Knee

[niː] or [ni]

解释:

(noun.) the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee.

(noun.) hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella.

手打:菲尔--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) In man, the joint in the middle part of the leg.

(n.) The joint, or region of the joint, between the thigh and leg.

(n.) In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in man.

(n.) A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent.

(n.) A bending of the knee, as in respect or courtesy.

(v. t.) To supplicate by kneeling.

编辑:摩尔

解释:

n. the joint between the thigh and shin bones: a piece of timber or metal like a bent knee: (Shak.) a genuflection.—v.t. (Shak.) to kneel to to go over on one's knees.—n.pl. Knee′-breech′es breeches extending to just below the knee as in court-dress.—n. Knee′-cap the bone above the protuberance of the knee: a cap or strong covering for the knees used chiefly for horses to save their knees in case of a fall.—n.pl. Knee′-cords knee-breeches of corduroy.—adjs. Knee′-crook′ing obsequious: fawning; Kneed having knees: (bot.) having angular joints like the knee; Knee′-deep rising to the knees: sunk to the knees; Knee′-high rising or reaching to the knees.—ns. Knee′-holl′y butcher's broom: Knee′-joint a joint with two pieces at an angle so as to be very tight when pressed into a straight line; Knee′-pan a flat round bone on the front of the knee-joint; Knee′-piece or -raft′er an angular piece of timber strengthening a joint where two roof-timbers meet: any defensive appliance covering the knee; Knee′-stop -swell a lever worked by the performer's knee for regulating the wind-supply of a reed-organ &c.; Knee′-tim′ber timber bent into a shape suitable for a knee in shipbuilding &c.; Knee′-trib′ute (Milt.) the homage of kneeling.—Give or Offer a knee to act as second or bottle-holder in a fight the principal resting on the second's knee during the pauses between the rounds.

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