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Grow常用词组grow into1. 长成：发展而成为A boy grows into a man.男孩长成了男人2. 逐渐适应：发展或变化以适应She grew into her job. He grew into the relationship slowly.她逐渐适应了工作。他慢慢地适应了这种关系grow on 或 grow upon1. 逐渐变得，显得A feeling of distrust grew on me.我逐渐产生一种不信任感2. 渐渐喜爱：逐渐变得令人愉快或使人接受a taste that grows on a person.使人逐渐喜爱的口味grow up1. 长大：变成成人grow on trees1. (非正式)（好像长在树上似的）伸手即可得到，极易得到sponsorship money doesnt grow on trees in the States.在美国赞助款不是唾手可得的。grow on1. 越来越被喜爱this stuff grows on you.这种东西会越来越吸引你。grow out. 因正常生长而消失Colettes old perm had almost grown out.科莱特烫过的头发都快长直了。习惯用语grow out of. 产生自：由而发展或形成an article that grew out of a few scribbled notes; trust that grew out of long acquaintance.由潦草的记录而形成的文章；由长期相识而产生的信任Hold常用词组hold back1. 保留，保持控制：在某人的占据或控制之下held back valuable information; held back my tears.保留有价值的信息；忍住眼泪2. 阻止的发展 3. 抑制，自制hold down1. 限制Please hold the noise down.请限制音量 2. 有（工作）holds down two jobs.有两份工作hold forth1. 滔滔不绝地说hold off1. 远离；抵制held the creditors off.远离债权人2. 制止或阻挠做某事Lets hold off until we have more data.等到有更多资料时再做hold on 1. 抓住不放；依附 2. 继续做某事；坚持 3. 稍待：尤指不挂上电话以等待想要的或要求的事物hold out1. 提供，提出：提供或显示可得到的东西2. 继续给予或提供；持续Our food is holding out nicely.我们的食物还很多3. 继续反对The defending garrison held out for a month.防卫部队已坚守了一个月4. 拒绝达成或履行协议hold over 1. 继续维持：处于与以前同样状态或情形2. 超越正常时间续任3. 延长的期限The film was held over for weeks.电影又继续放了几星期hold to. 对忠诚或忠实She held to her resolutions.她很忠于自己的决定hold up 1. 阻挠或延迟2. 通常用枪威胁以抢劫3. 作为例子提供或展示held the essay up as a model for the students.把这篇论文给学生作范例4. 制衡，应付：仍然有效或不失力量地继续下去；应付managed to hold up under the daily stress.想办法应付每天的生活压力hold with. 同意；支持I dont hold with your theories.我不同意你的理论be left holding the baby (或美bag). (非正式)（尤指没有警告）被加一项责任hold someone/thing cheap. (古)轻视，瞧不起hold court. （在一群崇拜者中）成为注意焦点hold someone/thing dear1. 重视，珍视（人，物）fidelity is something most of us hold dear.忠诚是我们大多数人都珍视的东西。hold fast. 紧闭the door held fast, obviously locked.门关得紧紧的，显然锁上了。hold the fort. （另一人暂时不在时）临时负责hold good (或 true). 保持正确，有效his views still hold true today.他的观点今天仍然正确。hold someones hand. 牵某人的手（困难时给人安慰、指引、精神上的支持）hold hands. 手牵手（多表示友爱）hold hard. (英)等一下，停住here, hold hard a minute.这儿，等一会儿。hold someone/thing harmless. (律)赔偿hold ones horses. (非正式)等一下hold ones nose. 捏紧鼻子（以免闻难闻的气味）hold (ones) serve (或 service). （网球、羽毛球等）赢了发球局hold thumbs. (南非)握紧大拇指（以带来好运）hold someone to bail. (律)拘留某人直至交保hold ones tongue. (非正式)保持沉默take hold开始起作用the reforms of the late nineteenth century had taken hold.19世纪后期的改革已开始起作用了。there is no holding someone（用于表达某人已下定决心做某事）没有人能阻止（人）theres no holding you these days.现如今没人能拦住你。hold something against1. 因（过去的行为或情况的影响）而对（人）产生消极的看法he knew that if he failed her, she would hold it against him forever.他知道如果他辜负她的话，她会因此永远记恨他。hold someone/thing back. 阻碍，阻止，抑制Jane struggled to hold back the tears.简竭力忍住眼泪。hold something down. (非正式)保住（工作，职位）hold someone/thing off. 抵抗（攻击者，挑战）he held off a late challenge by Vose to win by thirteen seconds.他抵住了沃斯不久前的一次挑战，赢了他13秒。hold on to. 留住；保存the industry is trying to hold on to experienced staff.该行业正设法留住有经验的工作人员。hold out for. 坚持要求（拒绝接受所给予的）he is holding out for a guaranteed 7 per cent raise.他一直在要求保证过的7%的加薪。hold out on. (非正式)拒绝给（尤指信息）hold something out. 给予机会（或希望）a new drug may hold out hope for patients with lung cancer.新药也许会给肺癌患者以希望。hold something over 1. 推迟，拖延2. （用事实或一则信息）要挟（人）hold together (或 hold something together)1. （使）保持团结if your party holds together, you will probably win.如果你们党保持团结，你们很可能会赢。hold someone/thing up1. 耽搁，拖延；妨碍，阻碍our return flight was held up for seven hours.我们的回程航班被延误了7个小时。2. 以暴力（或暴力威胁）抢劫a masked raider held up the post office.一个蒙面强盗抢了邮局。3. 使（人，物）成为例子（或受到特殊对待）they were &Bheld up to public ridicule.他们受到公众嘲笑。4. (桥牌)（因战术原因）扣住，忍让习惯用语get hold of1. 拥有；找到Where can I get hold of a copy?哪里可以找到复印件?2. 通过电话交流tried to get hold of you but the line was busy.想和你通电话，但总占线3. 控制。通常反身使用You must get hold of yourself你必须控制住自己hold a candle to与相比较好This film doesnt hold a candle to his previous ones.这部电影并不比他先前的几部好hold (ones) own. 坚持住，不退让：无视批评和困难做得很好hold out on (someone)隐藏Dont hold out on me; start telling the truth.不要瞒着我；告诉我真相hold (someones) feet to the fire 强迫（某人）同意或做某事hold sway. 有控制性影响；统治hold the bag【非正式用语】1. 一无所得：离开时两手空空2. 背黑锅：在可分担时被迫承担全部责任hold the fort【非正式用语】1. 尤指在他人缺席时承担责任2. 保持安稳地位hold the line维持现状：维持事务现有的位置或状态had to hold the line on salary increases in the fourth quarter.在第四季度时只好维持工资的涨幅了hold the phone【俚语】. 停止正在做的事。常用于祈使句Hold the phone停下!hold water. 经受严厉考验Your theory does not hold water. The witnesses conflicting stories held no water.你的理论经不起考验。证人互相矛盾的证词站不住脚no holds barred没有限制或压制on hold1. 中断：打电话时短暂打断但仍接通的状态had to put me on hold for five minutes.不得不让我中断5分钟2非正式用语】 悬念：进入一种推迟或不确定的悬疑状态had to put the romance on hold.得让那个故事有点悬念Hand常用词组hand down1. 留下遗产：象被继承人把财产留给继承人一样传下去2. 宣布：做出并宣布一个官方决议，尤其指法庭的一个判决hand on. 转交给另外的人hand out1. 随意分发；散布2. 管理，分配hand over. 让渡：放弃或让出（财产）给别人all hands on deck. 全体（船员）上甲板（遇紧急情况时命令全体船员上甲板待命的呼叫或信号）at (或 by) the hands (或 hand) of. 从那里；由于的作用tests he would undergo at the hands of a senior neurologist.将由一位高级神经病学家对他进行的检查。bind (或 tie) someone hand and foot. 把某人手脚捆在一起，把某人牢牢捆住get (或 keep) ones hand in. 使自己变得（或保持）熟练give (或 lend) a hand. 给予帮助hand in glove1. 密切合作；勾结they were working &Bhand in glove with our enemies.他们与我们的敌人勾结在一起。hand in hand. 手牵手，携着手from hand to mouth. 现挣现吃，仅能糊口they were flat broke and living hand to mouth.他们完全破产了，过着仅能糊口的日子。as modifiera hand-to-mouth existence.勉强维持的生活。hands down轻而易举并决定性地Swindon won hands down 41.斯温顿轻松获胜4比1。hands off. 不许碰；不许干涉hands off that cake tin!.不许碰那蛋糕筒！。hands-on积极参与的，亲身实践的hands-on in-service training.边做边学的在岗培训。a hands turn1. (非正式)一件工作，一件事they sit there without doing a hands turn.他们坐在那儿，什么事也不干。hands up!. 用于命令某人投降举起手来！请举手（用于请别人表示同意或表示愿意参加等）hands up who saw the programme!.看过节目的请举手。have ones hands full. 忙得不可开交，手头的事应接不暇have ones hands tied (非正式)无法自由行动have to hand it to someone (非正式)用于表示认可某人的优点或成就你（或某人）真行Ive got to hand it to youyouve got the magic touch.你真行简直是神通广大。in safe hands由可靠的人保护的，安全的the future of the cathedral is in safe hands.大教堂的未来有了可靠保障。make (或 lose 或 spend) money hand over fist. (非正式)快速赚钱；快速亏钱；快速花钱many hands make light work (谚)人多好办事off someones hands 不必由某人处理（或照料）的they just want the problem off their hands.他们只想摆脱这一问题。on every hand 到处，四面八方new technologies were springing up on every hand.新技术如雨后春笋般到处涌现。on someones hands由（某人）负责，由（某人）处理he has a difficult job on his hands.他有一件棘手的事要处理。on the one (或 the other) hand 用于提出两种互相对立的想法或观点一方面（或另一方面）a conflict between their rationally held views on the one hand and their emotions and desires on the other.他们的理性认识与感情、欲望之间的冲突。the right hand doesnt know what the left hands d （指团体或组织内部的）混乱状态，行动不协调a safe pair of hands（体育用语）优秀接球手（指运动员）set (或 put) ones hand to着手做stay someones hand. 阻止某人行动；使某人住手take a hand. 起一份作用，参加；介入fate was about to take a hand in the outcome of the championship.运气将对锦标赛的结果起作用。turn ones hand to 转而从事（不同于平时的工作的事情）wait on someone hand and foot. 殷勤地伺候某人with one hand tied behind ones back. 在严格的限制下，在严重的束缚下at the moment, the police are tackling record crime rates with one hand tied behind their back.当前警察在严重的束缚下与创纪录的犯罪率作斗争。hand something down1. 把下传（给较年轻者或继承人）songs are handed down from mother to daughter.歌曲由母亲传到女儿。2. 正式宣布（尤指审判结果）；颁布hand something in交上，提交，把呈送给上级hand someone off (英橄)用手推开（对方阻截队员）hand something on传递;把传给下一个人he had handed on the family farm to his son.他把家族农场传给了儿子hand something out1. 分发，散发they handed out free drinks to everyone.他们把免费饮料分发给每个人。2. 使遭受惩罚（或不幸）hand someone/thing over将（某人，某事）移交（或交托）给他人hand something round (或 北美1. 依次向每个人提供a big box of chocolates was handed round.一大盒巧克力被向在场的人分发。习惯用语at hand 1. 邻近；在近旁2. 迫在眉睫；即将发生Retribution is at hand.惩罚就要到来at the hand 或 at the hands of. 由某人或通过某人的机构完成by hand. 人工完成hand it to【非正式用语】1. 给以信任Youve got to hand it to her; she knows what shes doing.你们必须信任她；她知道自己在做什么in hand1. 在控制之中The project is well in hand.这项计划控制得很好2. 在目前可以得到或使用3. 在准备中off (ones) hands. 脱离：脱离了某人的管辖权，不再由某人负责或照顾We finally got that project off our hands.我们最终使得那项计划不再归我们管on hand. 可用的on (ones) hands 或 upon (ones) hands. 由某人负责：归某人所有，经常指一种强加的责任或负担Now they have the grandchildren on their hands.现在他们需要照管孙子on the one hand. 从一点来说；从一个观点出发on the other hand. 从另一点来说；从另一个角度出发out of hand1. 失去控制Employee absenteeism has gotten out of hand.雇员们的旷工已经失去控制2. 立刻；立即 3. 完了的，结束的；完成的4. 不合时宜的，不正确的；不慎重的to hand 1. 近在手边2. 在某人拥有之中Hang常用词组hang around 1. 闲荡：悠闲地消磨时间；闲荡2. 陪伴：和某人在一起；厮混hang back. 变为不情愿；退缩hang in 【非正式用语】. 坚持不懈decided to hang in despite his illness.尽管他有病在身还是决定坚持hang off. 退缩；变为不情愿hang on 1. 纠缠：紧紧握住某物2. 坚持：坚持不放弃；坚持不懈3. 打电话时不挂断4. 稍待：等待一会儿时间hang out 【俚语】1. 消磨时间：在某个固定地方消磨空闲时间“a group of boys who hung out together around what they called Barrys Corner”(&bLinda Ellerbee)“一群在他们所谓的巴雷角消磨时间的男孩们”(&b琳达艾勒比)2. 无所事事；闲荡spent the evening just hanging out.每天晚上只是闲荡3. 陪伴；约会hanging out with a former boyfriend.与以前的一位男朋友约会hang together1. 团结一致；紧密团结“We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately”(&bBenjamin Franklin)“我们必须团结一致，不然我们肯定会被个别处以绞刑”(&b本杰明富兰克林)2. 形成有凝聚力的一体diverse plot lines that did not hang together.不同的剧情线索没有形成一体hang up1. 悬吊：在钩子上或衣架上挂起2. 挂断电话：结束电话交谈3. 【非正式用语】 抑制，障碍：使引起心理上的困境或抑制Budget problems hung up the project for months.预算问题使得该工程推迟了几个月The fishing line hung up on a rock.渔船被一块岩石绊住get the hang of. (非正式)学会的操作方法（或窍门），熟悉的做法its all quite simple when you get the hang of it.你掌握了操作方法后，就十分简单了。hang by a thread . its all quite simple when you get the hang of it.你掌握了操作方法后，就十分简单了。hang ones hat. (北美，非正式)（在某处）住下hang heavily (或 heavy). （时间）难以打发，过得很慢hang in the air. 悬而未决the success of the Green movement has left that rather uncomfortable question hanging in the air.绿色运动的成功使这个颇为令人不快的问题悬而未决。hang a left (或 right). (非正式，主美)向左（或右）转弯；左（或右）拐New Zealand English. (南非，非正式)极，非常；非常多（或大等）we had to walk a hang of a long way.我们不得不步行很长一段路。hang someone out to dry. (非正式，主北美)使某人处于困难（或脆弱）的境地hang ten. (冲浪)作十趾驾驭（用两脚十趾钩住冲浪板的前沿）hang tough. (北美)不动摇，坚持下去let it all hang out. (非正式)变得轻松随便，不拘礼节not care (或 give) a hang. (非正式)一点也不在乎people just dont give a hang about plants.人们对植物毫不关心。you may (或 might as well) be hanged for a sheep as1. (谚)一不做，二不休（两种违规行为所受处罚相同时，如果较严重的一种会带来更多的好处，则人们很可能就会犯较严重的这种）hang around (或 round 或英 about)1. （在附近）闲荡，转悠undercover officers spent most of their time hanging around bars.秘密警察大部分时间都在酒吧闲荡。2. 和在一起，与厮混I hung around with the thugs.我与小流氓们厮混在一起。hang in. (非正式，主北美)不泄气，坚持下去in the second half, we just had to &Bhang in there.在下半场，我们不得不坚决挺住。hang something on. (非正式)嫁祸于（人）hang out1. （洗好的衣物）挂在晾衣绳上晾晒2. 悬伸在外，垂在外面chaps in jeans with their shirts hanging out.穿着牛仔裤，衬衣下摆拖在外面的小伙子。3. (非正式)休闲musicians hang out with their own kind.音乐家们与他们的同类一起打发闲暇时光。4. (澳新西兰)（在困难条件下）支撑；坚持hang something out. 把晾出去，把挂出去hang up on. 挂断（某人）的电话hang something up. 把挂在钩上Jamie hung up our jackets.吉米把我们的夹克衫挂起来。习惯用语give a hang 或 care a hang关心或焦虑I dont give a hang what you do.我不在乎你干什么hang a left【非正式用语】. （在一辆汽车上）向左转hang a right【非正式用语】. （在一辆汽车上）向右转hang fire1. 拖延“They are people who hung fire even through the bloody days of the Hungarian Revolution”(&bMark Muro)“他们是一些就算在匈牙利革命的日子里也举棋不定的人”(&b马克穆罗)2. 枪支的迟缓发射hang in there【非正式用语】. 坚持：尽管有困难也坚持；坚持不懈She hung in there despite pressure to resign.她无视让她辞职的压力而坚守在那里hang it up【非正式用语】放弃；退出hang loose【俚语】沉着或放松hang on to. 紧紧地握着；抓得很牢Hang on to your money.抓牢你的钱hang tough【非正式用语】. 保持坚定决心的“We are going to hang tough on this”(&bDonald T. Regan)“在这件事情上我们将态度坚决”(&b唐纳德T.里根)let it all hang out【俚语】1. 完全地放松2. 绝对地坦率Hit常用词组hit on 【俚语】 （性）吸引地注意：对性吸引自发地且通常不受欢迎地注意cant go into a bar lately without being hit on.最近只要去酒吧，没有不受到注意的hit up 【俚语】. 请求，要求：尤指接近并向（某人）索要金钱tried to hit me up for a loan.试图请求我贷款hit-and-miss. 随意的，任意的，偶然的picking a remedy can be a bit hit-and-miss.挑选治疗法可能会有点随意性。hit-and-run1. 肇事（或故意损害）后逃跑的；肇事后逃跑造成的损失he was struck by a hit-and-run driver.他被肇事后逃跑的司机撞的。hit someone below the belt （非法）击中对手腰以下部位hit someone for six. (英)严重影响（人）hit the ground running. (非正式)积极着手进行hit it off. (非正式)性情相投，合得来hit the mark. 尝试成功；猜中hit-or-miss可能成功也可能不成功，随意的her work can be hit-or-miss.她的工作可能行也可能不行。hit the road (或美trail) (非正式)开始旅行，出发hit wicket. (板球)摆乌龙make a hit. 成功，受欢迎you made a big hit with her.你深受她的青睐。hit on (或 upon)1. （尤指偶然）发现，想到she hit on a novel idea for fund-raising.她突然想到了一个募捐的新主意。2. (北美，非正式)调情，挑逗hit something up. (板球)精神饱满地得分习惯用语hit it big【俚语】. 成功investors who hit it big on the stock market.投资者在股票市场上获得了成功hit it off【非正式用语】. 愉快地交往，相处得很好hit (someone) over the head【非正式用语】. 过分重复或明显变得多余或傲慢We were simply hit over the head by the poets misogynistic imagery.我们只是对那位诗人嫌忌女性的幻想感到厌烦hit the books【非正式用语】. 尤指刻苦地学习hit the bottle【俚语】. 喝烈酒hit the fan【俚语】. 有严重且通常不利的后果hit the ground running【非正式用语】. 倾力投入而开始：以极大的精力、投入或才能开始一项新事业hit the hay 或 hit the sack 【俚语】 去睡觉hit the hay well before midnight.在午夜前睡觉hit the high points 或 hit the high spots. 注意要点：着重注意最重要的问题或地方hit the jackpot. 大发横财：大的和意外的成功，尤指赢了一大笔钱hit the nail on the head. 绝对正确hit the road【俚语】. 旅行中出发；离开hit the roof 或 hit the ceiling 【俚语】. 尤指勃然大怒hit the spot. 给予完全或足够的食物或饮料Keep常用词组keep at. 坚持做：继续某项工作或行为keep down. 压制，镇压：阻止成长、完成或成功keep down prices; keep the revolutionaries down.控制物价；镇压革命keep off. 躲开，避开keep to. 坚持，信守keep to the original purpose.遵守原定宗旨keep up1. 保持良好状态kept up the property.保存财产2. 保持；继续We asked her to stop talking, but she kept up.我们请她别再说话了，但她依旧说下去3. 并行：按相同的水平或步伐继续下去4. 不落后，赶得上：赶上对手、同事或邻居，指在成就或生活方式上unsuccessfully tried to keep up with his associates.没能赶上他的同事们you cant keep a good man (或 woman) down. (非正式)有能力的人是不会被挫折或问题吓倒keep ones feet. 站稳，不跌倒keep goal. (主英足)守球门keep going. （困难时）努力维持正常生活keep open house. 好客keep to oneself. 避开与人接触，独处keep something to oneself. 守口如瓶keep up with the Joneses. 与人攀比（试图与朋友或邻居保持同样的社会地位和物质水平）keep wicket. (板球)守板球门keep someone after. (美)（作为对小学生的惩罚）放学后留校keep at (或keep someone at). 继续努力，坚持不懈；强迫某人继续不停地做it was the best part of a days work but I kept at it.这是一天工作里最难的，但是我坚持下来了。keep away (或keep someone away)离开，避开；使离开,使避开keep away from the edge of the cliff.离开悬崖边。keep back (或keep someone/thing back) 留在远处，不靠近；阻止靠近he had kept back from the river when he could.他尽可能地不靠近小河。keep someone back（因其成绩不好）使（小学生）留级keep something back. 保留，扣留，扣下the father kept back 5 for himself.父亲扣下了五英镑留给自己。keep someone down 1. （因其成绩不好）使（小学生）留级2. 征服，镇压，制服（某人）keep something down1. 把控制在较低水平上the population of aphids is normally kept down by other animals.蚜虫的数量通常被其他动物控制在较低水平上。2. 不呕吐出keep from (或keep someone from)1. 避免做某事；使某人避免做某事Dinah bit her lips to keep from screaming.黛娜为了不发出尖叫而咬住了自己的嘴唇。he could hardly &Bkeep himself from laughing.他不禁大笑。keep something from1. 对（某人）保密，隐瞒2. 使避开，使不受影响she could not keep the dismay from her voice.她无法避免嗓音中流露出的沮丧。keep in with. 和（某人）保持关系良好keep someone in. 限制某人留在室内（或某个地方）he should be kept in overnight for a second operation.他应当留下过夜以待第二次手术。keep something in. 抑制感情he wanted to make me mad, but I kept it all in.他想逼我发火，但是我抑制住了。keep someone/thing off使某人（或某物）避免侵占；使某人（或某物）不接近keep your hands off me.你的手不要碰我。keep someone off. 使（某人）辍（学）keep on. 继续做某事they would have preferred to keep on working.他们本想继续工作。keep on about. 就（某事）喋喋不休keep on at 对纠缠不休hed kept on at her, wanting her to go out with him.他对她纠缠不休，要她跟他出去。keep someone/thing on. 继续使用（或雇用）keep out (或keep someone/thing out)1. 留在外面；不让进来cover with cheesecloth to keep out flies.用薄纱布盖住，防止苍蝇飞进来。keep someone under 压服，制服，征服（人，群体）the local people are kept under by the army.当地人处于军队压制之下。keep up with 了解或知道时事或进展keep someone up 不让（某人）睡觉，熬夜keep something up. 保持现有的状态；继续事态发展keep up the good work.继续好好干。习惯用语for keeps1. 永远地：无限长的一段时间gave the ring to me for keeps.把这个戒指永久性地送给了我2. 严肃而永久地Were separating for keeps.我们从此一刀两断keep an eye out. 警觉keep company. 相爱a couple who kept company but never married.彼此相爱却不结婚的一对情侣keep (ones) chin up. 乐观，坚定：在困难面前坚定、勇敢或乐观keep (ones) eyes open 或 keep (ones) eyes peeled. 警觉，小心keep (ones) nose clean【非正式用语】. 避开麻烦keep pace. 并列：与其他人并驾齐驱，如在比赛中keep (someone) company. 陪伴：陪伴或与呆在一起keep time 1. 显示准确时间2. &I【音乐】 保持节奏或旋律keep to (oneself)1. 避开其他人的陪伴She kept to herself all morning.整个上午她自己一个人呆着2. 使不泄露He kept the news to himself.他对这个消息秘而不宣Knock常用词组knock around 或 knock about1. 虐待：粗暴或残忍地对待；虐待2. 游历：从一个地方漫游到另一个地方knocking around Europe.在欧洲游历3. 【非正式用语】 讨论，思考met to knock around some ideas.聚在一起讨论一些问题knock back 【非正式用语】. 喝下（酒精饮料）knock down1. 击倒在地：用一击打倒在地；使倒下 2. 拆卸：为了储藏或运输而拆卸成几部份3. 敲槌宣布卖出：在拍卖会上宣布货物卖出，比如用木槌敲击来宣布4. 【非正式用语】 削减价格等knocked all the radios down 20 percent.把所有的收音机都降价百分之二十5. &I【俚语】 收到（工资）；赚knocks down $50 an hour.每小时收入50美元knock off1. 停止工作knocked off work at noon.中午暂停工作Its after five; lets knock off.已经五点多了；下班吧2. 【非正式用语】 仓促写出，即席作成：仓促或轻易地完成、做完或处理；结束That author knocks off a book a year.那位作者在一年内仓促完成了这本书3. 【非正式用语】 除掉；消除knocked off 12 pounds in a month.一个月内体重减了12磅4. &I【俚语】 杀，战胜 5. &I【俚语】 持枪抢劫，拦路抢劫knocked off a bank.抢劫银行6非正式用语】 翻印：复印或模仿，尤指在未经允许的情况下knocking off someone elses ideas.抄袭别人的构想knock out1. 使昏迷不醒 2. &I【体育运动】 击倒对手：通过击到对方而击败（拳击比赛中的对手）3. 使无用，使失去效能The storm knocked out the telephones.风暴使电话中断4. 【非正式用语】 尽心尽力：最大程度地努力或用尽（自己或别人的）力量knocked herself out to be ready on time.为了及时作好准备她竭尽全力knock together 仓促完成：很快或粗粗地制作或拼凑knock up 1. 【俚语】使怀孕 2. 【多用于英国】敲门叫醒或召唤 3. 【多用于英国】用尽力气；精疲力竭knock someones block off. (非正式)愤怒猛打knock someone dead. (非正式)给某人留下深刻印象knock someone into the middle of next week. (非正式)对某人猛打knock it off. (非正式)用于告诉某人停止做烦人或愚蠢的事住手，别闹了knock someone/thing on the head. （打头部）打昏；打死knock spots off. (英，非正式)轻松地胜过the school of hard knocks. （有教育意义的）困苦经历you could have knocked me (或her, him，等) down with. (非正式)我（她，他等）极为惊讶knock about (或around). (非正式)漫游，漂泊for a couple of years she and I knocked around th