knee
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT Your knee is the place where your leg bends. 膝
He will receive physical therapy on his damaged left knee. 他受损的左膝将接受理疗。
2. N-COUNT If something or someone is on your knee or on your knees, they are resting or sitting on the upper part of your legs when you are sitting down. (坐着时) 大腿上部
He sat with the package on his knees. 他坐着，包放在大腿上。
3. N-PLURAL If you are on your knees, your legs are bent and your knees are on the ground. 膝部
She fell to the ground on her knees and prayed. 她跪在地上祈祷。
4. V-T If you knee someone, you hit them using your knee. 用膝盖撞击
Ian kneed him in the groin. 伊恩用膝盖撞击他的腹股沟。
5. PHRASE If a country or organization is brought to its knees, it is almost completely destroyed by someone or something. 彻底击败; 使屈服
The country was being brought to its knees by the loss of 2.4 million manufacturing jobs. 该国由于失去240万制造业工作机会，濒临崩溃。
6. on bended knee→see bended
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knee /niː/ (kneeing,kneed,knees)
剑桥词典
- the middle joint of the leg that allows the leg to bend
- He fell down and grazed his knee.
- He bounced the baby on his knee.
- Make sure you bend your knees when you're picking up heavy objects .
- She sat back in her chair and wrapped her arms around her knees.
- Football socks go up to the knee, don't they?
膝，膝盖
The baby was crawling around on its hands and knees. 宝宝用手和膝盖着地爬来爬去。
He got/went down on his knees (= got into a position where his knees were on the ground ) in front of the altar . 他在圣坛前跪下。
She took the child and sat it on her knee (= on the part of the leg above the knee when sitting down). 她抱起孩子放在自己的膝盖上。
the part of a piece of clothing that covers the knee
（裤子的）膝部
She was wearing an old pair of trousers with rips at the knees. 她穿着条旧裤子，膝盖处破了。
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