knot
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT If you tie a knot in a piece of string, rope, cloth, or other material, you pass one end or part of it through a loop and pull it tight. 結
One lace had broken and been tied in a knot. 一根帶子已經斷了,被打成一個結。
2. V-T If you knot a piece of string, rope, cloth, or other material, you pass one end or part of it through a loop and pull it tight. 把…打成結
He knotted the laces securely together. 他把帶子牢牢地系在一起。
He knotted the bandanna around his neck. 他把印花大圍巾系在他的脖子上。
3. N a tangle, as in hair or string (頭發或絲弦上的)結
4. N-COUNT If you feel a knot in your stomach, you get an uncomfortable tight feeling in your stomach, usually because you are afraid or excited. 痙攣
There was a knot of tension in his stomach. 他心裡一陣緊張。
5. V-T/V-I If your stomach knots or if something knots it, it feels tight because you are afraid or excited. 使 (心) 揪緊; 揪緊
I felt my stomach knot with apprehension. 我感到心裡因爲擔心而揪緊。
6. V-I If part of your face or your muscles knot, they become tense, usually because you are worried or angry. (臉部或肌肉) 緊皺
His forehead knotted in a frown. 他的眉頭緊皺。
7. N-COUNT A knot in a piece of wood is a small hard area where a branch grew. 節疤
A carpenter often rejects half his wood because of knots or cracks. 木匠常常因爲有節疤或裂縫而把一半的木材都扔掉。
8. N-COUNT A knot is a unit of speed. The speed of ships, aircraft, and wind is measured in knots. 節 (航速和風速單位)
They travel at speeds of up to 30 knots. 他們以高達30節的航速行進。
9. N a small northern sandpiper, Calidris canutus, with a short bill and grey plumage 磯鷂
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knot /nɒt/ (knotting,knotted,knots)
剑桥词典
- She tied the ribbon tightly in a knot.
- I can't untie the knot - it's too tight .
- After several attempts to untie the knot, I admitted defeat and cut through it with a knife .
- Can you tie a knot in this piece of string ?
- The rope was full of knots.
knot noun [C] (FASTENING)
a join made by tying together the ends of a piece or pieces of string , rope , cloth , etc.(繩等的)結
to tie a knot 打個結
例句
knot noun [C] (MASS)
a tight mass , for example of hair or string
絞成一團的頭發(或繩)
Alice's hair is always full of knots and tangles . 艾麗斯的頭發縂是纏結在一起,亂作一團。
knot noun [C] (GROUP)
a small group of people standing close together
一小群人
Knots of anxious people stood waiting in the hall . 一群群人焦慮不安地站在大厛裡等候。
knot noun [C] (WOOD)
a small hard area on a tree or piece of wood where a branch was joined to the tree
樹瘤;節;(木板上的)節疤
knot noun [C] (MEASUREMENT)
sailing, engineering, environment specializeda measure of the speed of ships , aircraft , or movements of water and air . One knot is one nautical mile per hour .
節(飛機或輪船的航速以及流速單位;1節約等於1海裡/小時)
a top speed of about 20 knots 最高約爲20節的航速