ñ«ÕÂ: be made a KG ±»·âΪ¼ÎµÂÑ«¾ôÊ¿ * Sir Thomas Bell KG ÍÐÂí˹¡¤±´¶û¼ÎµÂÑ«¾ôÊ¿. kg abbr Ëõд = kilogram(s): 10 kg 10¹«½ï. KGB / 9keI dVi 5bi:; 9ke dVi `bi/ abbr Ëõд = USSR Intelligence Agency since 1953 (former Russian Komitet Gosudarstvennoi Bezopasnosti) ¿Ë¸ñ²ª£¨½¨ì¶1953Äê, Ç°ËÕÁª¹ú¼Ò°²È«Î¯Ô±»áµÄÂԳƣ©: a KGB agent ¿Ë¸ñ²ªÌع¤ÈËÔ± * dealing with the KGB Óë¿Ë¸ñ²ª´ò½»µÀ. khaki / 5kB:kI; `kBkI/ n [U], adj (cloth of a) dull brownish-yellow colour, used esp for military uniforms ÍÁ»ÆÉ«£¨µÄ£©, ¿¨Æä²¼£¨µÄ£©£¨ÓÈÖ¸ÓÃ×ö¾ü·þµÄ£©. kHz abbr Ëõд = kilohertz. Cf ²Î¿´ Hz. kibbutz / kI5bUts; kI`bJts/ n (pl kibbutzim / kIbU5tsi:m; kIbJ`tsim/) communal farm or settlement in Israel »ù²¼×È£¨ÒÔÉ«ÁеĺÏ×÷Å©³¡»ò¾ÓÃñµã£©. kibbutznik / -nIk; -nIk/ n member of a kibbutz »ù²¼×ȳÉÔ±. kick / kIk; kIk/ v 1 (a) [Tn, Tn.pr] hit (sb/sth) with the foot Ìߣ¨Ä³ÈË[ijÎï]£©: Mummy, Peter kicked me (on the leg)! ÂèÂè, ±ËµÃÌßÎÒ£¨ÍÈ£©! (b) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] move (sth) by doing this Ì߶¯£¨Ä³Î: He kicked the ball into the river. Ëû°ÑÇòÌß½øºÓÀïÁË. * Can we kick the ball around for a while? ÎÒÃÇ¿ÉÒÔÔÚÕâÒ»´øÌßÒ»»á¶ùÇòÂð? (c) [Tn.pr] make (sth) by kicking Ì߳ɣ¨Ä³Î: He kicked a hole in the fence. ËûÔÚÀé°ÊÉÏõßÁ˸ö¶´. (d) [I, Ip] move the foot or feet in a jerky violent way ÃÍÁҵصš¢ ¶å: The child was screaming and kicking. ÄǺ¢×ӱߺ°½Ð±ß¶å½Å. * Be careful of that horse it often kicks. СÐÄÄÇÆ¥Âí--Ëü³£ÞÍõê×Ó. * (fig ±ÈÓ÷) She kicks out when she's angry. Ëý·¢ÆðÅ­À´±©ÌøÈçÀ×. 2 [Tn] ~oneself be very annoyed with oneself because one has done sth stupid, missed an opportunity, etc £¨Òò¸É´ÀÊ¡¢ ×øʧÁ¼»úµÈ£©°Ã»Ú, ÄÚ¾Î, ×ÔÔð: When I discovered I'd come for the appointment on the wrong day, I could have kicked myself. ÎÒÀ´¸°Ô¼·¢ÏÖ°ÑÈÕÆÚŪ´íÁË, ¸Ðµ½·Ç³£°ÃÄÕ. 3 [Tn] (esp in Rugby football) score (a goal or conversion) by kicking the ball £¨ÓÈָӢʽéÏé­Çò£©ÌßÇò£¨ÉäÃÅ£©µÃ·Ö: That's the twentieth goal he's kicked this season. ÕâÊÇËû±¾Èü¼¾Ìß½øµÄµÚ¶þÊ®¸öÇò. 4 [I] (of a gun) jerk backwards when fired £¨Ö¸Ç¹ÅÚ£©·´³å, áá×ø. 5 (idm Ï°Óï) alive and kicking => alive. hit/kick a man when he's down => man. ,kick against the `pricks hurt oneself by useless resistance or protest ×÷ÎÞνµÄµÖ¿¹¶ø×ÔÉíÊÜËð; ×ÔÌÖ¿à³Ô. ,kick the `bucket (sl Ùµ) die ËÀ; µÅÍȶù. `kick the habit (infml ¿Ú) give up an addiction ½ä³ýijÊȺÃ: Doctors should try to persuade smokers to kick the habit. Ò½ÉúӦ˵·þÎüÑÌÕß½äÑÌ. ,kick one's `heels have nothing to do while waiting for sth ÎÞÁĵصȴýijÊÂÎï: She had to kick her heels for hours because the train was so late. »ð³µÍíµã, ËýÎÞÁĵصÈÁ˼¸Ð¡Ê±. ,kick over the `traces (of a person) refuse to accept discipline or control (from parents, etc) £¨Ö¸ÈË£©¾Ü²»½ÓÊÜ£¨¸¸Ä¸µÈµÄ£©¹ÜÊø, ¿ØÖÆ. kick up/raise a dust => dust1. ,kick up a `fuss, `row, shindy, stink, etc (infml ¿Ú) cause a disturbance, esp by protesting about sth ÄÖÊÂ, ɧ¶¯£¨ÓÈÖ¸¿¹ÒéijÊ£©. ,kickup one's `heels (infml ¿Ú) enjoy oneself enthusiastically¾¡ÇéÏíÀÖ; ÀÖµÃÊÖÎè×㵸. ,kick sb up`stairs (infml ¿Ú) get rid of sb by promoting him to a position that seems more important but in fact is less so ʹijÈËÃ÷Éý°µ½µ. 5 (phr v) kick against sth protest about or resist sth ·´¶Ô»ò·´¿¹Ä³ÊÂÎï: It's no use kicking against the rules. ·´¶ÔÕâЩ¹æ¶¨ÊÇͽÀ͵Ä. kick around (infml ¿Ú) be present, alive or in existence »îÖø; ½¡ÔÚ; ´æÔÚ: I've been kicking around Europe since I saw you last. ÄãÎÒ·Ö±ðÒÔÀ´, ÎÒÒ»Ö±ÔÚÅ·ÖÞ¸÷µØÉú»î. * My shirt is kicking around on the floor somewhere. ÎҵijÄÉÀÔڵذåÉϵÄʲ÷áµØ·½. * an idea which has been kicking around for some considerable time ÔÍÄðÒѾõÄÒâ¼û. kick sth around/round (infml ¿Ú) discuss (plans, ideas, etc) informally Ëæ±ãÉÌ̸, ·ÇÕýʽµØÌÖÂÛ£¨¼Æ»®¡¢ Ïë·¨µÈ£©: We'll kick some ideas around and make a decision tomorrow. ÎÒÃÇÏÈÔÍÄðÒ»ÏÂ, Ã÷ÌìÔÙ×÷¾ö¶¨. kick sth in break sth inwards by kicking ÏòÄÚÌßijÎï: kick in a door ´ÓÍâÃæ°ÑÃÅÌß¿ª * kick sb's teeth in ÌßµôijÈ˵ÄÑÀ. kick `off start a football match (by kicking the ball) £¨×ãÇò£©¿ªÇò: United kicked off and scored almost immediately. Áª¶Ó¿ªÇòááÐý¼´µÃ·Ö. kick (sth) off begin (a meeting, etc) ¿ªÊ¼£¨»áÒéµÈ£©: I'll ask Tessa to kick off (the discussion). ÎÒ½ÐÌØÈø¿ªÊ¼£¨ÌÖÂÛ£©. kick sth off remove sth by kicking ÌßµôijÎï: kick off one's slippers, shoes, etc ÌßÍÑÍÏЬ¡¢ ЬµÈ. kick sb out (of sth) (infml ¿Ú) expel sb or send him away by force ÇýÖðijÈË; ÓÃÎäÁ¦±Æ×ßijÈË: They kicked him out (of the club) for fighting. ËûÒòΪ¶·Å¹±»¿ª³ý£¨³ö¾ãÀÖ²¿£©. kicker n person who kicks Ìß»òõßµÄÈË. kick-off n start of a football match £¨×ãÇò±ÈÈüµÄ£©¿ªÇò. kick / kIk; kIk/ n 1 [C] act of kicking Ìß; õß: give sb a kick up the backside ÌßijÈËƨ¹ÉÒ»½Å * If the door won't open give it a kick. ÃÅÒªÊÇ´ò²»¿ª¾ÍõßÒ»ÏÂ. 2 [C] (infml ¿Ú) thrill; feeling of pleasure ÐË·Ü; ¿ì¸Ð; ¿ìÀÖ: I get a big kick from motor racing. ÎÒ¾õµÃÆû³µ±ÈÈüºÜ´Ì¼¤. * She gets her kicks from windsurfing and skiing. Ëý´Ó·«°åÔ˶¯ºÍ»¬Ñ©Öеõ½¼«´óÀÖȤ. * do sth (just) for kicks £¨½ö£©ÎªÈ¡ÀÖ¶ø×öijÊÂ. 3 [C] (infml ¿Ú) (usu temporary) interest or activity £¨Í¨³£ÎªÒ»Ê±µÄ£©ÐËȤ, ϲºÃ, »î¶¯: (be on) a health-food kick һʱϲºÃÆð±£½¡Ê³Æ·. 4 [U, sing] (infml ¿Ú) strength; effectiveness ¾«Á¦; ÆøÁ¦; ЧÁ¦: He has no kick left in him. ËûÒѾ«Æ£Á¦½ß. * This drink has (quite) a kick (to it), ie is strong. Õâ¾Æ£¨ºÜ£©Óо¢¶ù. 5 (idm Ï°Óï) a kick in the teeth (infml ¿Ú) unpleasant and often unexpected action ÌÖÑáµÄ¡¢ ÇÒ³£ÎªÎ´Áϵ½µÄÐж¯: The Government's decision is a real kick in the teeth for the unions. Õþ¸®µÄ¾ö¶¨ÊǶԹ¤»áµÄÖØ´ó´ò»÷. kick-start v [Tn] start (a motor cycle, etc) by pushing down a lever with one's foot ÓýÅÆô¶¯£¨Ä¦ÍгµµÈ£©. kick-start (also `kick-starter) n this lever £¨Ä¦ÍгµµÈµÄ£©½Å̤Æð¶¯Æ÷. kickback / 5kIkbAk; `kIk9bAk/ n (infml ¿Ú) money paid to sb who has helped one to make a profit, often illegally »Ø¿Û, ³ê½ð£¨³£Ö¸²»ºÏ·¨µÄ£©. kid / kId; kId/ n 1 (a) [C] (infml ¿Ú) child or young person Сº¢; ÄêÇáÈË: How are your wife and kids? ·òÈ˺ͺ¢×ÓÃǶ¼ºÃÂð? * Half the kids round here are unemployed. ÕâÀïµÄÄêÇáÈËÓÐÒ»°ëʧҵ. (b) [attrib ×÷¶¨Óï] (infml ¿Ú esp US) younger ½ÏÄêÓ×µÄ: his kid sister/brother ËûµÄÃÃÃÃ[µÜµÜ]. 2 (a) [C] young goat СɽÑò. =>illus at goat ¼ûgoat²åͼ. (b) [U] leather made from its skin СɽÑòƤ¸ï: a bag made of kid СɽÑòƤÊÖÌá°ü * [attrib ×÷¶¨Óï] a pair of kid gloves Ò»¸±Ð¡É½ÑòƤÊÖÌ×. 3 (idm Ï°Óï) handle, treat, etc sb with kid `gloves deal with sb very gently or tactfully ÒÔκ͵ĻòԲͨµÄÊֶζԴýijÈË. kiddy (also kiddie) n (infml ¿Ú) child Сº¢¶ù. kid-glove adj [attrib ×÷¶¨Óï] gentle; tactful ÎÂÈáµÄ; ԲͨµÄ: Kid-glove methods haven't worked it's time to get tough. ¼ÈÈ»ÈíµÄ°ì·¨²»ÐÐ--ÄǾÍÀ´Ó²µÄ. kid / kId; kId/ v (-dd-) 1 [I, Tn] (infml ¿Ú) deceive (sb), esp playfully; tease ÆÛÆ­£¨Ä³ÈË£©; £¨ÓÈÖ¸£©Ï·Åª; ȡЦ: You're kidding! ÄãÕâÊÇ¿ªÍæЦ! * Don't kid yourself it won't be easy. ±ðÆÛÆ­×Ô¼º--Õâʲ»ÈÝÒ×. 2 (idm Ï°Óï) ,no `kidding (infml ¿Ú) (used to express surprise at what has been said ÓÃ춶ÔÌý˵µÄʱíʾ¾ªÒì): (ironic ·´Óï) `It's raining.' `No kidding! I wondered why I was getting wet!' £àÏÂÖøÓêÄØ.£§£àÄѹÖ! ÎҸղŻ¹ÄÉÃÆÔõ÷áÉíÉÏÓеãʪÄØ!£§ kidnap / 5kIdnAp; `kIdnAp/ v (-pp-; US -p-) [Tn] steal (sb) away by force and illegally, esp in order to obtain money or other (esp political) demands ÓÕ¹Õ, °ó¼Ü, ½Ù³Ö£¨Ä³ÈË£©: Two businessmen have been kidnapped by terrorists. ÓÐÁ½¸öÉÌÈËÈÿֲÀ·Ö×Ó°ó¼ÜÁË. kidnap n [attrib ×÷¶¨Óï]: a kidnap attempt, plot, victim °ó¼ÜµÄÆóͼ¡¢ Òõı¡¢ ÊÂÖ÷. kidnapper n: The kidnappers have demanded 1 million for his safe release. °ó¼ÜµÄ´õͽË÷Òª100ÍòÓ¢°÷Êê½ð²Å·ÅËû. kidnapping n [C, U] (act of) stealing sb away in this way ÓÕ¹Õ; °ó¼Ü; ½Ù³Ö: The kidnapping occurred in broad daylight. ÔÚ¹âÌ컯ÈÕ֮Ͼ¹·¢Éú°ó¼Üʼþ. kidney / 5kIdnI; `kIdnI/ n (pl ~s) 1 [C] either of a pair of organs in the body that remove waste products from the blood and produce urine Éö; ÉöÔà. 2 [U, C]kidney(s) of certain animals used as food £¨ÓÃ×÷ʳÎïµÄ£©Ñü×Ó: two kilos of lamb's kidney Á½¹«½ïÑòÑü×Ó * [attrib ×÷¶¨Óï] steak and kidney pie Å£ÈâÑü×ÓÏÚ±ý. kidney bean (plant producing a) reddish-brown kidney-shaped bean ²Ë¶¹. kidney machine (medical Ò½) machine that does the work of kidneys which have become diseased È˹¤Éö; ѪҺ͸ÎöÆ÷: put a patient on a kidney machine ¸ø²¡ÈË×°ÖÃÈ˹¤Éö. kill / kIl; kIl/ v 1 [I, Tn, Tn.pr] cause death or cause the death of (sb/sth) ÖÂËÀ; ɱËÀ, ¶óɱ£¨Ä³ÈË[ijÊÂÎï]£©: Careless driving kills! ¿ª³µ´óÒâΣ¼°ÉúÃü! * Cancer kills thousands of people every year. ÿÄêÓÐÊýÒÔǧ¼ÆµÄÈËËÀ춰©Ö¢. * The guard was killed with a high-powered rifle. ÄÇÎÀ±ø±»É±ÉËÁ¦´óµÄ»ðǹ»÷±ÐÁË. * (fig infml ±ÈÓ÷, ¿Ú) My mother will kill me (ie be very angry with me) when she finds out where I've been. ÎÒĸÇ×ÒªÊÇÖªµÀÎÒµ½¹ýÄǵط½·Ç°ÑÎÒÔ×Á˲»¿É£¨Ò»¶¨´óÅ­£©. 2 [Tn] (infml ¿Ú) (usu in the continuous tenses ͨ³£ÓÃ춽øÐÐʱ̬) cause pain to (sb) ʹ£¨Ä³ÈË£©ÌÛÍ´, Í´¿à: My feet are killing me. ÎҵĽÅÌÛ¼«ÁË. 3 [Tn] (a) (esp in football) stop (a ball) suddenly and completely with one's foot £¨ÓÈÖ¸×ãÇò£©Í££¨Çò£©. (b) (esp in tennis) hit (a ball) so that it cannot be returned £¨ÓÈÖ¸ÍøÇò£©¿Û£¨Çò£©. 4 [Tn] bring (sth) to an end ÖÕÖ¹, ½áÊø, Á˽ᣨijÊÂÎ: kill sb's affection, interest, appetite ʹijÈËʧȥºÃ¸Ð¡¢ ÐËȤ¡¢ θ¿Ú * the goal that killed Brazil's chances of winning ¾ö¶¨°ÍÎ÷¶Ó°Ü¾ÖµÄÒ»·Ö. 5 [Tn, Cn.a] (infml ¿Ú) cause (sth) to fail or be rejected ʹ£¨Ä³ÊÂÎʧ°Ü, Ôâ¾Ü¾ø: kill a project, a proposal, an idea, etc (stone dead) ʹһ¼Æ»®¡¢ ½¨Òé¡¢ Ïë·¨µÈ²»ÄÜʵÏÖ * The play was killed by bad reviews. ÄdzöÏ·±»±á³âµÄÆÀÂÛ¶óɱÁË. 6 [Tn] (infml ¿Ú) switch or turn off ¹Øµô: kill a light, the radio, a car engine ¹ØµôµÆ¡¢ ÊÕÒô»ú¡¢ Æû³µ·¢¶¯»ú. 7 [Tn] make (one colour) appear ineffective by contrast with another µÖÏú£¨Ä³Ò»É«²Ê£©µÄЧ¹û: The bright red of the curtains kills the brown of the carpet. ÕâЩÏʺìÉ«´°Á±ÏÔµÃ×ØÉ«µØ̺÷öȻʧɫ. 8 (idm Ï°Óï) be dressed to kill => dress2. curiositykilled the cat => curiosity. have time to kill => time1.,kill the fatted `calf (fml or joc saying ÎÄ»òÚÊ, Ñè) joyfully celebrate sb's return or arrival »¶Ñç»ò»¶ÇìijÈ˵ĹéÀ´»òµ½´ï. ,kill the ,goose that ,lays the ,golden `eggs (saying Ñè) destroy (through greed or carelessness) sth that would have produced continuous profit in the future ɱ¼¦È¡ÂÑ; ×Ô¾ø²ÆÔ´. kill oneself (doing sth/to do sth) (infml ¿Ú) try too hard ¹ý·ÖŬÁ¦: The party's at eight, but don't kill yourself getting here/to get here on time. °ËµãÖÓ¾Û»á, µ«ÊDz»±ØÃãÇ¿¸Ïʱ¼äÀ´. ,kill or `cure [esp attrib ÓÈ×÷¶¨Óï] (likely to) be either completely successful or a total failure ²»ÊÇȫʤ¾ÍÊÇ´ó°Ü: a kill-or-cure approach to the problem ¶ÔÎÊÌâ²ÉÈ¡·Çʤ¼´°ÜµÄ̬¶È * The tough new measures on drug abuse are likely to be a case of kill or cure. ½û¶¾Ð´ëÊ©ºÜÇ¿Ó², ´óÓгɰÜÈ¡¾ö춴ËÖ®ÊÆ. kill `time; kill two, a few, etc hours spend time as pleasantly as possible but unprofitably, esp while waiting for sth Ïûĥʱ¼ä£¨ÓÈÖ¸µÈ´ýʱ£©: My flight was delayed, so I killed time/killed two hours reading a book. ÎÒÄÇÌË°à»úÎóµãÁË, ÎÒÖ»ºÃ¿´ÊéÏûĥʱ¼ä[´ò·¢ÁËÁ½Ð¡Ê±]. kill ,two ,birds with ,one `stone achieve two aims with a single action or simultaneously һʯ¶þÄñ; Ò»¼ýË«¡¡; Ò»¾ÙÁ½µÃ. ,kill sb with `kindness harm sb by being excessively or mistakenly kind Ä簮ijÈË·´¶øʹÆäÊÜËð. 9 (phr v) kill sb/sth off destroy or get rid of sb/sth ɱËÀijÈË; ÆÆ»µÄ³ÊÂÎï; ³ýµôijÈË[ijÊÂÎï]: kill off weeds, insects, rats Ãð³ýÔӲݡ¢ º¦³æ¡¢ ÀÏÊó * He killed off all his political opponents. Ëû°ÑÕþµÐÅųýÒ»¿Õ. * (fig ±ÈÓ÷) The author kills off her hero in Chapter 7. ×÷Õß°ÑËýµÄÖ÷ÈËÎÌ°²ÅÅÔÚµÚÆßÕÂÖÐËÀÈ¥. kill n 1 act of killing ɱËÀ: The lion made only one kill that day. ÄÇÌìʨ×ÓÖ»²¶É±ÁËÒ»¸öÁÔÎï. 2 (usu singͨ³£×÷µ¥Êý) animal(s) killed ±»É±ËÀµÄ¶¯Îï: The huntersbrought their kill back to camp. ÁÔÈË°ÑÁÔÎï´ø»ØÓªµØ. 3 (idm Ï°Óï) go/move in for the `kill prepare to finish off an opponent ×¼±¸¸Éµô»ò´òµ¹¶ÔÊÖ. (be) ,in at the `kill (be) present at the climax of a struggle, etc ¶·ÕùµÈ×ÁÒʱÔÚ³¡: She wants to be in at the kill when his business finally collapses. ËýÏëÔÚËûµÄ¹«Ë¾×îÖÕµ¹Ì¨Ê±Ç× ÁÙÏÖ³¡. killer n person, animal or thing that kills ɱÉúµÄÈË¡¢ ¶¯Îï»òÊÂÎï: Police are hunting her killer. ¾¯·½ÕýÔÚ×·²¶É±º¦ËýµÄÐ×ÊÖ. * Heroin is a killer. º£ÂåÒòÊÇÖÂÃüµÄ¶¾Æ·. * [attrib ×÷¶¨Óï] a killer disease ÖÂÃüµÄ¼²²¡ * Sharks have the killer instinct. öèÓãÓÐÊÈɱµÄ±¾ÐÔ. killjoy n (derog ±á) person who spoils the enjoymentof others ʹÈËɨÐ˵ÄÈË. killing / 5kIlIN; `kIlIN/ n (idm Ï°Óï) ,make a `killing have a great financial success ´ó×ß²ÆÔË; ºèÔ˺àͨ: She's made a killing on the stock market. ËýÔÚ¹ÉƱÊг¡ÉÏ´ó·¢ÁËÒ»±Ê²Æ. killing adj (infml ¿Ú) 1 exhausting ʹÈ˽îÆ£Á¦¾¡µÄ: walk at a killing pace ÞÕÃü¸Ï·. 2 very amusing ¼«ÎªÓÐȤµÄ; »¬»ü¿ÉЦµÄ: a killing joke ¼«ÎªÓÐȤµÄЦ»°. killingly adv (infml ¿Ú) extremely ·Ç³£µØ; ¼«¶ËµØ: a killingly funny film ·Ç³£ÓÐȤµÄӰƬ. kiln / kIln; kIln/ n oven for baking pottery or bricks, drying hops or wood, burning lime, etc Ò¤. kilo / 5ki:lEU; `kilo/ n (pl ~s) kilogram. kilo- comb form ¹¹´Ê³É·Ö thousand ǧ: kilogram * kilometre. =>App 11 ¼û¸½Â¼11. kilocycle / 5kIlEsaIkl; `kIlE9saIkl/ n (dated ¾É) = kilohertz. kilogram (also kilogramme) / 5kIlEgrAm; `kIlE9^rAm/ n (abbr Ëõд kg) basic unit of mass in the SI system; 1000 grams ǧ¿Ë; ¹«½ï. =>App 5, 11 ¼û¸½Â¼5¡¢ 11. kilohertz / 5kIlEh\:ts; `kIlo9h[ts/ n (pl unchanged ¸´Êý²»±ä) (abbr Ëõд kHz) (also kilocycle) unit of frequency of electromagnetic waves; 1000 hertz ǧºÕ£¨ÆµÂʵ¥Î», µÈì¶1000ºÕ×È£©. kilometre (US kilometer) / 5kIlEmi:tE(r), kI5lCmItE(r);`kIlE9mitL/ n (abbr Ëõд km) metric unit of length; 1000 metres. ¹«Àï, ǧÃ×£¨¹«ÖƳ¤¶Èµ¥Î», µÈì¶1000Ã×£©. =>App 4,5 ¼û¸½Â¼4¡¢ 5. kilowatt / 5kIlEwCt; `kIlE9wBt/ n (abbrs Ëõд kW, kw) unit of electrical power; 1000 watts ǧÍߣ¨µçµÄ¹¦Âʵ¥Î», µÈì¶1000ÍßÌØ£©. kilt / kIlt; kIlt/ n (a) pleated knee-length skirt of tartan wool, worn by men as part of Scottish national costume £¨ËÕ¸ñÀ¼ÄÐ×Ó´©µÄ£©¶ÌñÞȹ£¨Ñòë֯³É³¤¼°Ï¥¸Ç, ΪËÕ¸ñÀ¼Ãñ×å·þ×°µÄÒ»²¿·Ö£©. =>illus at bagpipes ¼ûbagpipes²åͼ. (b) similar skirt worn by women or children £¨¸¾Å®»ò¶ùͯ´©µÄÀàËÆÉÏÊöµÄ£©¶ÌñÞȹ. kilted adj wearing a kilt ´©Öø¶ÌñÞȹµÄ. kimono / kI5mEUnEU; ?@ -nE; kE`monE/ n (pl ~s) (a) long loose Japanese robe with wide sleeves, worn with a sash ºÍ·þ£¨ÈÕʽ³¤ÅÛ£©. (b) dressing-gown resembling this £¨ºÍ·þʽ£©³¿·þ. kin / kIn; kIn/ n 1 [pl v] (dated or fml ¾É»òÎÄ) one's family and relatives ¼ÒÈ˺ÍÇ×ÆÝ: All his kin were at the wedding. ËûµÄ¼ÒÈ˺ÍÇ×Æݶ¼²Î¼ÓÁË»éÀñ. * He's my kin, ie related to me. ËûÊÇÎÒµÄÇ×ÆÝ. * We are near kin, ie closely related. ÎÒÃÇÊǽüÇ×. Cf ²Î¿´ kindred 2. 2 (idm Ï°Óï) kith and kin => kith. no kin to sb not related to sb ÓëijÈËÎÞÇ×Êô¹Øϵ. Cf ²Î¿´ next of kin (next1). kinsfolk / 5kInzfEUk; `kInz9fok/ n [pl v] = kin. kinship n [U] 1 blood relationship ѪԵ¹Øϵ; Ç×Êô¹Øϵ: claim kinship with sb Éù³ÆÓëijÈËÓÐѪԵ¹Øϵ. 2 (fig ±ÈÓ÷) close sympathy or similarity of character ÉîÇеÄͬÇé; ÐÔ¸ñµÄÏàËÆ: Even after meeting only once, they felt a kinship. ËûÃÇËäȻֻ¼ûÁËÒ»Ãæ, µ«ÒÑÊÇÒ»¼ûÈç¹ÊÁË. kinsman / 5kInzmEn; `kInzmEn/ n (pl -men/-mEn; -mEn/)(fml ÎÄ) male relative ÄÐÇ×Êô. kinswoman n (pl -women) (fml ÎÄ) female relative Å®Ç×Êô. kind / kaInd; kaInd/ adj friendly and thoughtful to others Ç×ÇеÄ; ºÍ°ªµÄ; ÓѺõÄ; ÈʴȵÄ; ´È°®µÄ: Would you be kind enough to/be so kind as to help me? ÇëÄã°ï°ïÎÒµÄæºÃÂð? * a kind man, gesture, face, thought ÓѺõÄÈË¡¢ ×ËÊÆ¡¢ ÃæÈÝ¡¢ Ïë·¨ * She always has a kind word for (ie stops to speak kindly to) everyone. Ëý¸úË­¶¼ÄܺͰªµØ̸̸»°. kindly adv 1 in a kind manner Ç×ÇеØ; ºÍ°ªµØ; ÓѺõØ; ÈʴȵØ; ´È°®µØ: treat sb kindly ÉÆ´ýijÈË * He spoke kindly to them. ËûºÍ°ªµØºÍËûÃÇ̸»°. 2 (used when making polite requests or ironically when ordering sb to do sth ÓÃ×÷ÇëÇóʱµÄÀñòÓÃÓï»ò°ÑÃüÁî˵³ÉÇëÇóµÄ·´Óï) please Çë: Would you kindly hold this for a moment? ÇëÄú°ïÖøÄÃÒ»»á¶ùÕâ¸ö¶«Î÷. * Kindly leave me alone! ÀÍÄú¼Ý±ð´òÈÅÎÒ! 3 (idm Ï°Óï) take kindly to sb/sth (usu in negative sentences ͨ³£ÓÃ춷ñ¶¨¾ä) be pleased by sth; accept sb/sth willingly ϲ»¶Ä³ÊÂÎï; ÐÀÈ»½ÓÊÜ»ò½ÓÄÉijÈË[ijÊÂÎï]: She didn't take (at all) kindly to being called plump. Ëý£¨Ò»µã¶¼£©²»Ï²»¶È˼Ò˵Ëý·áÂú. * I don't think he takes kindly to foreign tourists. ÎÒÈÏΪËû²»Ï²»¶Íâ¹úÓοÍ. kindness n 1 [U] quality of being kind Ç×ÇÐ; ºÍ°ª; ÈÊ´È; ºÃÒâ: She always shows kindness to children and animals. Ëý¶Ôº¢×ӺͶ¯Îï×ÜÊǺÜÎÂÈá. * He did it entirely out of kindness, not for the money. Ëû×öÄǼþÊ´¿´âÊdzö춺ÃÒâ, ²¢·ÇΪǮ. 2 [C] kind act ºÃÐĵıíÏÖ»òÐÐΪ: I can never repay her many kindnesses to me. ÎÒÎÞ·¨»Ø±¨Ëý¶ÔÎÒµÄÐí¶à°ïÖú. 3 (idm Ï°Óï) do/show sb a `kindness do sth kind for sb ºÃÐĵØΪijÈË×öijÊÂÎï. kill sb with kindness => kill. the milk of human kindness => milk1. kind-hearted adj having a kind nature; sympathetic ºÃÐĵÄ; ÉÆÁ¼µÄ; ͬÇéµÄ. kind / kaInd; kaInd/ n 1 [C] group having similar characteristics; sort; type; variety ÖÖÀà: fruit of various kinds/various kinds of fruit ¸÷ÖÖË®¹û * Do you want all the same kind, or a mixture? Äú¶¼ÒªÍ¬Ò»ÖֵĻ¹ÊÇҪʲ½õµÄ? * Don't trust him: I know his kind, ie what sort of person he is. ±ðÏàÐÅËû, ÕâÖÖÈËÎÒÁ˽â. * She's not the kind (of woman/person) to lie. Ëý²»ÊÇÄÇÖÖ°®Èö»ÑµÄ£¨Å®£©ÈË. 2 [U] nature; character ±¾ÖÊ; ÐÔÖÊ: They differ in size but not in kind. ÕâЩ¶«Î÷µÄÇø±ðÖ»ÊÇ´óС²»Í¬¶øʵÖÊÒ»Ñù. 3 (idm Ï°Óï) in kind (a) (of payment) in goods or natural produce, not in money £¨Ö¸³¥¸¶£©ÒÔʵÎï³¥¸¶: When he had no money, the farmer sometimes used to pay me in kind, eg with a sack of potatoes. ÄǸöÅ©ÃñûÓÐÏÖ¿îʱ, ÓÐʱºò¸øÎÒЩ¶«Î÷µÖÕÊ£¨Èç¸øÒ»´üÍÁ¶¹£©. (b) (fig ±ÈÓ÷) with something similar ÒÔͬÑù·½Ê½: repay insults in kind, ie by being insulting in return Êܵ½ÎêÈèááÒÔͬÑù·½Ê½ÎêÈè¶Ô·½. a kind of (infml ¿Ú) (used to express uncertainty ÓÃÒÔ±íʾ²»È·): I had a kind of (ie a vague) feeling this might happen. ÎÒÒþÔ¼¸Ðµ½ÕâÊ¿ÉÄÜ·¢Éú. * He's a kind of unofficial adviser, but I'm not sure exactly what he does. ËûÏñ¸ö·Ç¹Ù·½µÄ¹ËÎÊ, µ«Ëµ²»ºÃËû¾¿¾¹ÊǸÉʲ÷áµÄ. kind of (infml ¿Ú) slightly; to some extent ÉÔ΢; Óеã¶ù; Óм¸·Ö: I'm not sure why, but I feel kind of sorry for him. ²»ÖªÎªÊ²÷á, ÎÒÓеãΪËûÍïϧ. * `Is she interested?' `Well, kind of.' £àËý¸ÐÐËȤÂð?£§£ààÅ, Óеã¶ù.£§ nothing of the `kind/sort not at all like it Ò»µã¶¼²»Ïñ; ºÁÎÞÀàËÆ´¦: People had told me she was very pleasant but she's nothing of the kind. È˼ҸæËßÎÒËýºÜ¿É°®, ¿ÉÊÇËý¸ù±¾²»ÊÇÄÇÑù. of a kind (a) very similar ºÜÏàËƵÄ; ͬһÀàµÄ: They look alike, talk alike, even think alike they're two of a kind/they're very much of a kind. ËûÃdz¤µÃºÜÏñ¡¢ ˵»°ºÜÏñ¡¢ Á¬Ïë·¨¶¼ºÜÏñ--ËûÃÇÁ©ÍêÈ«ÊÇÒ»¸öÀàÐÍ. (b) (derog ±á) of an inferior kind µÍÁÓµÄ; ²î¾¢µÄ: The town offers entertainments of a kind, but nothing like what you'll find in the city. ÕòÉÏÓÐЩËùνµÄÓéÀÖ, µ«Óë³ÇÀïµÄ½ØÈ»²»Í¬. something of the kind something like what has been said ÀàËÆËù˵µÄijÊÂ: Did you say they're moving? I'd heard something of the kind myself. ÊÇÄã˵ËûÃÇÒª°á¼ÒÂð? ÎÒÒ²Ìýµ½¹ýÕâÑùµÄ»°. kind NOTE ON USAGE Ó÷¨: 1 After kind of/sort of it is usual to have a singular noun ÔÚkind of/sort ofÖ®ááͨ³£Óиöµ¥ÊýÃû´Ê: What kind of/sort of tree is that? ÄÇÊÇʲ÷áÊ÷? * There are many different kinds of/sorts of snake in South America. ÄÏÃÀÖÞÓкܶàÖÖÉß. Informally, it is possible to use a plural noun thus ¿ÚÓïÖпÉÒÔÓø´ÊýÃû´Ê: I have met all kinds of/sorts of salesmen, tourists, etc. ÎÒ¼û¹ý¸÷ÖÖ¸÷ÑùµÄÊÛ»õÔ±¡¢ Óο͵È. In more formal usage the plural noun can be put in front ÔڱȽÏׯÖصÄÓÃÓïÖÐ, ¸´ÊýÃû´Ê¿É·ÅÔÚÇ°Ãæ: People of that kind/sort never apologize. ÄÇÖÖÈË´ÓÀ´²»ÏòÈ˵ÀǸ. * Snakes of many kinds/sorts are found in South America. ÄÏÃÀÖÞÓкܶàÖÖÉß. 2 Kind of/sort of are also used informally to indicate that somebody or something is not genuine or of good quality, or to suggest vagueness ¿ÚÓïÖÐ kind of/sort of»¹¿ÉָijÈË»òijÊÂÎïµÄÇé¿ö²»ÊÇÕæµÄ»ò²»ÄÇ÷áºÃ, »ò±íʾ˵²»×¼: I had a kind of/sort of holiday in the summer but I couldn't really relax. ÎÒËãÊÇ·ÅÁËÊî¼ÙÁË, µ«È´Î´ÄÜÕæÕýÐÝÏ¢. * He gave a kind of/sort of smile and left the room. ËûÏñÊÇЦÁËһϾÍÀ뿪ÁË·¿¼ä. 3 Kind of and sort of are used in very informal English as adverbs. *kind ofºÍsort ofÔÚ¼«Í¨Ë׵ĿÚÓïÖпÉÓÃ×÷¸±´Ê. They mean `to some extent' ÕâÁ½¸ö´Ê×éµÄÒâ˼¶¼ÊÇ£àÔÚijÖ̶ֳÈÉÏ£§: She kind of/sort of likes him. ËýÓеã¶ùϲ»¶Ëû. kindergarten / 5kIndEgB:tn; `kIndL9^Brtn/ n school for very young children; nursery school Ó׶ùÔ°. kindle / 5kIndl; `kIndl/ v 1 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) catch fire £¨Ê¹Ä³ÎȼÉÕ, Öø»ð: This wood is too wet to kindle. Õâľͷ³±µÃµã²»Öø. * The sparks kindled the dry grass. ÓÐЩ»ðÐÇ°ÑǬ²Ý¸øÒýÖøÁË. 2 (fig ±ÈÓ÷) (a) [Tn] arouse or stimulate (feelings, etc) ¼¤Æ𣨸ÐÇéµÈ£©: kindle hopes, interest, anger ¼¤ÆðÏ£Íû¡¢ ÐËȤ¡¢ Å­»ð. (b) [I, Ipr] ~ (with sth) become bright; shine or glow ·¢ÁÁ; ·Å¹â; Ã÷ÁÁÆðÀ´: Her eyes kindled with excitement. ËýÐ˷ܵÃË«Ä¿¾¼¾¼·¢¹â. kindling / 5kIndlIN; `kIndlIN/ n [U] small dry pieces of wood, etc for lighting fires Òý»ðÎС¿éµÄǬ²ñµÈ£©. kindly / 5kaIndlI; `kaIndlI/ adj [usu attrib ͨ³£×÷¶¨Óï] (-ier, -iest) kind or friendly in character, manner or appearance Ç×ÇеÄ; ºÍ°ªµÄ; ÓѺõÄ; ÈʴȵÄ; ´È°®µÄ: a kindly man, voice, smile ´ÈÏéµÄÈË¡¢ ÉùÒô¡¢ ΢Ц * give sbsome kindly advice ¸øijÈËÒÔÓѺõÄÈ°¸æ. kindliness n [U]. kindly => kind. kindred / 5kIndrId; `kIndrId/ n (fml ÎÄ) 1 [U] family relationship Ç×Êô¹Øϵ: claim kindred with sb Éù³ÆÓëijÈËÓÐÇ×Êô¹Øϵ. 2 [pl v] one's family and relatives ¼ÒÈ˺ÍÇ×ÆÝ: Most of his kindred still live in Ireland. ËûµÄÇ×Æݴ󲿷ÖÈÔסÔÚ°®¶ûÀ¼. Cf ²Î¿´ kin 1. kindred adj [attrib ×÷¶¨Óï] (fml ÎÄ) 1 having a common source; related ͬ×ÚµÄ; ͬԴµÄ; ÓйصÄ: kindred families ͬ×ÚÇ×Êô * English and Dutch are kindred languages. Ó¢ÓïºÍºÉÀ¼ÓïÊÇͬԴµÄÓïÑÔ. 2 similar ÀàËƵÄ; ÏàËƵÄ: hunting and shooting and kindred activities ´òÁÔ¡¢ Éä»÷¼°Ö®ÀàµÄ»î¶¯. 3 (idm Ï°Óï) a kindred `spirit person whose tastes, feelings, etc are similar to one's own ÒâÆøÏàͶµÄÈË: We immediately realized that we were kindred spirits. ÎÒÃÇÂíÉÏ·¢¾õ±Ë´Ë־ͬµÀºÏ. kinetic / kI5netIk; kI`nZtIk/ adj [esp attrib ÓÈ×÷¶¨Óï] of or produced by movement Ô˶¯µÄ; Ô˶¯ÒýÆðµÄ: kinetic energy, ie that generated by a moving body ¶¯ÄÜ. kinetically / -klI; -klI/ adv. kinetics n [sing v] science of the relations between the movement of bodies and the forces acting on them ¶¯Á¦Ñ§. kinetic art art (esp sculpture) that depends for its effect on the movement of some of its parts, eg in air currents ¶¯Ì¬ÒÕÊõ, £¨ÓÈÖ¸£©¶¯Ì¬µñËÜ£¨½å»î¶¯²¿¼þÔÚÆøÁ÷µÈÖеÄÔ˶¯Ôì³É¶¯¸ÐЧ¹ûµÄ£©. king / kIN; kIN/ n 1 (title of the) male ruler of an independent state, usu inheriting the position by right of birth ¾ýÖ÷; ¹úÍõ; ¹úÍõµÄ³ÆºÅ: the King of Denmark µ¤Âó¹úÍõ * King Edward VII °®µÂ»ªÆßÊÀ * be made/crowned king ±»Á¢Îª[¼ÓÃáΪ]¹úÍõ. Cf ²Î¿´ queen. 2 person, animal or thing regarded as best or most important in some way ÖØÒªµÄÈË¡¢ ¶¯Îï»òÊÂÎï; ´óÍõ: To his fans, Elvis will always be `the King'. °£¶ûά˹µÄ¸èÃÔÓÀÔ¶³ÆËûΪ¸èÍõ. * the king of beasts/of the jungle, ie the lion °ÙÊÞ[´ÔÁÖ]Ö®Íõ£¨Ê¨×Ó£© * Barolo is the king of Italian red wines. °ÍÂÞÂåÊÇÒâ´óÀûºìÆÏÌѾÆÖ®Íõ. 3 [attrib ×÷¶¨Óï] largest variety of a species ͬÀàÖÐÖ®×î´óÐ͵Ä: king cobra, penguin, prawn, etc ÑÛ¾µÍõÉß¡¢ ÍõÆó¶ì¡¢ ¿í¹µ¶ÔϺµÈ. 4 (a) (in chess) the most important piece £¨¹ú¼ÊÏóÆåµÄ£©Íõ. =>illus at chess ¼ûchess²åͼ. (b) (in draughts) piece that has been crowned on reaching the opponent's side of the board £¨¹ú¼ÊÌøÆåµÄ£©ÍõÆ壨µÖ¶Ô·½µ×ÏßÉýΪÍõµÄÆå×Ó£©. (c) (in playing-cards) any of four cards with the picture of a king on £¨Ö½ÅÆÖеģ©K: the king of spades ºÚÌÒK. 5 (idm Ï°Óï) the King's/Queen's English => English. a ,king's `ransom very large amount of money Öؽð; ¾Þ¿î: That painting must be worth a king's ransom. ÄÇ·ù»­Ò»¶¨¼ÛÖµÁ¬³Ç. turn King's/Queen's evidence => evidence. the uncrowned king/queen => uncrowned. kingly adj of, like or suitable for a king; regal £¨ËÆ£©¹úÍõµÄ; ÊÊ춹úÍõµÄ; ÍþÑϵÄ. kingliness n [U]. kingship / -FIp; -FIp/ n [U] condition of being, or official position of, a king ¹úÍõÉí·Ö; Íõλ; ÍõȨ. kingmaker n person who controls appointments to positions of high (esp political) authority ²Ù×ÝÈÎÃü£¨ÓÈÖ¸Õþ½ç£©ÒªÖ°µÄÈË. kingpin n 1 (engineering ¹¤) vertical bolt used as a pivot Ö÷Ïú; Ö÷ÂÝ˨. 2 (fig ±ÈÓ÷) essential person or thing Ö÷ÒªµÄÈË»òÊÂÎï: He's the kingpin of the whole team. ËûÊÇÈ«¶ÓµÄÖ÷Á¦. king-size (also king-sized) adj [esp attrib ÓÈ×÷¶¨Óï] larger than normal; extra large ±ÈÕý³£´óµÄ; ÌØ´óµÄ: a king-size bed, cigarette, hamburger ÌØ´óµÄ´²¡¢ ÏãÑÌ¡¢ ºº±¤°ü * king-sized portions ÌØ´ó·Ý. King's/Queen's Bench (abbrs Ëõд KB, QB) (Brit law ÂÉ) division of the High Court of Justice £¨¸ßµÈ·¨ÔºÖеģ©Íõ×ù·¨Í¥. King's/Queen's Counsel (abbrs Ëõд KC, QC) (Brit law ÂÉ) barrister appointed to act for the government ÓùÓÃÂÉʦ. kingcup / 5kINkQp; `kIN9kQp/ n large variety of buttercup; marsh marigold ÁÛ¾¥Ã«Ý¹; ¿Ìã²Ý. kingdom / 5kINdEm; `kINdEm/ n 1 country or state ruled by a king or queen Íõ¹ú: the United Kingdom Ó¢¹ú. 2 any one of the three divisions of the natural world ½ç£¨´ó×ÔÈ»µÄÈý´óÀà±ð£©: the animal, plant/vegetable and mineral kingdoms ¶¯Îï¡¢ Ö²Îï¡¢ ¿óÎïÈý½ç. 3 (fig ±ÈÓ÷) area belonging to or associated with a particular thing or person ÁìÓò: the kingdom of the imagination ÏëÏñµÄÁìÓò * the kingdom under the waves, ie the sea ´óº£. 4 (idm Ï°Óï) till/until kingdom `come (infml ¿Ú) for ever ÓÀ¾Ã; ÓÀÔ¶: Don't mention politics or we'll be here till kingdom come. ÔÛÃDZð̸ÕþÖΰÉ, ·ñÔòһ̸¾Íû¸öÍê. to kingdom `come (infml ¿Ú) into the life after death È¥Ìì¹ú: gone to kingdom come, ie dead ÉÏÌì¹úÁË£¨ËÀÁË£© * The bomb exploded and blew them all to kingdom come. Õ¨µ¯±¬Õ¨°ÑËûÃÇÈ«¶¼¹éÌìÁË. kingfisher / 5kINfIFE(r); `kIN9fIFL/ n small brightly-coloured bird that dives to catch fish in rivers, etc ´äÄñ, Óã¹·£¨ÓðëÏÊÑÞ¡¢ ÄÜÔÚºÓºþÉÏDZˮ²¶ÓãµÄСÄñ£©. =>illus at App 1 ¼û¸½Â¼1²åͼ, page v. kink / kINk; kINk/ n 1 sharp twist in sth that is normally straight, eg a wire, rope, pipe, hair, etc Ť½á£¨ÈçÌúË¿¡¢ ÉþË÷¡¢ ¹Ü×Ó¡¢ ë·¢µÈ£©. 2 (fig usu derog ±ÈÓ÷, ͨ³£×÷±áÒå) mental or moral peculiarity ¹ÔƧ; ÆæÏë: He's got a few kinks in his personality, if you ask me. ÎÒÈÏΪËûµÄ¸öÐÔÓÐЩ¹ÖƧ. kink v [I, Tn, Tn.pr] (cause sth to) form kinks £¨Ê¹Ä³ÎŤ½á: Keep the wire stretched tight don't let it kink. °ÑÌúË¿À­½ô, ±ðÈÃËüŤ³É½á. kinky adj (infml derog ¿Ú, ±á) bizarre or abnormal, esp in sexual behaviour ±ä̬µÄ, ²»Õý³£µÄ£¨ÓÈÖ¸ÐÔÐÐΪ£©: There's lots of straight sex in the film, but nothing kinky. ÄDz¿Ó°Æ¬ÀïÓв»ÉÙÐÔÐÐΪ¾µÍ·, µ«ÊÇûÓбä̬µÄ. kinkiness n [U]. kinsfolk => kin. kinsman => kin. kinswoman => kin. kiosk / 5ki:Csk; kI`Bsk/ n 1 small open structure where newspapers, refreshments, etc are sold £¨³öÊÛ±¨Ö½¡¢ ÒûÁϵȵģ©Ð¡Ì¯Åï, ÊÛ»õͤ. 2 (dated ¾É Brit) public telephone box or booth ¹«Óõ绰ͤ. kip / kIp; kIp/ n [C usu sing, U ×÷¿ÉÊýÃû´Êʱͨ³£×÷µ¥Êý, Òà×÷²»¿ÉÊýÃû´Ê] (Brit sl Ùµ) sleep ˯¾õ: have a kip ˯һ¾õ * get some kip ˯»á¶ù¾õ. kip v (-pp-) [I, Ipr, Ip] (Brit sl Ùµ) lie down to sleep ÌÉÏÂ˯¾õ: Could I kip here tonight? ½ñÍíÎÒ¿ÉÒÔÔÚÕâ¶ù˯Âð? * kip down (on the floor) £¨ÔڵذåÉÏ£©ÌÉÏÂ˯¾õ * kip out in a field ÔÚÌïµØÀï¶ËÞ. kipper / 5kIpE(r); `kIpL/ n salted herring, split open and dried or smoked ëçɹ»òѬÖƵÄöîÓã. Yom Kippur / 9jCm 5kIpE(r), 9jCm kI5pUE(r); 9jom`kIpL,9jomkI`pJr/ annual Jewish holiday observed with fasting and prayers of penitence Êê×ïÈÕ£¨Ò»ÄêÒ»¶ÈµÄÓÌÌ«È˵ĽÚÈÕ, 춴ËÈÕ½ûʳ¼°×÷âã»ÚÆíµ»£©. kirk / k\:k; k[k/ n (Scot ËÕ¸ñÀ¼) church ½ÌÌÃ: go to (the) kirk ÉϽÌÌÃÈ¥. kirsch / kIEF; kILF/ n [U] colourless liqueur made from cherries £¨ÎÞÉ«µÄ£©Ó£ÌÒ¾Æ. kismet / 5kIzmet, 5kIs-; `kIzmZt, `kIs-/ n [U] (rhet ÐÞ´Ç) destiny; fate ÃüÔË; ÌìÃü. kiss / kIs; kIs/ v [I, Tn, Tn.pr] 1 touch (sb/sth) with the lips to show affection or as a greeting ÎÇ£¨Ä³ÈË[ijÎï]£©: They kissed passionately when she arrived. ËýÒ»À´µ½, ËûÃǾÍÈÈÁÒÇ×ÎÇ. * kiss the children goodnight ÎǺ¢×ÓÏòËûÃǵÀÍí°² * She kissed him on the lips. ËýÎÇÁËÎÇËûµÄË«´½. 2 (idm Ï°Óï) kiss sth goodbye/kiss goodbye to sth (sl Ùµ) accept the loss or failure of sth as certain ³ÐÈÏijÊÂÎïµÄËðʧ»òʧ°ÜÒѳɶ¨¾Ö: You can kiss goodbye to a holiday this year we've no money! ½ñÄêÄã±ðÖ¸Íû¶È¼ÙÁË--ÔÛÃÇûǮ! 3 (phr v) kiss sth away remove sth with kisses ÎǵôijÎï: Let mummy kiss your tears away, ie help you to stop crying by kissing you. ÈÃÂèÂèÎÇÈ¥ÄãµÄÑÛÀá. kiss n 1 touch or caress given with the lips ÎÇ: give sb a kiss ¸øijÈËÒ»ÎÇ. 2 (idm Ï°Óï) blow a kiss => blow1. the kiss of `death (infml esp joc ¿Ú, ÓÈ×÷Ï·ÚÊÓï) apparently favourable action that makes failure certain òËÆÓÐÀûÈ´µ¼ÖÂʧ°ÜµÄÐж¯: one of those polite lukewarm reviews that are the kiss of death for a commercial film ´ë´ÇκÍÓÐÀñ¶øÆäʵÊǶóɱһӪÀûӰƬµÄÆÀÂÛ. kissable adj (approv °ý) inviting kisses ÓÕÈËÇ×ÎǵÄ: kissable lips ÁÃÈËÓûÎǵĴ½ * Darling, you look so kissable tonight. Ç×°®µÄ, Äã½ñÍíÃÀµÃÓÕÈËÓûÎÇ. kisser n (sl Ùµ) mouth ×ì: a punch in the kisser ÔÚ×ìÉϵÄÖØ»÷. the kiss of life mouth-to-mouth method of restoring breathing to save the life of sb injured or rescued from drowning ¿Ú¶Ô¿ÚµÄÈ˹¤ºôÎü: (fig ±ÈÓ÷) the Government's 2 million kiss of life for the ailing cotton industry Õþ¸®ÎªÍì¾ÈÆøÏ¢ÑÙÑÙµÄÃ޷Ĺ¤ÒµµÄ200ÍòÓ¢°÷Ó¦¼±¿î. kit / kIt; kIt/ n 1 [U] clothing and personal equipment of a soldier, etc or a traveller £¨Ê¿±øµÈ»òÂÃÐÐÕߵģ©ÒÂÎïºÍ×°±¸: They marched twenty miles in full kit. ËûÃÇ´øÖøÈ«¸±×°±¸Ðоü¶þʮӢÀï. 2 [C, U] equipment needed for a particular (esp sporting) activity, situation or trade ΪijÖֻ£¨ÓÈÖ¸Ô˶¯£©¡¢ ³¡ºÏ»òÐÐÒµÓõijÉÌ×ÓÃÆ·: a `tool-kit Ò»Ì×¹¤¾ß * a first-`aid kit Ò»Ì×¼±¾ÈÓÃÆ· * a re`pair kit Ò»Ì×ÐÞÀí¹¤¾ß * `shaving kit ¹ÎÁ³ÓÃ¾ß * `riding-kit ÆïÂí×°±¸ * `tennis kit ÍøÇòÓÃ¾ß * `sports kit Ô˶¯ÓÃÆ·. 3 [C] set of parts sold together to be assembled by the purchaser ÅäÌ×Ôª¼þ£¨¹©¹ºÂòÕß×°ÅäµÄ£©: a kit to build a model railway locomotive Ò»Ì×»ð³µÍ·Ä£ÐÍÆ´¾ß * [attrib ×÷¶¨Óï] furniture in kit form ×éºÏ¼Ò¾ß. kit v (-tt-) (phr v) kit sb out/up (with sth) equip sb ¸øijÈË×°±¸: Kit this man out with everything he needs. ËûÐèҪʲ÷á¾Í¸øËûʲ÷á×°±¸. * He was all kitted out to go skiing. ËûÒÑÕû×°´ý·¢ÒªÈ¥»¬Ñ©ÁË. kitbag n long canvas bag in which soldiers, etc carry their kit ±³É«; ±³´ü; ÐÐÀî´ü. kitchen / 5kItFIn; `kItFIn/ n 1 room or building in which meals are cooked or prepared ³ø·¿: [attrib ×÷¶¨Óï] the kitchen table ³ø·¿ÓÃ×À * kitchen units, ie cupboards, etc forming part of a fitted kitchen ³ø·¿É豸£¨Èç³ø¹ñµÈ£©. 2 (idm Ï°Óï) everything but the kitchen `sink (infml joc ¿Ú, ÚÊ) every possible (movable) object ËùÓУ¨ÄÜÒƶ¯µÄ£©ÎïÆ·: We always seem to take everything but the kitchen sink when we go on holiday. ÎÒÃǶȼÙʱºÃÏñ×Ü°ÑÒ»ÇÐÄÜ´øµÄ¶«Î÷¶¼´øÖø. kitchenette / 9kItFI5net; 9kItFIn`Zt/ n small room or part of a room used as a kitchen, eg in a flat С³ø·¿; ·¿¼äÀï±Ù×÷³øÊÂÓõÄÒ»½Ç. kitchen garden garden or part of a garden where fruit and vegetables are grown ¼ÒÍ¥²ËÔ°; »¨Ô°ÖбÙ×÷ÖÖË®¹ûÊ߲˵ÄÒ»½Ç. kitchen sink drama type of British drama that attempts to show realistic working-class family life £¨Ó¢¹ú£©¹¤È˽׼¶Éú»î¾ç. kite / kaIt; kaIt/ n 1 toy consisting of a light framework covered with paper, cloth, etc that is flown in the wind at the end of a long string ·çóÝ. 2 bird of prey of the hawk family ð°. 3 (idm Ï°Óï) fly a kite => fly2. fly a/one's kite => fly2. kite-flying n [U] 1 (sport of) flying kites in the wind ·Å·çóÝ£¨µÄÔ˶¯£©. 2 (infml ¿Ú) testing public reaction to sth by starting a rumour about it ·Å·çÉùÒÔÊÔ̽ÓßÂÛ·´Ó¦. Kitemark / 5kaItmB:k; `kaIt9mBrk/ n (Brit) official mark, in the form of a kite, on goods approved by the British Standards Institution ·çóݱê¼Ç£¨ÓÃÔÚÓ¢¹ú±ê׼Э»áÈϿɵÄÉÌÆ·ÉÏ, ÐÎËÆ·çóÝ£©. kith / kIW; kIW/ n (idm Ï°Óï) kith and kin friends and relations Ç×ÓÑ. kitsch / kItF; kItF/ n [U] (derog ±á) (a) cheap and showy vulgarity or pretentiousness in art, design, etc £¨ÒÕÊõ¡¢ Éè¼ÆµÈµÄ£©Ë×Æø¡¢ ½ÃÊεÈ: That new lamp they've bought is pure kitsch. ËûÃÇÐÂÂòµÄÄÇÕµµÆÕæË×Æø. (b) art, design, etc of this type Ë×ÆøµÄÒÕÊõ¡¢ Éè¼ÆµÈ. kitten / 5kItn; `kItn/ n 1 young cat Сè. 2 (idm Ï°Óï) have `kittens (Brit infml ¿Ú) be very anxious, tense, etc ½¹ÂÇ; ·³Ôê: My mum'll have kittens if I'm not home by midnight. ÒªÊÇ°ëÒ¹ÎÒ»¹²»»Ø¼Ò, ÎÒÂèÂèÒ»¶¨ºÜÖø¼±. kittenish adj playful like a kitten Сè°ãÌÔÆøµÄ; ÍçƤµÄ. kitty / 5kItI; `kItI/ n 1 (in some card-games) pool of money to be played for £¨Ä³Ð©ÅÆÏ·Öеģ©È«²¿¶Ä×¢. 2 (infml ¿Ú) any form of money for joint use, eg the savings of a club ¹²Í¬µÄ×ʽð£¨Èç¾ãÀÖ²¿µÄ´¢½ð£©: We each put 2 in the kitty, and then sent John to buy food for everybody. ÎÒÃÇÿÈË´Õ2Ó¢°÷, ÈÃÔ¼º²È¥¸ø´ó¼ÒÂò³ÔµÄ. kitty / 5kItI; `kItI/ n (infml ¿Ú) (used by or to young children ¶ùÓï) cat or kitten Сè. kiwi / 5ki:wi:; `kiwI/ n 1 New Zealand bird that cannot fly, with a long bill, short wings and no tail ¼¸Î¬£¨²úì¶ÐÂÎ÷À¼µÄÄñ, ๳¤¡¢ Òí¶Ì¡¢ ÎÞβ¡¢ ²»ÄÜ·É£©. 2 Kiwi (infml ¿Ú) New Zealander, esp a soldier or member of a national sports team ÐÂÎ÷À¼ÈË£¨ÓÈָʿ±ø»ò¹ú¼ÒÔ˶¯Ô±£©. kiwi fruit small oval fruit with thin brown skin, soft green flesh and black seeds ⨺ïÌÒ. KKK / 9keI keI 5keI; 9ke ke `ke/ abbr Ëõд = (US) Ku-Klux-Klan ÈýKµ³. klaxon / 5klAksn; `klAksEn/ n (propr רÀûÃû) powerful electric warning horn or siren ¸ßÒôµçÀ®°È»ò¾¯±¨Æ÷. Kleenex / 5kli:neks; `kli9nZks/ n [U, C] (pl unchanged or ~es ¸´Êý»ò²»±ä»ò×÷ kleenexes) (propr רÀûÃû) (sheet of) soft paper tissue, used as a handkerchief, etc Ö½½í: a packet of Kleenex Ò»°üÖ½½í. kleptomania / 9kleptE5meInIE; 9klZptE`menIE/ n [U] illness that causes an uncontrollable desire to steal things, often with no wish to possess the things stolen ͵ÇÔ¿ñ; µÁÇÔñ±. kleptomaniac / -nIAk; -nIAk/ n person suffering from kleptomania »¼ÍµÇÔ¿ñÕß; ÓеÁÇÔñ±Õß. adj [attrib ×÷¶¨Óï]: kleptomaniac tendencies »¼ÍµÇÔ¿ñµÄ; ÓеÁÇÔñ±µÄ. km abbr Ëõд = (pl unchanged or kms ¸´Êý»ò²»±ä»ò×÷kms) kilometre(s): a 10 km walk ²½ÐÐ10¹«ÀïµÄ·³Ì * distance to beach 2 kms ¾àº£±õ2¹«Àï. kn abbr Ëõд = (nautical º£) knot(s): 35 kn 35½Ú. knack / nAk; nAk/ n [sing] 1 skill at performing some special task; ability ¼¼ÇÉ; ¾÷ÇÏ: Making an omelette is easy once you've got the knack (of it). Ò»µ©ÄãÕÆÎÕÁ˼嵰±ýµÄ¼¼ÇÉ, ×öÆðÀ´¾ÍºÜÈÝÒ×ÁË. * There's a knack in/to locking this door which takes a while to master. ËøÕâÃÅÒªÓÐÇÏÃÅ, µÃÓÃЩʱ¼ä²ÅÄÜѧ»á. * I used to be able to skate quite well, but I've lost the knack. ÎÒ´ÓÇ°»¬Ë®»¬µÃºÜ²»´í, ¿ÉÏÖÔÚûÓÐÕâ±¾ÊÂÁË. 2 ~ of doing sth (often annoying) habit of doing sth £¨³£ÕÐÈËÑá·³µÄ£©Ã«²¡, Ï°¹ß: My car has a knack of breaking down just when I need it most. ÎÒµÄÆû³µ×ÜÊÇÔÚÎÒ×îÐèÒªµÄʱºòÅ×ê. knacker / 5nAkE(r); `nAkL/ n 1 person who buys and slaughters useless horses to sell the meat and hides ¹ºÂò²¢ÍÀɱÎÞÓõÄÂíµÄÈË£¨ÎªÂôÂíÈâºÍƤ£©. 2 person who buys and breaks up old buildings, etc to sell the materials in them ÊÕÂò²¢²ð³ý¾É½¨ÖþÎïµÈÒÔÊÛÆä²ÄÁϵÄÈË. knacker's yard knacker's place of business ÉÏÊöÁ½ÖÖÈË×öÉúÒâµÄ³¡Ëù. knacker / 5nAkE(r); `nAkL/ v [Tn] (Brit sl Ùµ) exhaust (sb); wear out ʹ£¨Ä³ÈË£©½îÆ£Á¦¾¡: All this hard work is knackering me. ËùÓÐÕâЩ¼è¾ÞµÄ¹¤×÷°ÑÎÒÀ۵ýîÆ£Á¦¾¡. knackered adj [esp pred ÓÈ×÷±íÓï] (Brit sl Ùµ) exhausted; worn out ½îÆ£Á¦¾¡: I'm completely knackered I ran all the way! ÎÒÀÛ»µÁË--ÎÒÊÇÅÜÖøÀ´µÄ! knapsack / 5nApsAk; `nAp9sAk/ n (dated ¾É) = rucksack. knave / neIv; nev/ n 1 (fml ÎÄ) = jack1 4: the knave of hearts ºìÌҽܿË. 2 (arch ¹Å) dishonest man; man without honour ²»³ÏʵµÄÈË; ²»ÃûÓþµÄÈË. knavery / 5neIvErI; `nevErI/ n [U] (arch ¹Å) dishonesty; trickery ²»³Ïʵ; ÆÛÕ©. knavish / 5neIvIF; `nevIF/ adj (arch ¹Å) deceitful ÆÛÕ©µÄ. knavishly adv. knavish / 5neIvIF; `nevIF/ adj (arch ¹Å) deceitful ÆÛÕ©µÄ. knavishly adv. knead / ni:d; nid/ v 1 [Tn, Tn.pr] press and stretch (bread dough, wet clay, etc) with the hands to form a firm smooth paste Èà, Äó£¨ÃæÍÅ¡¢ ʪð¤ÍÁµÈ£©: Knead the dough (into a ball) °ÑÃæÍÅÈà³ÉÇòÐÎ. 2 [Tn] massage (muscles, etc) firmly to relieve tension or pain °´Ä¦, ÈàÄ󣨼¡ÈâµÈ£©. knee / ni:; ni/ n 1 (a) joint between the thigh and lower part of the human leg; corresponding joint in animals Ï¥; Ï¥¸Ç. =>illus at human ¼ûhuman²åͼ. (b) upper surface of a sitting person's thigh £¨ÈË×øÖøʱ£©´óÍȵij¯ÉϵÄÃæ: sit on my knee ×øÔÚÎÒµÄÍÈÉÏ * You'll have to eat your dinner off your knees, I'm afraid! ¶Ô²»Æð, Õâ¶Ù·¹ÄãÖ»ºÃ°Ñ²Í¾ß·ÅÔÚÍÈÉϳÔÁË! 2 part of a garment covering the knee £¨¿ã×ӵȵģ©Ï¥²¿: These trousers are torn at the knee. Õâ¿ã×ÓµÄÏ¥²¿ÆÆÁË. 3 (idm Ï°Óï) be/go (down) on one's `knees kneel or be kneeling (down), esp when praying or to show that one accepts defeat ¹òÏÂ, ¹òÖø£¨ÓÈÖ¸Æíµ»»òÇü·þʱ£©. the bee's knees => bee1. bring sb to his `knees force sb to submit ÆÈʹijÈËÇü·þ: (fig ±ÈÓ÷) The country was almost brought to its knees by the long strike. ¾­³¤ÆÚ°Õ¹¤, ¹ú¼ÒÒѱôÁÙ±ÀÀ£µÄ±ßÔµ. 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 ÓÃÏ¥¸Ç¶¥»òײ: knee sb (in the groin) ÓÃÏ¥¸Ç¶¥Ä³ÈË£¨µÄÒõ²¿£© * knee the door open ÓÃÏ¥¸Ç°ÑÃÅײ¿ª. knee-breeches n [pl] breeches reaching to or just below the knee £¨¼°Ï¥»ò¸Õ¹ýÏ¥µÄ£©¶Ì¿ã. kneecap n small bone covering the front of the knee joint ÷ƹÇ; Ï¥¸Ç¹Ç. =>illus at skeleton ¼ûskeleton²åͼ. v (-pp-) [Tn] (of terrorist groups) lame (sb) by breaking the kneecaps, esp by shooting at them £¨Ö¸¿Ö²À¼¯ÍÅ£©»÷Ë飨ijÈË£©µÄÏ¥¸Ç¹Ç£¨ÓÈָǹ»÷£©. kneecapping n [C, U] (instance of) this practice »÷ËéÏ¥¸Ç¹Ç. knee-deep adj 1 deep enough to reach the knees Éî¼°Ï¥µÄ: the snow was knee-deep in places. ÓÐЩµØ·½Ñ©Éî¼°Ï¥. 2 ~ in sth (fig ±ÈÓ÷) deeply involved in or very busy with sth ÉîÏÝÆäÖÐ; æì¶Ä³ÊÂ: be knee-deep in trouble, work ·³ÄÕ¡¢ ¹¤×÷²øÉí. adv: He went knee-deep in the icy water. ËûÔÚ¼°Ï¥ÉîµÄ±ùÀäµÄË®ÖаÏÉæ. knee-high adj 1 high enough to reach the knees ¼°Ï¥¸ßµÄ: ,knee-high `grass ¼°Ï¥¸ßµÄ²Ý. 2 (idm Ï°Óï) knee-high to a `grasshopper (joc ÚÊ) still just a very small child »¹ÊǺÜСµÄº¢×Ó: I've known him since he was knee-high to a grasshopper. ËûºÜСµÄʱºòÎÒ¾ÍÈÏʶËûÁË. knee-jerk n 1 involuntary jerk of the leg when a tendon below the knee is struck Ï¥·´Éä. 2 [attrib ×÷¶¨Óï] (fig derog ±ÈÓ÷, ±á) done or produced automaticallyand without thought ×Ô¶¯µÄ; ²»¾­Ë¼¿¼¶ø×öµÄ: a knee-jerk reaction to the mention of Communism Ò»Ìá¹²²úÖ÷Òå¾Í²»¼Ó˼Ë÷×ö³öµÄ·´Ó¦. knee-length adj long enough to reach the knee ³¤¼°Ï¥²¿µÄ: a knee-length skirt ³¤¼°Ï¥²¿µÄȹ×Ó. knees-up n (Brit infml ¿Ú) lively party, usu with dancing »îÔ¾µÄ¼¯»á£¨Í¨³£ÓÐÌøÎèÏîÄ¿£©. kneel / ni:l; nil/ v (pt, pp knelt / nelt; nZlt/ or esp US kneeled) =>Usage at dream Ó÷¨¼ûdream. [I, Ipr, Ip] ~ (down) go down on one or both knees; rest on the knee(s) µ¥Ï¥»òË«Ï¥¹òÏÂ; ÇüÏ¥: She knelt in prayer. Ëý¹òÏÂÆíµ». * kneel down (on the grass) to examine a flower £¨ÔڲݵØÉÏ£©¹òÏÂϸ¿´Ò»¶ä»¨. knell / nel; nZl/ n (usu sing ͨ³£×÷µ¥Êý) 1 sound of a bell rung slowly after a death or at a funeral É¥ÖÓÉù. 2 (fig rhet ±ÈÓ÷, ÐÞ´Ç) sign that sth has ended for ever ijÊÂÎï½áÊøµÄáçÕ×: It sounded the (death-)knell of all her hopes. ÄÇÊÂÌýÆðÀ´¾ÍÏñÊǸøËýµÄÒ»ÇÐÏ£ÍûÇÃÆðÁËÉ¥ÖÓ. knew pt of know. knick-knack (also nick-nack) / 5nIk nAk; `nIk9nAk/ n (esp pl ÓÈ×÷¸´Êý) (sometimes derog ÓÐʱ×÷±áÒå) small ornamental article, usu of little value СÊÎÎï; СÍæÒâ¶ù. knickerbockers / 5nIkEbCkEz; `nIkL9bBkLz/ (US knickers / 5nIkEz; `nIkAz/) n [pl] (esp formerly) loose wide breeches gathered just below the knee £¨ÓÈÖ¸¾Éʱ£©µÆÁý¿ã. knickers / 5nIkEz; `nIkLz/ n [pl] 1 (Brit) woman's or girl's underpants £¨Å®Óã©ÄÚ¿ã: a pair of knickers Ò»ÌõÅ®ÓÃÄÚ¿ã. 2 (US) = knickerbockers. 3 (idm Ï°Óï) get one's `knickers in a twist (Brit sl Ùµ) become angry, confused, nervous, etc; react to sth more strongly than is necessary Äջ𡢠À§»ó¡¢ ½ôÕŵÈ; ¶ÔijÊÂÎï·´Ó¦¹ý¼¤. knife / naIf; naIf/ n (pl knives / naIvz; naIvz/) 1 sharp blade with a handle, used for cutting or as a weapon µ¶: a `table-knife ²Íµ¶ * a `carving-knife ÇÐÊìÈâµÄµ¶ * a `paper-knife ²ÃÖ½µ¶ * He'd been stabbed four times with a kitchen knife. ÓÐÈËÓò˵¶Í±ÁËËûËĵ¶. 2 cutting blade in a machine or tool £¨»úÆ÷»ò¹¤¾ßµÄ£©µ¶. 3 (idm Ï°Óï) you could ,cut it with a `knife (infml ¿Ú) it was very obvious or heavy ºÜÃ÷ÏÔ; ºÜÍ»³ö; ŨÖØ: His accent is so thick you could cut it with a knife I can hardly understand a word he says. ËûµÄ¿ÚÒôºÜÖØ--ÎÒ¼òÖ±Ò»¸ö×Ö¶¼Ìý²»¶®. get one's knife into sb/have one's knife in sb try to harm sb spitefully (not usu physically) Óû¼Óº¦Ä³ÈË£¨Í¨³£Ö¸·ÇÈâÌåµÄÉ˺¦£©. like a knife through butter easily; without meeting any resistance or difficulty ÈÝÒ×; Óö²»µ½µÖ¿¹»òÀ§ÄÑ: The power saw sliced the logs like a knife through butter. µç¾âÇá¶øÒ׾پͰÑԭľ¾â³É±¡°åÁË. * His strong voice cut through the hum of conversation like a knife through butter. ËûÄǺêÁÁ ÓÐÁ¦µÄÉùÒôÒ»ÏÂ×Óѹµ¹ÁËÎËÎ˵Ä̸»°Éù. under the `knife (dated or joc ¾É»òÚÊ) having surgery ÔÚ¶¯ÊÖÊõ. knife v [Tn, Tn.pr] cut or stab (sb) with a knife Óõ¶Çиî»ò´Ì£¨Ä³ÈË£©: The victim had been knifed (in the chest). Êܺ¦ÈË£¨ì¶Ðز¿£©Öе¶. knife-edge n (usu sing ͨ³£×÷µ¥Êý) 1 cutting edge of the blade of a knife µ¶ÈÐ. 2 (idm Ï°Óï) on a knife-edge (a) (of a person) nervous (about the outcome of sth) £¨Ö¸ÈË£©£¨¶ÔijÊÂÎïµÄ½á¹û£©Ê®·Ö½¹ÂÇ: He's on a knife-edge about his exam results. Ëû¶Ô¿¼ÊԳɼ¨Ê®·Öµ£ÐÄ. (b) (of a situation, etc) at a critical point £¨Ö¸Çé¿öµÈ£©´¦ì¶½ôÒª¹ØÍ·: The success of the project is still very much on a knife-edge. ÕâÒ»ÏîÄ¿µÄ³É°ÜÄ¿Ç°ÈÔ´¦ì¶¹Ø¼üʱ¿Ì. knight / naIt; naIt/ n 1 (abbr Ëõд Kt) man to whom the sovereign has given a rank of honour, lower than that of baronet, having the title `Sir' used before the first name, with or without the surname ¾ôÊ¿£¨µÍì¶×¼ÄоôµÄµÈ¼¶, ÆäÃûÇ°¹ÚÒÔSir, ´ø²»´øÐÕ¾ù¿É£©: Sir James Hill (Kt) ղķ˹¡¤Ï£¶û¾ôÊ¿ * Good morning, Sir James. ÔçÉϺÃ, ղķ˹¾ôÊ¿. 2 (in the Middle Ages) man raised to honourable military rank, serving as a heavily armed horseman £¨ÖйÅʱ´úµÄ£©ÆïÊ¿. 3 (abbr Ëõд Kt) chess piece, usu shaped like a horse's head £¨¹ú¼ÊÏóÆåµÄ£©Âí. =>illus at chess ¼ûchess²åͼ. knight v [esp passive ÓÈÓÃ춱»¶¯Óï̬: Tn, Tn.pr] make (sb) a knight ·â£¨Ä³ÈË£©Îª¾ôÊ¿: He was knighted in the last Honours List (for services to industry). Ëû¶Ô¹¤Òµ½çÓй±Ï×±»·âΪ¾ôÊ¿, ÁÐÈë×îÐÂÊÜÑ«ÕßÃû²á. knighthood / -hUd; -hJd/ n 1 [C] title and rank of a knight ¾ôÊ¿»òÆïÊ¿µÄ³ÆºÅºÍÉí·Ö: The Queen conferred a knighthood on him. Å®ÍõÊÚÓèËû¾ôÊ¿³ÆºÅ. 2 [U] rank, character or dignity of a knight ¾ôÊ¿»òÆïÊ¿µÄÉí·Ö¡¢ Æ·µÂ»ò×ðÑÏ: Knighthood was an ideal in medieval Europe. ÔÚÖÐÊÀ¼ÍµÄÅ·ÖÞ, ÄÜ»ñ·â¾ôÊ¿¼´ÊǵǷåÔ켫ÁË. knightly adj [usu attrib ͨ³£×÷¶¨Óï] (fml ÎÄ) of or like a knight; chivalrous £¨ËÆ£©ÆïÊ¿»ò¾ôÊ¿µÄ; ÏÀÒåµÄ: knightly qualities, virtues, etc ÆïÊ¿µÄÆø¸Å¡¢ ÃÀµÂµÈ. knight errant (pl knights errant) medieval knight who wandered in search of adventure £¨ÖÐÊÀ¼ÍµÄ£©ÓÎÏÀÆïÊ¿. knit / nIt; nIt/ v (-tt-, pt, pp knitted; in sense 3, usu ÓÃì¶ÏÂÊöµÚÈýÒåʱͨ³£×÷knit) 1 [I, Tn, Dn.n, Dn.pr] ~ sth (for sb) make (a garment or fabric) by forming wool, silk, etc yarn into connecting loops, either by hand (using long needles) or on a machine ±àÖ¯, ÕëÖ¯£¨ÒÂÎïµÈ£©: Do you know how to knit? Äã»á֯ë»î¶ùÂð? * She knitted her son a sweater. Ëý¸ø¶ù×ÓÖ¯ÁËÒ»¼þëÒÂ. 2 [I, Tn] (in knitting instructions) make a plain (ie not a purl) stitch £¨±àÖ¯·¨ÖУ©Ö¯£¨Æ½Õ룩: knit one, purl one Ö¯Ò»ÕýÕë¡¢ Ò»·´Õë. 3 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p] ~ (sth) (together)(cause sth to) join or grow firmly together £¨Ê¹Ä³ÎÁ¬½Ó»òÀι̵س¤ÔÚÒ»Æð: The broken bones have knit (together) well. ¶Ï¹ÇÒÑÓúºÏÁ¼ºÃ. * a well-knit frame, ie a compact sturdy body ½áʵµÄÌå¸ñ * (fig ±ÈÓ÷) a closely-knit argument ÑÏÃܵÄÂÛ¾Ý * (fig ±ÈÓ÷) The two groups are knit together by common interests. ÕâÁ½¼¯ÍÅÒòÓй²Í¬ÀûÒæ¶øÁªºÏÔÚÒ»Æð. 4 (idm Ï°Óï) knit one's `brow(s) frown Öåü. knitter n person who knits ±àÖ¯Õß. knitting n [U] material that is being knitted ±àÖ¯Îï: Oh dear, I've left my knitting on the bus! °¥Ñ½, ÎÒ°Ñë»î¶ùÂäÔÚ¹«¹²Æû³µÉÏÁË! knitting-machine n machine that knits ±àÖ¯»ú; ÕëÖ¯»ú. knitting-needle n long thin pointed rod used esp in pairs for knitting by hand Ö¯Õë; £¨ÓÈÖ¸£©±à½áÕë. knitwear n [U] knitted garments ÕëÖ¯Ò·þ: [attrib ×÷¶¨Óï] a knitwear factory ÕëÖ¯³§. knob / nCb; nBb/ n 1 (a) round handle (of a door, drawer, etc) £¨ÃÅ¡¢ ³éÌëµÈµÄ£©Ô²ÐÎÀ­ÊÖ. (b) round control button (for adjusting a radio, TV, etc) £¨ÊÕÒô»ú¡¢ µçÊÓ»úµÈµÄ£©ÐýÅ¥. 2 round lump on the surface of sth, eg a tree trunk ½á½Ú, Áö, ¸í´ñ£¨ÈçÊ÷¸ÉÉϵģ©. 3 small lump (of butter, coal, etc) £¨»ÆÓÍ¡¢ úµÈµÄ£©Ð¡¿é. 4 (idm Ï°Óï) with knobs on (Brit sl Ùµ) (used to indicate the return of an insult, or emphatic agreement ÓÃÒÔ±íʾ·´´½Ï༥»òÇ¿µ÷ͬÒâ): `You're a selfish pig!' `And the same to you, with knobs on!' £à×Ô˽¹í!£§£àÄã²ÅÊÇÄØ, ÄãÊÇË«ÁϵÄ!£§ knobbly / 5nCblI; `nBblI/ adj having many small hard lumps on ¶à½á½ÚµÄ; ¶à¸í´ñµÄ: knobbly knees ³¤ÖøºÜ¶à½á½ÚµÄÏ¥¸Ç. knock / nCk; nBk/ n 1 (sound of a) sharp blow ¶Ì´ÙµÄÇûò´ò£¨µÄÉùÒô£©: Did I hear a knock at the door? ÊÇÓÐÈËÇÃÃÅÂð? * If you're not up by eight o'clock I'll give you a knock, ie wake you by knocking at your door. ÒªÊǰ˵ãÖÓÄ㻹²»Æð´², ÎÒ¾ÍÀ´ÇÃÄãµÄÃÅ. * She fell off her bike and got a nasty knock. Ëý´Ó×ÔÐгµÉÏˤÏÂÀ´, ˤµÃºÜÖØ. * In football you have to get used to hard knocks. Ìß×ãÇò¾ÍµÃ¾­µÃÆðÅöײ. 2 (in an engine) sound of knocking (knock2 2) £¨·¢¶¯»úµÄ£©±¬ÕðÉù: What's that knock I can hear? ÎÒÌýµ½·¢¶¯»úÓб¬ÕðÉùÊÇÔõ÷á»ØÊ°¡? 3 (infml ¿Ú) (in cricket) innings £¨°åÇòµÄ£©Ò»¾Ö: That was a good knock: 86 not out. ÄǾÖÕæƯÁÁ, ´òÁË86·Ö»¹Î´³ö¾Ö. 4 (idm Ï°Óï) take a `knock (infml ¿Ú) suffer a financial or an emotional blow ÃÉÊܾ­¼Ã»ò¸ÐÇéÉϵĴò»÷: She took a bad knock when her husband died. ËýÕÉ·òÒ»ËÀËýÊܵ½³ÁÖصĴò»÷. knock / nCk; nBk/ v 1 [Tn, Tn.pr] strike (sth) with a sharp blow ÇÃ, ´ò£¨Ä³Î: Mind you don't knock your head (on this low beam). СÐÄ, ±ð£¨ÈÃÕâ¸ùµÍÁº£©×²ÖøÍ·. 2 [I, Ipr] make a noise by striking sth Çû÷ijÎï³öÉù: knock three times (at the door, on the window, etc) ÇÃÈýÏ£¨ÃÅ¡¢ ´°µÈ£©. =>Usage at bang1 Ó÷¨¼ûbang1. 3 (a) [Cn.a, Cn.g] cause (sb/sth) to be in a certain state or position by striking (him/it) ½«£¨Ä³ÈË[ijÎï]£©»÷³Éij״̬: The fall knocked me senseless. ÄÇÒ»õÓ¡¡µÃÎÒʧȥÁËÖª¾õ. * He knocked me flat with one punch. Ëûһȭ°ÑÎÒ»÷µ¹ÁË. * He knocked my drink flying. Ëû´ò·­ÁËÎÒµÄÒûÁÏ. (b) [Tn.pr] make (sth) by striking Çû÷³ÉijÎï: knock a hole in the wall ÔÚǽÉÏÔä¸ö¶´. 4 [I] (of a faulty petrol engine) make a tapping or thumping noise £¨Ö¸ÓйÊÕϵÄÆûÓÍ·¢¶¯»ú£©·¢³ö±¬ÕðÉù. 5 [Tn] (infml ¿Ú) say critical or insulting things about (sb/sth) ÅúÆÀ, ÊýÂä, ·ÇÄÑ£¨Ä³ÈË[ijÊÂÎï]£©: The newspapers are too fond of knocking the England team. ±¨Ö½×¨ÃÅ°®ÍÚ¿àÓ¢¸ñÀ¼¶Ó. * He's always knocking the way I do things. Ëû×ÜÊÇÌôÌÞÎÒ×öµÃ²»¶Ô. 6 (idm Ï°Óï) beat/knock the daylights out of sb => daylights. beat/knock hell out of sb/sth => hell. get/knock sb/sth into shape => shape1. hit/knock sb for six => hit1. knock sb's `block/`head off (sl Ùµ) (used esp when threatening sb ÓÈÓÃì¶ÍþвijÈË) strike sb in anger ºÝ´òijÈË: Call me that again and I'll knock your block off! ÄãÔÙÄÇ÷á½ÐÎÒ, ÎÒ¾Í×áÄã! knock the bottom out of sth cause sth to collapse ʹijÊÂÎï¿ą̊: It knocked the bottom out of the coffee market, ie caused the price of coffee to fall sharply. ÕâÒ»À´¿§·ÈµÄÊг¡¼Û¸ñ±©µø. * She knocked the bottom out of our argument. Ëý°ÑÎÒÃǵÄÂ۵㲵µÃÌåÎÞÍê·ô. knock your/their `heads together (infml ¿Ú) force people to stop quarrelling and behave sensibly Ç¿Á¦Ê¹È˲»ÔÙÕù³³¶ø»Ö¸´ÀíÖÇ: I often feel that politicians should have their heads knocked together, like naughty children ÎÒʱ³£¾õµÃÓ¦¸ÃÏñ½ÌѵÌÔÆøº¢×ÓÄÇÑùÈÃÕþÖμÒÍ£Ö¹Õù³³. knock sb/sth into a cocked `hat defeat or outclass sb/sth ´ì°Ü»ò³¬¹ýijÈË[ijÊÂÎï]: A true professional could knock my efforts into a cocked hat. ÓöÉÏÕæÕýÐмÒÎҵŤ×÷¾ÍÏàÐμûç©ÁË. knock it `off (sl Ùµ) (esp imperative ÓÈÓÃì¶Æíʹ¾ä) stop a noise, an argument, etc ±ð³³ÁË¡¢ ±ðÕùÁË: Knock it off, kids, I'm trying to sleep! º¢×ÓÃÇ, ±ðÄÖÁË, ÎÒҪ˯¾õÁË! knock sb off his `pedestal/perch (infml ¿Ú) defeat sb; show that sb is no longer best at sth »÷°ÜijÈË; ÏÔʾijÈ˲»ÔÙÊ×ÇüÒ»Ö¸. knock sb `sideways (infml ¿Ú) defeat sb; astonish sb »÷°ÜijÈË; ʹijÈ˾ªÑÈ. knock `spots off sb/sth (infml ¿Ú) be much better than sb/sth Զʤì¶Ä³ÈË[ijÊÂÎï]: In learning foreign languages, the girls knock spots off the boys every time. ѧϰÍâÓïÅ®º¢×ÜÊDZÈÄк¢Ç¿. knock the stuffing out of sb (infml ¿Ú) make sb feeble, weak or demoralized ʹijÈËË¥Èõ»òйÆø: His failure in the exam has knocked all the stuffing out of him. Ëû¿¼ÊÔδ¼°¸ñ±ãÒ»õê²»Õñ. knock them in the `aisles (infml ¿Ú) (of a theatre performance, etc) be very successful with the audience £¨Ö¸Ï·¾çÑݳöµÈ£©´óÊܹÛÖÚ»¶Ó­. you could have knocked me down with a `feather (infml ¿Ú) (used esp as an exclamation ÓÈÓÃ×÷¸Ð̾Óï) I was amazed ÎҺܾªÆæ. 7 (phr v) knock about (...) (infml ¿Ú) lead an unsettled life, travelling and living in various places ÂþÓÎ; Á÷ÀË: spend a few years knocking about (in) Europe ÔÚÅ·ÖÞ¸÷µØÓÎÀúÁ˼¸Äê. knock about with sb/together (infml ¿Ú) be often in sb's/each other's company ¾­³£ºÍijÈË×÷°é[»¥ÏàÔÚÒ»Æð]. knock sb/sth about (infml ¿Ú) hit sb/sth repeatedly; treat sb/sth roughly ·´¸²´ò»÷»ò´Ö±©¶Ô´ýijÈË[ijÊÂÎï]: She gets knocked about by her husband. Ëý³£ÊÜÕÉ·òÅ°´ý. * The car's been knocked about a bit, but it still goes. Æû³µËäÈ»Êܵ½¶à´ÎÅöײ, µ«ÈÔÄÜ¿ª. knock sth back (infml ¿Ú) drink sth quickly ºÜ¿ìºÈµôijÎï: knock back a pint of beer ºÜ¿ìºÈÍêһƷÍÑÆ¡¾Æ. knock sb down strike sb to the ground or the floor ½«Ä³ÈË»÷µ¹»òײµ¹ÔÚµØÉÏ: She was knocked down by a bus. Ëý±»¹«¹²Æû³µ×²µ¹ÁË. * He knocked his opponent down three times in the first round. ÔÚµÚÒ»»ØºÏÖÐËû°Ñ¶ÔÊÖ»÷µ¹ÁËÈý´Î. knock sth down demolish sth ²ð³ýijÎï: These old houses are going to be knocked down. ÕâЩ¾É·¿×Ó½«Óè²ð³ý. knock sth down (to sb) (infml ¿Ú) (at an auction sale) sell sth (to a bidder) £¨ÅÄÂôʱ£©Âô³öijÎ¸ø³ö¼ÛÈË£©: The painting was knocked down (to an American dealer) for 5000. ÄÇ·ù»­ÅÄÂôʱÒÔ5000Ó¢°÷ÊÛ³ö£¨¸øÒ»¸öÃÀ¹úÉÌÈË£©. knock sth/sb down (force sb to) reduce (a price or charge) £¨ÆÈʹijÈË£©¼õ£¨¼Û»ò·ÑÓã©: I managed to knock his price/him down (from 500 to 450). ÎÒÉ跨ѹÁËËûµÄ¼Û£¨´Ó500Ó¢°÷¼õµ½450Ó¢°÷£©. knock sth in; knock sth into sth make sth enter sth by striking it ½«Ä³Îï´ò½øÁíÒ»Îï: knock in a few nails ¶¤½ø¼¸¿Å¶¤×Ó. knock off (sth) (infml ¿Ú) stop doing sth (esp work) Í£Ö¹×öijÊ£¨ÓÈÖ¸¹¤×÷£©: What time do you knock off (work)? Äãʲ÷áʱºòÏ°à? knock sb off (sl Ùµ) murder sb ıɱijÈË. knock sth off (a) deduct sth from a price or charge ¼õ¼Û; ɱ¼Û: It cost me 10 but I'll knock off 20% as it's no longer new. ÄÇÊÇÎÒ»¨10Ó¢°÷ÂòµÄ, ÒòΪÒѾ­¾ÉÁËÎÒ¼õ¼Û20%. (b) (infml ¿Ú) complete sth quickly ѸËÙÍê³ÉijÊÂÎï: knock off two whole chapters in an hour һСʱ¾ÍÍê³ÉÕûÕûÁ½ÕÂ. (c) (sl Ùµ) steal (from) sth ͵µÁijÎï; ÇÀ½ÙijÎï: knock off some watches from a shop ´ÓÉ̵ê͵×ß¼¸¿éÊÖ±í * knock off a bank ÇÀ½ÙÒøÐÐ. knock sth off (sth) remove sth by striking it ´òµôijÎï: knock sb's glass off the table °ÑijÈ˵IJ£Á§±­´Ó×ÀÉÏÅöµô. knock (sth) on (in Rugby football) illegally knock (the ball) forward with the hands £¨Ó¢Ê½éÏé­Çò£©Î¥ÀýÓÃÊÖÏòÇ°»÷£¨Çò£©: He accidentally knocked on (the pass from Jones). Ëû·Ç¹ÊÒâ·¸¹æ, ÓÃÊÖÏòÇ°»÷ÁË£¨´ÓÇí˹´«À´µÄ£©Çò. knock sb out (a) (in boxing) strike (an opponent) so that he cannot rise or continue in a specified time and so loses the fight £¨È­»÷£©»÷µ¹£¨¶ÔÊÖ£©£¨»ñʤ£©. (b) make sb unconscious by means of a blow, alcoholic drink, etc »÷»è»ò¹à×íijÈË: Don't drink too much of this it'll knock you out! ÕâÖ־ƱðºÈÌ«¶à--ºÈ¶àÁ˾Í×íÁË! (c) (infml ¿Ú) overwhelm or astonish sb ʹijÈ˾­Êܲ»ÁË»ò¼«ÎªÕð¾ª: The film just knocked me out it's the best thing I've ever seen. ÕâµçÓ°ºÃµÃ²»µÃÁË--ÊÇÎÒ¿´¹ýµÄ×îºÃµÄÒ»²¿. knock sb/oneself out make sb/oneself exhausted, ill, etc ʹijÈË[×Ô¼º]½îÆ£Á¦¾¡¡¢ ²¡µ¹µÈ: She's knocking herself out with all that work. Ëý×öµÄ¹¤×÷°ÑËýÀ۵ýîÆ£Á¦¾¡. knock sb out (of sth) eliminate sb (from a competition) by defeating him ÌÔ̭ijÈË: France knocked Belgium out (of the European Cup). ·¨¹ú¶Ó½«±ÈÀûʱ¶ÓÌÔÌ­£¨³öÅ·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÈü£©ÁË. knock sth out (on sth) empty (a tobacco pipe) by knocking it (against sth) µ¹¾»£¨Ñ̶·£©. knock sb/sth over upset sb/sth by striking him/it ײµ¹Ä³ÈË[ijÎï]: You've knocked over my drink! Äã°ÑÎÒµÄÒûÁÏ´ò·­ÁË! knock sth together make or complete sth quickly and often not very well ´Ò´Ò×öÍêijÊÂÎï: knock bookshelves together from old planks ÓþÉľ°å´Ò´Ò¶¤³ÉÊé¼Ü * knock a few scenes together to make a play ²Ý²Ý½«¼¸Ä»Æ´´Õ³ÉÒ»¸ö»°¾ç. knock up (in tennis, badminton, etc) practise hitting the ball before the start of a match £¨ÍøÇò¡¢ ÓðëÇòµÈ£©ÈüÇ°Á·Çò. knock sb up (a) (Brit infml ¿Ú) awaken sb by knocking on his door, etc £¨ÇÃÃÅ¡¢ ´°µÈ£©½ÐÐÑijÈË: Would you please knock me up at 7 o'clock? Çë7µãÖÓÇÃÃÅ°ÑÎÒ½ÐÐÑÐÐÂð? (b) ( sl »ä, Ùµ esp US) make (a woman) pregnant ʹ£¨Å®×Ó£©»³ÔÐ. knock sth up (a) prepare or make sth quickly and without much planning ´Ò´Ò×¼±¸»ò×öijÊÂÎï: Even though they weren't expecting us, they managed to knock up a marvellous meal. ËûÃÇËäȻûÏëµ½ÎÒÃÇÒªÀ´, µ«»¹ÊÇÉè·¨´Ò´Ò×öºÃÒ»¶Ù·áÊ¢µÄ·¹. (b) (in cricket) score (runs) £¨°åÇò£©µÃ£¨·Ö£©: knock up a quick fifty »÷ÇòááËÙÅܵÃ50·Ö. knockabout adj (esp of a theatrical performance) rough and boisterous in a funny way; slapstick £¨ÓÈָϷ¾çÑݳö£©´ÖË×»¬»üµÄ, ´òÄÖµÄ: knockabout humour/comedy/farce ºúÄÖµÄÓÄĬ[ϲ¾ç/ÄÖ¾ç]. knock-down adj [attrib ×÷¶¨Óï] (a) (of prices) very low £¨Ö¸¼Û¸ñ£©µÍÁ®µÄ. (b) (of furniture) easy to dismantle and reassemble £¨Ö¸¼Ò¾ß£©Ò×춲ð×°µÄ. knock-kneed adj having legs abnormally curved so that the knees touch when standing or walking Ï¥Íâ·­µÄ. knock-on n (in Rugby football) act of knocking the ball on £¨Ó¢Ê½éÏé­Çò£©Î¥ÀýÓÃÊÖÏòÇ°»÷Çò. knock-on effect indirect result of an action ¼ä½Ó½á¹û: The closure of the car factory had a knock-on effect on the tyre manufacturers. Æû³µ³§¹Ø±Õáá, ÂÖÌ¥ÖÆÔìÉÌÊܵ½¼ä½ÓµÄÓ°Ïì. knock-out n 1 blow that knocks a boxer out ½«¶Ô·½»÷µ¹¶ø»ñʤµÄÒ»»÷: He has won most of his fights by knock-outs. ËûÔÚÈ­ÈüÖжàÒÔ»÷µ¹¶Ô·½»ñʤ. * [attrib ×÷¶¨Óï] a knock-out punch ½«¶ÔÊÖ»÷µ¹µÄһȭ. 2 [attrib ×÷¶¨Óï] (of a drug) causing sleep or unconsciousness £¨Ö¸Ò©£©ÒýÆð»èÃÔµÄ: knock-out drops/pills Âé×íµÎ¼Á[Íè¼Á]. 3 competition in which the loser of each successive round is eliminated ÌÔÌ­Èü: [attrib ×÷¶¨Óï] a knock-outtournament ÌÔÌ­Èü. 4 (infml ¿Ú) outstandingly impressiveperson or thing ÒýÈËעĿµÄÈË»òÎï: She's an absolute knock-out, ie very beautiful. ËýƯÁÁ¼«ÁË. * [attrib ×÷¶¨Óï] a knock-out idea ¾øÃîµÄÖ÷Òâ. knock-up n [sing] (in tennis, badminton, etc) period of practice before a match £¨ÍøÇò¡¢ ÓðëÇòµÈµÄ£©ÈüÇ°Á·Çò: have a quick knock-up Óú̵ܶÄʱ¼äÁ·Çò. knocker / 5nCkE(r); `nBkL/ n 1 [C] hinged metal hammer attached to a door, used for knocking by sb outside who wants the door to be opened ÃÅ»·. =>illus at App 1 ¼û¸½Â¼1²åͼ, page vi. 2 [C] (infml ¿Ú) person who constantly criticizes һζÅúÆÀµÄÈË; ´µÃ«Çó´ÃµÄÈË. 3 knockers [pl] ( Brit sl sexist »ä, Ùµ, ÐÔ±ðÆ«¼û) woman's breasts Å®×ÓµÄÈé·¿: a nice pair of knockers Ò»¶ÔƯÁÁµÄÈé·¿. knoll / nEUl; nol/ n small round hill or mound СԲÇð; СÍÁ¶Õ. Gordian knot / 5gR:dIEn 5nCt; 9^RrdIEn `nBt/ n 1 difficult or seemingly impossible problem or task ¸ê¶ûµÏÖ®½á£¨¼¬ÊÖµÄÎÊÌâ»ò¼è¾ÞµÄÈÎÎñ£©. 2 (idm Ï°Óï) cut the Gordian `knot solve a problem by forcefully direct but unorthodox methods Óÿ쵶նÂÒÂéµÄ·½Ê½½â¾öÎÊÌâ. knot / nCt; nBt/ n 1 fastening made by tying a piece or pieces of string, rope, etc £¨ÉþË÷µÈµÄ£©½á: make a knot at the end of the rope ÔÚÉþÍ·ÉÏ´ò¸ö½á * tie the two ropes together with a secure knot ´ò¸ö½áʵµÄ½á°ÑÕâÁ½ÌõÉþϵÔÚÒ»Æð. =>illus ¼û²åͼ. 2 ornament or decoration made of ribbon, etc twisted and tied £¨ÓÃË¿´øµÈ´ò³ÉµÄ£©×°ÊÎÐÔ»¨½á. 3 tangle; twistedpiece Ť½á; ¾À½á: comb a knot out of one's hair Êá¸ö·¢÷Ù. 4 hard round spot in timber where a branch used to join the trunk or another branch £¨Ä¾²ÄÉϵģ©½á½Ú, ½ÚÁö. =>illus at grain ¼ûgrain²åͼ. 5 small gathering (of people or things) £¨ÈË»òÎïµÄ£©Ð¡Èº, С´Ø: a knot of people arguing outside the pub ÔھƵêÍâÕùÂÛÖøµÄһСȺÈË. 6 (idm Ï°Óï) cut the Gordian knot => Gordian knot. tie sb/oneself in knots => tie2. tie the knot => tie2. knot v (-tt-) 1 [I, Tn, Tn.p] (cause sth to) form knots £¨Ê¹Ä³Î´ò½á, ²ø½á: My hair knots easily. ÎÒµÄÍ··¢°®´ò½á. * knot two ropes together °ÑÁ½ÌõÉþ×ÓϵÔÚÒ»Æð. 2 [Tn] fasten (sth) with a knot or knots ´ò½áϵÀΣ¨Ä³Î: knot one's tie loosely ´ò¸öºÜËɵÄÁì½á. 3 (idm Ï°Óï) get `knotted (Brit sl Ùµ) (used to express contempt, annoyance, etc ÓÃÒÔ±íʾÇáÃï¡¢ ÄÕÅ­µÈ): If he asks you for money again just tell him to get knotted. ÒªÊÇËûÔÙÏòÄãҪǮ, Ǭ´à½ÐËû¹ö. knotty adj (-ier, -iest) 1 (of timber) full of knots £¨Ö¸Ä¾²Ä£©¶à½á½ÚµÄ, ¶à½ÚÁöµÄ. 2 puzzling; difficult ¼¬ÊÖµÄ; À§ÄѵÄ: a knotty problem, question, etc ÄÑÒÔ½â¾öµÄÒÉÄÑ¡¢ ÎÊÌâµÈ. knot-hole n hole in a piece of timber where a knot1(4) has fallen out £¨Ä¾²ÄÉϵģ©½Ú¿×£¨½Ú½áÍÑÂäÐγɵĿն´£©. knot / nCt; nBt/ n (usu pl ͨ³£×÷¸´Êý) (nautical º£) 1 unit of speed (one nautical mile per hour) used by ships and aircraft ½Ú£¨Ëٶȵ¥Î», ΪÿСʱһº£Àï, ÓÃÒԲ⴬ºÍ·ÉÐÐÆ÷µÄº½ËÙ£©. =>App 5 ¼û¸½Â¼5. 2 (idm Ï°Óï) at a rate of knots => rate. know / nEU; no/ v (pt knew / nju:; ?@ nu:; nu/, pp known / nEUn; non/) 1 (a) [I, Tn, Tf, Tw, Tt, Cn.t] have (sth) in one's mind or memory as a result of experience or learning or information ÖªµÀ, ¶®µÃ, Á˽⣨ijÊÂÎ: I'm not guessing I know! ÎÒ²»ÊDzÂÏë--ÎÒÖªµÀ! * She doesn't know your address. Ëý²»ÖªµÀÄãµÄµØÖ·. * Every child knows (that) two and two make four. º¢×Ó¶¼ÖªµÀ¶þ¼Ó¶þµÈì¶ËÄ. * I knew where he was hiding. ÎÒÖªµÀËû¶ãÔÚʲ÷áµØ·½. * Do you know who Napoleon was? ÄãÖªµÀÄÃÆÆÂØÊÇË­Âð? * Does he know to come here (ie that he should come here) first? ËûÖªµÀÒªÏȵ½ÕâÀïÀ´Âð? * We knew her to be honest. ÎÒÃÇÖªµÀËýºÜ³Ïʵ. (b) [Tnt, Tni] (only in the past and perfect tenses Ö»ÓÃ춹ýȥʱ̬ºÍÍê³Éʱ̬) have seen, heard, etc ¼û¹ý¡¢ Ìý¹ýµÈ: I've never known it (to) snow in July before. ÎÒ´ÓδÌý˵¹ýÓÐÆßÔÂÏÂÑ©µÄÊÂ. * He's sometimes been known to sit there all day. ÓÐʱÄܼûµ½ËûÕûÌì×øÔÚÄÇÀï. 2 [Tf] feel certain È·Öª; È·ÐÅ: I know (that) it's here somewhere it must be! Îҿ϶¨ÊÇÔÚÕâÀïµÄʲ÷áµØ·½--û´í! 3 (a) [Tn] be acquainted with (sb) ÈÏʶ£¨Ä³ÈË£©: Do you know Bob Hill? ie Have you met him, talked with him, etc? ÄãÈÏʶ±«²ª¡¤Ï£¶ûÂð? * I know him by sight, but not to talk to, ie I have seen him but never spoken to him. ÎÒ¼û¹ýËû, µ«Ã»¸úËû˵¹ý»°. * We've known each other since we were children. ÎÒÃÇ´ÓС¾ÍÈÏʶ. (b) [Tn, Cn.n/a] ~ sth (as sth) be familiar with (a place) ÊìϤ£¨Ä³µØ£©: I know Paris better than Rome. ÎÒ¶Ô°ÍÀè±È¶ÔÂÞÂíÊìϤ. * I know London as the place where I spent my childhood. ÎÒÊìϤÂ׶Ø, ÄÇÊÇÎҶȹýͯÄêµÄµØ·½. 4 [Cn.n/a often passive ³£ÓÃ춱»¶¯Óï̬] ~ sb/sth as sth regard sb/sth as (being) sth È϶¨Ä³ÈË[ijÊÂÎï]ΪijÊÂÎï: It's known as the most dangerous part of the city. Äǵط½¶¼ÖªµÀÊÇÊÐÄÚ×îΣÏյĵضÎ. * We know John Smith as a fine lawyer and a good friend. ÎÒÃÇÈÏΪԼº²¡¤Ê·ÃÜ˹ÊÇһλºÜºÃµÄÂÉʦºÍÅóÓÑ. 5 [Cn.n/a usu passive ͨ³£ÓÃ춱»¶¯Óï̬] ~ sb/sth as sth call, nickname or label sb/sth as sth ½«Ä³ÈË[ijÊÂÎï]³ÆΪ¡¢ Æð´ÂºÅ½Ð×÷»ò±êÃ÷ΪijÊÂÎï: a heavyweight boxer known as `The Greatest' Ò»Ãû±»³ÆΪ£à´óÁ¦Ê¿£§µÄÖØÁ¿¼¶È­»÷ÊÖ * This area is known as the `Cornish Riviera'. ÕâµØÇø³ÆΪ£à¿µÎÖ¶û¿¤¶È¼ÙʤµØ£§. 6 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb/sth (from sb/sth) be able to distinguish (one person or thing) from another; recognize ÄÜÇø·Ö, ±æ±ð, Èϳö£¨ÈË»òÎ: She knows a bargain when she sees one. ËýÓбæ±ð±ãÒË»õµÄÄÜÁ¦. * know right from wrong ·Ö±æÊÇ·Ç * I met so many people at the party that I wouldn't know half of them again. ÎÒÔÚ¾Û»áÉϼûµ½ºÜ¶àÈË, ÔÙ¼ûµ½Á¬Ò»°ëҲδ±ØÄÜÈϳö. 7 [Tn, Tw] understand and be able to use (a language, skill, etc) »á, ÕÆÎÕ£¨Ä³ÓïÑÔ¡¢ ¼¼Çɵȣ©: know Japanese »áÈÕÓï * know how to swim »áÓÎÓ¾. 8 [Tn] have personal experience of (sth) ÓУ¨Ä³ÊÂÎµÄÇ×Éí¾­Àú»òÌåÑé: a man who has known both poverty and riches ¾­Àú¹ýƶ¸»Éú»îµÄÄÐ×Ó. 9 (idm Ï°Óï) be,fore one ,knows where one `is very quickly or suddenly ѸËÙµØ; ͻȻµØ: We were whisked off in a taxi before we knew where we were. ÎÒÃÇ»¹Î´Ã÷°×ÊÇÔÚÄÄÀï, ¾Í±»¼Æ³Ì³µÔØ×ßÁË. be known to sb be familiar to sb ΪijÈËËùÊìÖª: He's known to the police, ie has a criminal record. ¾¯·½ºÜÊìϤËû£¨Ôø·¸°¸£©. better the devil you know => better2.for all one knows considering how little one knows ¾Ý×Ô¼ºËùÖª; ˵²»¶¨: For all I know he could be dead. ˵²»¶¨ËûÒѾ­ËÀÁË. for reasons/some reason best known to oneself => reason. God/goodness/Heaven knows (a) I don't know ÎÒ²»ÖªµÀ: God knows what's happened to them. Ë­ÖªµÀËûÃÇÔõ÷áÁË. (b) certainly; emphatically ȷʵ; µÄÈ·: She ought to succeed; goodness knows she tries hard enough. ËýÓ¦Äܳɹ¦, Ëýȷʵ¹»Å¬Á¦µÄ. have/know all the answers (infml esp derog ¿Ú, ÓÈ×÷±áÒå) (seem to) be cleverer and better-informed than other people £¨ºÃÏñ£©Ê²÷ᶼ֪µÀ; ±È±ðÈ˾«Ã÷. have/know sth off pat => pat1. know sth as well as `I/`you do understand sth perfectly well ¶ÔijÊÂÎïºÜÇå³þ: You know as well as I do that you're being unreasonable. ÄãºÜÇå³þÄã²»½²Àí. know sth `backwards (infml ¿Ú) be thoroughly familiar with sth ¼«ÊìϤijÊÂÎï: You've read that book so many times you must know it backwards by now! ÄDZ¾ÊéÄã¶ÁÁ˺ܶà±é, ÏÖÔÚÒ»¶¨Äܵ¹±³ÈçÁ÷ÁË! know `best know what should be done, etc better than other people ×îÖª¾ÍÀï; ×îÔÚÐÐ: The doctor told you to stay in bed, and he knows best. Ò½Éú½ÐÄãÎÔ´²ÐÝÏ¢, Ëû×îÇå³þ. know better (than that/than to do sth) be wise or sensible (enough not to do it) Ã÷°×ÊÂÀí¶ø²»ÖÁ춣¨×öijÊ£©: You ought to know better (than to trust her). ÄãÓ¦µ±Ã÷°×£¨ËýÕâÈ˲»ÄÜÏàÐÅ£©. know sb by sight recognize who sb is without knowing him as a personal friend ÃæÊì. know `different/`otherwise (infml ¿Ú) have information or evidence to the contrary ÖªµÀÏà·´µÄÇé¿ö; ÓÐÖ¤¾Ý±íÃ÷Çé¿öÏà·´: He says he was at the cinema, but I know different. Ëû˵ËûÄÇʱÔÚ¿´µçÓ°, ¿ÉÊÇÎÒÖªµÀ²»ÊÇÄÇ÷á»ØÊÂ. know how many beans make five be shrewd and sensible in practical matters ¾«Ã÷; ÔÚÐÐ. know sth inside `out/like the back of one's `hand (infml ¿Ú) be thoroughly familiar with a place, subject, etc ÁËÈçÖ¸ÕÆ; Á˽â͸³¹: He's a taxi driver, so he knows London like the back of his hand. ËûÊǼƳ̳µË¾»ú, ¶ÔÂ׶ØÊеĽֵÀÁËÈçÖ¸ÕÆ. know no `bounds (fml ÎÄ) be very great or too great ÎÞÏÞ: When she heard the news her fury knew no bounds. ËýÌýµ½Õâ¸öÏûÏ¢, ¶Ùʱŭ²»¿É¶ô. know one's `onions/`stuff (infml ¿Ú) be good at one's work, etc Á˽ⱾÐÐ; ¾«Í¨ÒµÎñ. know one's own `mind know what one wants or intends ÓÐ×Ô¼ºµÄÏë·¨; Óоö¶Ï. know the `score (infml ¿Ú) understand the true state of affairs ÖªµÀÊÂÇéÕæÏà; ÉîͨÊÀ¹Ê. know a thing or two (about sb/sth) (infml ¿Ú) know a lot (about sb/sth) £¨¶ÔijÈË[ijÊÂÎï]£©ºÜÁ˽â: She's been married five times, so she should know a thing or two about men. ËýÒѽá¹ýÎå´Î»é, ¶ÔÄÐÈËÓ¦ÓÐËùÁ˽âÁË. know sb through and `through understand sb perfectly ÍêÈ«Á˽âijÈË. know one's way around be familiar with a place, subject, procedure, etc; be capable and well-informed ÊìϤij´¦¡¢ ijÊ¡¢ ÊÖÐøµÈ; ÓÐÔÄÀú; Á˽âÇé¿ö. know what it is/what it's like (to be/do sth) have personal experience (of being/doing sth) ÓÐ×öijÊÂÎïµÄ¾­Àú: Many famous people have known what it is to be poor. ºÜ¶àÃûÈ˶¼ÁìÂÔ¹ýƶÇîÊÇʲ÷á×Ìζ. know what one's `talking about (infml ¿Ú) speak from experience ×÷¾­Ñé̸. know what's `what (infml ¿Ú) understand the important facts, rules of behaviour, etc in a particular situation ÄÚÐÐ; ¾«Ã÷; ÓÐÍ·ÄÔ: You're old enough now to know what's what. ÄãÒѾ­²»Ð¡ÁË, Ó¦¸ÃÖªµÀºÃ´õÁË. know which side one's `bread is buttered (infml saying ¿Ú, Ñè) know where one's interests lie or what will be to one's advantage ÖªµÀ×Ô¼ºÀûÒæËùÔÚ; ÉÆì¶Îª¸öÈË´òËã. let sb `know inform sb about sth ÈÃijÈËÖªµÀijÊÂÎï: I don't know if I can come yet, but I'll let you know tomorrow. ÎÒ˵²»ÉÏÊÇ·ñÄÜÀ´, ¿ÉÊÇÎÒÃ÷ÌìÄܸæËßÄã. make oneself known to sb introduce oneself to sb ÏòijÈË×÷×ÔÎÒ½éÉÜ: There's our host; you'd better make yourself known to him. ÄÇλÊÇÎÒÃǵÄÖ÷ÈË, Äã×îºÃÏòËû×ÔÎÒ½éÉÜÒ»ÏÂ. not know any `better not behave well, through lack of experience, bad upbringing, etc £¨ÒòÎÞ½ÌÑø»òÎÞ¾­Ñ飩±íÏÖ²»ºÃ: Don't blame the children for their bad manners they don't know any better. ²»ÒªÔð¹Öº¢×ÓÃÇû¹æ¾Ø--ËûÃÇ»¹²»¶®. not know one's ,arse from one's `elbow ( sl derog »ä, Ùµ, ±á) be totally ignorant, stupid or inefficient Ò»Çϲ»Í¨; ÓÞ´À; ÎÞÄÜ. not know the first thing about sb/sth/doing sth know nothing at all about sb/sth/doing sth ¶ÔijÈË[ijÊÂÎï]Ò»ÎÞËùÖª: I'm afraid I don't know the first thing about gardening. ºÜÒź¶, ÎÒ¶ÔÔ°ÒÕÒ»ÎÞËùÖª. not know sb from `Adam (infml ¿Ú) not know at all who sb is ÍêÈ«²»ÈÏʶijÈË. not know what `hit one (a) be suddenly injured or killed Í»ÔâÉ˺¦; Í»ÊÜɱº¦: The bus was moving so fast she never knew what hit her. ¹«¹²Æû³µ¿ªµÃºÜ¿ì, ͻȻ°ÑËýײÁË. (b) (infml fig ¿Ú, ±ÈÓ÷) be amazed or confused ´óΪ¾ªÆæ; ÃÔ»ó²»½â: The first time I heard their music I didn't know what had hit me. ÎÒ³õ´ÎÌýËûÃǵÄÒôÀÖʱ´óΪ¾ªÆæ. not know where/which way to look (infml ¿Ú) be embarrassed, awkwardly self-conscious, etc ÞÏÞÎ; ÄÑ¿°; ÄÑΪÇé: When he started undressing in public I didn't know where to look. ËûÔÚ´óÍ¥¹ãÖÚÖ®ÏÂÍÑÒ·þ, ÎҸе½ºÜÄÑΪÇé. not want to know => want1. old enough to know better => old. show sb/know/learn the ropes => rope. see/know better days => better1. tell/know A and B apart => apart. that's what I'd like to know => like2. there's no `knowing it's difficult or impossible to know ÄÑÒÔÄæÁÏ; ÎÞ·¨ÖªµÀ: There's absolutely no knowing how he'll react. ËûÔõÑù·´Ó¦ºÜÄÑÄæÁÏ. (well) what do you `know (about `that)? (infml ¿Ú esp US) (used to express surprise on hearing news, etc ÓÃÒÔ±íʾÌýµ½ÏûÏ¢µÈʱ¸Ðµ½¾ªÑÈ) you know (infml ¿Ú) (a) (used when reminding sb of sth ÓÃÒÔÌáÐÑijÈË): Guess who I've just seen? Marcia! You know Jim's ex-wife! Äã²Â¸Õ²ÅÎÒ¿´¼ûË­ÁË? ÂêÎ÷æ«! ÄãÖªµÀÂð, ¾ÍÊǼªÄ·µÄÇ°ÆÞѽ! (b) (used as an almost meaningless expression when the speaker is thinking what to say next ÓÃì¶Ëµ»°Ê±Ë¼Ë÷ÖÐ×÷¿ÚÍ·Óï, ÎÞÉõÒâÒå): `I was feeling a bit bored, you know, and so...' £àÎÒµ±Ê±ÓеãÑá·³ÁË, ÄãÖªµÀÂð, ËùÒÔ...£§ you know something/what? (infml ¿Ú) (used to introduce an item of news, expression of opinion, etc ÓÃÒÔÌáµ½Ò»ÏîÐÂÏûÏ¢¡¢ ±í´ï¿´·¨µÈ): You know something? Cathy and Tim are engaged. ÄãÌý˵ÁËÂð? ¿¨Î÷ºÍµÙÄ·¶©»éÁË. you never know you cannot be certain ºÜÄÑ˵; ÊÂÄÑÄæÁÏ: `It's sure to rain tomorrow.' `Oh, you never know, it could be a lovely day.' £àÃ÷Ìì×¼ÏÂÓê.£§£àŶ, ºÜÄÑ˵, Ò²¿ÉÄÜÊǸöºÃÌì.£§ * You should keep those old jam jars you never know when you might need them. ÕâЩ¾É¹û½´Æ¿×ÓÓ¦µ±ÁôÒ»Áô, ˵²»¶¨Ê²÷áʱºò»áÓõÃÖø. 10 (phr v) know about sth have knowledge of sth; be aware of sth Á˽â»òÖªµÀijÊÂÎï: Not much is known about his background. ËûµÄ±³¾°ËùÖª²»¶à. * Do you know about Jack getting arrested? ÄãÖªµÀ½Ü¿ËÔâ´þ²¶ÁËÂð? know of sb/sth have information about or experience of sb/sth ÖªµÀijÈË[ijÊÂÎï]µÄÇé¿ö: `Isn't tomorrow a holiday?' `Not that I know of (ie Not as far as I am aware).' £àÃ÷ÌìÊǼÙÈÕ°É?£§£à¾ÝÎÒËùÖª²»ÊÇ.£§ * Do you know of any way to stop a person snoring? ÄãÖªµÀÓÐʲ÷á·½·¨¿ÉÒÔÖÆÖ¹´òºôààÂð? * I don't know him personally, though I know `of him. ÎÒ²¢²»ÈÏʶËû, µ«ÎÒÌý˵¹ýËû. know n (idm Ï°Óï) in the `know (infml ¿Ú) (of a person) having information not possessed by others; well informed £¨Ö¸ÈË£©ÖªÇéµÄ, ÏûÏ¢ÁéͨµÄ. know-all n (infml derog ¿Ú, ±á) person who behaves as if he knows everything ×ÔÒÔΪÎÞËù²»ÖªµÄÈË: one of those young know-alls fresh from university ´óѧ¸Õ±ÏÒµµÄÒ»¸öССµÄÍòÊÂͨ. know-how n [U] (infml ¿Ú) practical (contrasted with theoretical) knowledge or skill in an activity ʵ¼ù֪ʶ»ò¼¼Êõ; ±¾ÊÂ; ¼¼ÄÜ. knowing / 5nEUIN; `noIN/ adj [usu attrib ͨ³£×÷¶¨Óï] 1 showing or suggesting that one has information which is secret or not known to others £¨¶Ô±ðÈ˲»ÖªµÀµÄÃØÃÜ£©ÖªÏ¤µÄ, ÐÄÕÕ²»ÐûµÄ: a knowing look, glance, expression, etc ÏÔ³öÁ˽âÄÚÇéµÄÑù×Ó¡¢ Ñ۹⡢ ±íÇéµÈ. 2 shrewd; cunning ÊÀ¹ÊµÄ; ½Æ»«µÄ: She's a bit too knowing for me to feel relaxed with her. ËýºÜÓеãÊÀ¹Ê, ºÍËýÏà´¦ÎÒ¾õµÃ²»×ÔÔÚ. knowingly adv 1 intentionally ¹ÊÒâµØ; ÐîÒâµØ: It appears that what I said was untrue, but I did not knowingly lie to you. ¿´À´ÎÒ˵´íÁË, µ«ÊÇÎÒ²¢·Ç¹ÊÒâÏòÄãÈö»Ñ. 2 in a knowing(1) manner ֪ϤµØ; ÐÄÕÕ²»ÐûµØ: He winked at her knowingly. Ëû»áÐĵØÏòËýÕ£ÁËÕ£ÑÛ. knowledge / 5nClIdV; `nBlIdV/ n 1 [U] understanding Á˽â; Àí½â: A baby has no knowledge of good and evil. Сº¢¶ù²»½âÉƶñ. 2 [U, sing] all that a person knows; familiarity gained by experience ¸öÈ˵Ä֪ʶ; ¼ûÎÅ: I have only (a) limited knowledge of computers. ÎҵļÆËã»ú֪ʶºÜÓÐÏÞ. * My knowledge of French is poor. ÎÒ²»Ì«¶®·¨Óï. 3 [U] everything that is known; organized body of information ѧÎÊ; ѧʶ; ֪ʶ: all branches of knowledge ¸÷ÃÅѧÎÊ * the sum of human knowledge on this subject ÈËÀà¶ÔÕâһѧ¿ÆµÄ֪ʶ×ܺÍ. 4 (idm Ï°Óï)be common/public knowledge be known by everyonein a community or group ÈËËù¹²Öª: It's pointless trying to keep your friendship secret it's common knowledge already. ÄãÃÇÎÞν½«ÓÑÇé±£ÃÜ--ÆäʵÒѾ¡È˽ÔÖªÁË. come to sb's `knowledge (fml ÎÄ) become known by sb ±»Ä³ÈË֪Ϥ: It has come to our knowledge that you have been cheating the company. ¾ÝÎÒÃÇÁ˽âÄãÒ»Ö±ÆÛÆ­¹«Ë¾. to one's `knowledge (a) as far as one knows ¾Ý×Ô¼ºËùÖª: To my knowledge, she has never been late before. ¾ÝÎÒËùÖª, Ëý´Óδ³Ùµ½¹ý. (b) as one knows to be true È·ÖªÊôʵ: That is impossible, because to my (certain) knowledge he was in France at the time. ÄDz»¿ÉÄÜ, ÒòΪÎÒ£¨È·Êµ£©ÖªµÀÄÇʱËûÔÚ·¨¹ú. to the best of one's belief/knowledge => best3. with/without sb's `knowledge having/not having informed sb ¸æÖª[δ¸æÖª]ijÈË: He sold the car without his wife's knowledge. ËûÂ÷ÖøÆÞ×Ó°ÑÆû³µÂôÁË. knowledgeable / -Ebl; -Ebl/ adj ~ (about sth) well-informed ÏûÏ¢ÁéͨµÄ; ÔÚÐеÄ: She's very knowledgeable about art. Ëý¶ÔÒÕÊõÊ®·ÖÔÚÐÐ. knowledgeably / -EblI; -EblI/ adv: speak knowledgeably on the subject ¶ÔÕâѧ¿Æ̸µÃÍ·Í·ÊǵÀ. knuckle / 5nQkl; `nQkl/ n 1 bone at the finger-joint Ö¸½Ú; Ö¸¹Ø½Ú: graze/skin one's knuckles ²ÁÆÆÖ¸¹Ø½Ú. =>illus at hand ¼ûhand²åͼ. 2 (of animals) knee-joint, or the part joining the leg to the foot, esp as a joint of meat £¨Ö¸¶¯Îϥ¹Ø½Ú, õ×; £¨ÓÈָʳÓõģ©Öâ: pig's knuckles ÖíÖâ. 3 (idm Ï°Óï) a rap on/over the knuckles => rap1.near the `knuckle (infml ¿Ú) on the borderline of indecency and therefore likely to offend ½üºõÏÂÁ÷; â«Ùô: Some of his jokes are a bit too near the knuckle for my taste. ÎÒ¾õµÃËûÓеÄЦ»°ÒѽüºõÒùÙôÁË. knuckle v (phr v) knuckle down (to sth) (infml ¿Ú) begin to work seriously (at sth) ¿ªÊ¼ÈÏÕ湤×÷: If you want to pass that exam, you'll have to knuckle down (to some hard work). ÄãÒªÏ뿼ÊÔ¼°¸ñ, ¾ÍµÃ¿ªÊ¼Ï¹¦·ò£¨¿à¸É£©ÁË. knuckle under (infml ¿Ú) accept or admit defeat; surrender Çü·þ; ÈÏÊä; Ͷ½µ. knuckleduster n (US brass knuckles) metal cover worn over the knuckles to increase the injury caused by a blow with the fist ´÷ÔÚÖ¸¹Ø½ÚÉϵĽðÊôÌ×£¨´òÈËʱ¼ÓÖØËðÉË£©. knucklehead n (infml derog ¿Ú, ±á) fool ±¿µ°; ɵ¹Ï. KO / 9keI 5EU; 9ke `o/ abbr Ëõд = (infml ¿Ú) knock-out (esp in boxing) »÷µ¹£¨ÓÈΪȭ»÷ÓÃÓ: He was KO'd (ie knocked out) in the second round. ËûÔÚµÚ¶þ»ØºÏÖб»»÷µ¹. koala / kEU5B:lE; ko`BlE/ n (also koala bear) Australian tree-climbing mammal with thick grey fur, large ears and no tail Ê÷´üÐÜ£¨²ú춰ÄÖÞµÄÊ÷Æܲ¸È鶯Îï, ëÃÜ¡¢ É«»Ò¡¢ ¶ú´ó¡¢ ÎÞ⣩. kobo / 5kCbEU; `kobo/ n (pl unchanged ¸´Êý²»±ä) unit of money in Nigeria; 100th part of a naira ¿¼°ü£¨ÄáÈÕÀûÑǸ¨±ÒÃû, 100¿¼°ü= 1ÄÎÀ­£©. kohl / kEUl; kol/ n [U] cosmetic powder used in the East to darken the eyelids ÑÛíú·Û£¨¶«·½¸¾Å®µÄ»¯×±Æ·£©. kohlrabi / 9kEUl5rB:bI; `kol9rBbI/ n [C, U] cabbage with an edible turnip-shaped stem Çò¾¥¸ÊÀ¶£¨¿É¹©Ê³Óã©. kola = cola. kook / ku:k; kuk/ n (US derog sl ±á, Ùµ) peculiar, eccentric or crazy person ¹ÖÈË; ¿ñÈË. kooky adj. kookaburra / 5kUkEbQrE; `kJkE9bQrE/ n (also laughing jackass) Australian giant kingfisher Ц´äÄñ£¨²ú춰ÄÖÞ£©. kopeck (also kopek) = copeck. koppie (also kopje) / 5kCpI; `kBpI/ n (in S Africa) small hill £¨ÄϷǵģ©Ð¡É½. Koran / kE5rB:n; ?@ -5rAn; kE`rAn/ n the Koran [sing] sacred book of the Muslims, written in Arabic, containing the revelations of the Prophet Muhammad ¡¶¹ÅÀ¼¾­¡·, ¡¶¿ÉÀ¼¾­¡·£¨ÒÁ˹À¼½Ì¾­µä£©. Koranic / kE5rnIk; kE`rAnIk/ adj. kosher / 5kEUFE(r); `koFL/ adj 1 (of food, food shops, etc) fulfilling the requirements of Jewish dietary law £¨Ö¸Ê³Îï¡¢ ÒûʳµêµÈ£©ºÏÀñµÄ£¨·ûºÏÓÌÌ«½Ì¹æ½äÂɵģ©: a kosher butcher's, restaurant, meal ºÏÀñµÄÈâµê¡¢ ²Í¹Ý¡¢ ·¹Ê³. 2 (infml ¿Ú) genuine or legitimate ÕæÕýµÄ; ºÏ·¨µÄ: the real kosher article, not just any old rubbish ÕæÕýµÄÕýÆ·, ²¢²»ÊÇʲ÷á¾ÉµÄÆÆÀûõ * something not quite kosher about the way he made his money ËûµÄÇ®À´Â·²»´óÕý. koumiss = kumis. kowtow / 9kaU5taU; kaJ`taJ/ v [I, Ipr] ~ (to sb/sth) be submissive, humble or respectful (to sb/sth) £¨ÏòijÈË[ijÊÂÎï]£©ßµÍ·, ¿ÄÍ·, ³¼·þ: a refusal to kowtow (to the government's wishes on this issue) ¾Ü¾øÇü´Ó£¨ì¶Õþ¸®¶ÔÕâÒ»ÎÊÌâµÄÒâÖ¼£©. kph / 9keI pi: 5eItF; 9ke pi `etF/ abbr Ëõд = kilometres per hour ǧÃ×/Сʱ; ¹«Àï/Сʱ. Cf ²Î¿´ mph. kraal / krB:l; ?@ krR:l; krRl/ n (in S Africa ÓÃì¶ÄÏ·Ç) 1 village of huts enclosed by a fence ÓÃÕ¤À¸Î§ÆðÀ´µÄéÉá´åׯ. 2 enclosure for cattle, sheep, etc ¼ÒÐóÀ¸. kremlin / 5kremlIn; `krZmlIn/ n 1 [C] citadel within a Russian town £¨¶í¹úµÄ£©³Ç±¤. 2 the Kremlin (a) [Gp] government of the former USSR Ç°ËÕÁªÕþ¸®. (b) [sing] the citadel of Moscow ¿ËÀïÄ·ÁÖ¹¬. krill / krIl; krIl/ n [pl v] mass of tiny shellfish eaten by whales £¨¾¨ÓãÍÌʳµÄ£©Á×ϺȺ. kris / kri:s; kris/ n Malay or Indonesian dagger £¨ÂíÀ´ÑÇ»òÓ¡¶ÈÄáÎ÷Ñǵģ©²¨ÐÎÈж̽£. krona / 5krEUnE; `kronE/ n 1 (pl -nor / -nE(r); -nEr/) unit of money in Sweden ¿ËÀÊ£¨ÈðµäµÄ»õ±Òµ¥Î»£©. 2 (pl -nur / -nE(r); -nEr/) unit of money in Iceland ¿ËÀÊ£¨±ùµºµÄ»õ±Òµ¥Î»£©. krone / 5krEUnE; `kronZ/ n (pl -ner / -nE(r); -nEr/) unit of money in Denmark and Norway ¿ËÀÊ£¨µ¤ÂóºÍŲÍþµÄ»õ±Òµ¥Î»£©. krugerrand / 5kru:gErAnd; `kru^E9rAnd/ n South African gold coin weighing one ounce ¿Ë³¸ñ½ð±Ò£¨ÄϷǽð±ÒÖØÒ»°»Ë¾£©. krypton / 5krIptCn; `krIp9tBn/ n [U] chemical element, an inert colourless and odourless gas ë´. =>App 10 ¼û¸½Â¼10. Kt abbr Ëõд = Knight: Sir James Bailey Kt ղķ˹¡¤±´Àû¾ôÊ¿. Ku-Klux-Klan / 9ku: klQks 5kAln; 9ku 9klQks `klAn/ n [Gp] (abbr Ëõд KKK) secret racialist organization of white Protestant men in the (esp southern) United States ÈýKµ³£¨ÃÀ¹úµÄ, ÓÈÖ¸ÆäÄϲ¿µÄ°×ÈË»ù¶½½ÌͽµÄÖÖ×åÖ÷ÒåÃØÃÜ×éÖ¯£©. kudos / 5kju:dCs; ?@ 5ku:-; `kudBs/ n [U] (infml ¿Ú) honour and glory; credit1(2) ÈÙÓþ; ¹âÈÙ; ÔÞÓþ: She did most of the work but all the kudos went to him. ¹¤×÷´ó²¿·ÖÊÇËý×öµÄ, ¿ÉÊÇÈÙÓþ¶¼¹éËûÁË. kukri / 5kUkrI; `kJkrI/ n type of curved knife used by Gurkhas £¨Àª¶û¿¦ÈËÓõģ©Í䵶. kumis (also kumiss, koumiss) / 5ku:mIs; `kumIs/ n [U] drink made from fermented mare's milk by certain Central Asian peoples Èé¾Æ£¨ÖÐÑÇijЩÃñ×åÓÃÂíÈéÄðÖƵľƣ©. kummel / 5kUmEl; `kIml/ n [U] sweet liqueur flavoured with cumin and caraway seeds £¨ÓÃݪÂܺ͸ðÂÆ×Óµ÷ζµÄ£©ÁÒÐÔÌð¾Æ. kumquat / 5kQmkwCt; `kQm9kwBt/ n plum-sized fruit similar to an orange ½ðéÙ. kung fu / 9kUN 5fu, also 5kQN; 9kJN`fu/ n [U] Chinese form of unarmed combat similar to karate £¨ÖйúÎäÊõÖеģ©Í½ÊÖ¹¦·ò. kvass / kvAs; kvAs/ n [U] type of weak beer made in Russia ¿ËÍß˹µ­Æ¡¾Æ£¨¶íÂÞ˹ÖÆ£©. kW (also kw) abbr Ëõд = kilowatt(s): a 2 kW electric heater ¹¦ÂÊ2ǧÍߵĵçÈÈÆ÷. kwashiorkor / kwAFI5R:kR:(r); 9kwBFi`RrkRr/ n [U] severetropical disease of children whose diet does not contain enough protein ¿äÏ£°Â¿Æ, µ°°×ÖÊÓªÑø²»Á¼£¨ÈÈ´øÑÏÖضù¿Æ²¡£©. kwela / 5kweIlE; `kwelE/ n [U] kind of S African jazz music ÄϷǵÄÒ»ÖÖ¾ôÊ¿ÀÖ. kybosh (also kibosh) / 5kaIbCF; `kaIbBF/ n (idm Ï°Óï) put the kybosh on sb/sth (sl Ùµ) prevent sb/sth from continuing; stop sb/sth ֹסijÈË[ijÊÂÎï]; ʹijÈË[ijÊÂÎï]Í£Ö¹:: When he broke his leg it put the kybosh on his holiday. 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