knuckle是什么意思？

knuckle

英[ˈnʌkl] 美[ˈnʌkəl]

• n. （指人）指关节，（指动物）膝关节，肘，铰结，肘形接，铜指节套；
• vt. 用指关节打、压、碰、擦；

复数：knuckles;

第三人称单数：knuckles;

过去式：knuckled;

过去分词：knuckled;

现在分词：knuckling;

例句

• They refused to knuckle under to any pressure. 他们拒不屈从任何压力.
• The only thing to do was knuckle down and get on with some serious hard work. 唯一能做的就是开始努力工作，好好干出点儿成绩来。
• This backplate requires modification prior to installation on the steering knuckle. 杠杆,这背板需要修改的背板安装前关节.
• It is arguable whether the rebels will knuckle under. 还不能确定反叛者是否会投降。
• David Seaman was back in the Arsenal goal after breaking a knuckle. 戴维·西曼在一个指关节骨折后又回到阿森纳队的球门前。

词组

• knuckle down
  To apply oneself earnestly to a task. 认真地投入工作
• knuckle under
  To yield to pressure; give in. 向外界压力作出让步；屈服
• go the knuckle
  (Austral. informal)fight with fists (澳，非正式)诉诸拳斗

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  指节；指关节
  Your knuckles are the rounded pieces of bone that form lumps on your hands where your fingers join your hands, and where your fingers bend.
  例句
  Brenda's knuckles were white as she gripped the arms of the chair. 布伦达握紧椅子扶手时指关节都变白了。

英汉词典释义

• n.
  (指人)指关节
  Her thin hands were twisted by swollen knuckles. 她那双纤手因肿大的指关节而变了形。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a joint of a finger when the fist is closed
• Verb
  1. press or rub with the knuckles
  2. shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground

行业词典

• 体育： 指关节；
  医学： 指节；膨出部：指(趾)关节背侧面，尤指手指屈曲时的掌指关节。有时引伸于外观相似的任何解剖结构，如突出成疝的肠袢；