He knocked about in Europe when he was young.
他年轻时足迹踏遍欧洲。
Someone who's knocked around a lot is more interesting to listen to than someone who has never travelled.
听那些走南闯北的人讲话比听那些没出过远门的人讲话更有趣。
He has knocked about quite a bit.
他经历过很多漂泊不定的日子。
knock sb/sth ⇔ about〔around〕They said that her husband used to knock her about but they had never heard her complain.
他们说她丈夫曾对她拳打脚踢,但从没听她诉过苦。
He knocked the tiger about fiercely until it lay dead.
他挥拳痛击老虎,直到把它打死在地。
She alleged that she had been knocked about by her husband.
她宣称她被丈夫用拳头打了。
He was knocked about by the gangsters for preventing them from robbing an old lady.
因为阻止流氓抢劫老太太的东西,他被流氓拳打脚踢。
He was often knocked about by the shop owner during his apprenticeship.
他在学徒期间,常常遭到店老板的拳打脚踢。
knock sth ⇔ about〔around〕I don't like the children playing in this room, for fear they knock the furniture about .
我不喜欢孩子们在这间房子里玩,唯恐他们把家具打坏了。
There's nothing to do here; let's go into that field and knock a ball about for an hour or so.
这里无事可做,咱们去那个场子打一个来钟头的球吧。
That poor old piano has been considerably knocked about in its travels.
在搬运途中,那架旧钢琴被损坏得很厉害。
The bike could have lasted longer if it had not been knocked about so much.
要不是那样乱丢乱摔,这辆自行车还可以多用些时候。
The crops were badly knocked about by that freak storm.
庄稼受到那次反常风暴的严重摧毁。
The ship was badly knocked about by a rough sea.
船被巨浪颠簸得很厉害。
knock aboutIs the same chairman still knocking about?I thought he had left years ago.
这位主席还活着?我还以为他多年前就死了呢。
The idea of world government has been knocking about for some time, but no one seems to take it seriously.
建立世界政府的想法已存在很长一段时间了,可现在似乎没有人拿它当回事儿。
There's plenty of money knocking about if you know where to look.
金钱有的是——如果你知道上哪儿去找的话。
knock aboutI found this book knocking about upstairs, is it yours?
我发现这本书被丢在楼上,是你的吗?
That book has been out of print for some years now, but there are probably a few copies knocking about in secondhand bookshops.
那部书已经绝版几年了,不过旧书店里可能还会有几本。
knock aboutJim bought Mary an old car, just for knocking about.
吉姆给玛丽买了一辆旧车,就是为了开着玩儿。
The young man knocked about the world before finding a job after graduation.
毕业后,那个年轻人没找工作,先去周游世界了。
He knocked around India when he was young.
他年轻时曾去过印度。
They have been knocking about Europe all summer.
他们整个夏天在欧洲旅行。
My uncle has been knocking about Africa most of his life.
我叔叔大半生都是在游历非洲中度过的。
The old carpenter was knocking about the street, hoping to get enough work to earn a few coppers.
老木匠在街头徘徊,希望能找些零星活儿干干,挣几个钱。
He has knocked about the whole country to sell his products.
他跑遍整个国家来推销自己的产品。
Those tramp steamers knock about Southeast Asia.
那些不定期货船在东南亚一带往来行驶。
We need to knock around the district to find a proper man for the transplantation.
我们需要跑遍这个地区找一个合适的人来做器官移植。
knock sth about〔around〕 sthYou can get some exercise by knocking a ball about a field with a friend.
和一个朋友在场上打打球会使你得到锻炼的。
knock about sthNo, it's not mine, it's been knocking about the house for years.
不,那不是我的,好几年了这本书就扔在屋里没人管。
knock about sthI wear these old trousers for knocking about the garden.
我穿这条旧裤子是为了在园子里大干一番。
I don't know why you are still knocking about with him who is good-for-nothing.
我不知道你为什么还与他混在一起,他简直是个饭桶。
I think she knocks about with that dark-haired chap from down road.
我想她和路那头的黑头发小伙子有联系。
They have knocked around with each other for ten years but are still not married.
他们在一起有十年了,可还是没结婚。
The car knocked against the garage door and damaged it.
汽车撞在车库门上,把门撞坏了。
knock sth against sthI knocked my head against the doorpost and hurt it.
我的头撞在门柱上,碰破了。
knock against sbI knocked against Jim yesterday in the street.
昨天我在街上碰到吉姆。
I knocked against some Japanese sailors on the docks this morning.
今天早晨,我在码头碰到了几位日本水手。
Listen. There's someone knocking at the door.
听!有人在敲门。
Opportunity knocks at the door only once.
机不可失,时不再来。
I've been knocking away for ages, but nobody has answered the door.
我敲门敲了老半天,但无人答应。
knock sth ⇔ awayMoving quickly from behind the criminal, the policeman was able to knock his gun away .
警察从罪犯身后扑上去,打掉了他手中的枪。
He knocked on the wall and she knocked back.
他敲了敲墙壁,她在隔壁应声回敲。
knock sth ⇔ backIt was hard liquor, but he knocked it back in a few seconds.
那是烈酒,可他几秒钟就喝光了。
He certainly knows how to knock back the whisky!
他肯定知道怎样把这些威士忌酒一口喝下去!
She knocked back ten cups of coffee to keep herself from falling asleep.
她一下喝了十杯咖啡,使自己不睡着。
knock sb ⇔ backHow much did that new watch knock you back?
那只新表花费了你多少钱?
knock sb ⇔ backThis kind of news knocks you back a bit, doesn't it?
这种消息使你有点儿吃惊,是吗?
The news fairly knocked me back!
这消息着实使我吃了一惊。
The boxer knocked his opponent down.
那位拳击运动员把对手击倒了。
The soldier knocked down the spy with the buttock of his rifle.
那战士用枪托打倒间谍。
He almost knocked me down before he saw me.
他几乎把我撞倒才看见我。
The anti-aircraft battery knocked down eleven enemy planes in a single day.
高炮连在一天中击落了11架敌机。
He was nearly knocked down by a taxi when he was crossing the street the other day.
几天前过马路时,他差点被一辆出租车撞倒。
He was knocked down by a car and was rushed to the hospital.
他被汽车撞倒,随即被送进医院。
His wife is in hospital after being knocked down by a taxi.
他妻子被一辆出租车撞倒后,现已住院。
The child was knocked down by a lorry and the driver ran away.
小孩被大卡车撞倒,司机逃跑了。
Some of the telephone poles were knocked down by the surging water.
一些电话线杆被汹涌的洪水冲倒。
knock downThe portable device easily knocks down.
这种便携装置容易拆卸。
knock sth ⇔ downLet's knock down the machine first. It'll save shipping costs.
我们先把机器拆开,这样可以节省运输费用。
Why are they knocking down the wall?
他们为什么在拆墙?
Many old houses in Beijing are knocked down and tall buildings are being built.
北京许多老房子被拆除了,高大的楼房拔地而起。
The whole block will be knocked down to make room for new buildings.
整个街区将被拆除,以便空出地方建造新房。
It was a pity that the old theatre had to be knocked down to make way for the widening of the road.
真遗憾,为了加宽马路那座老剧院得拆掉。
The machine has to be knocked down first before you move it into the house.
搬进屋之前,得先把机器拆下来。
The furniture has been knocked down ready for the buyer to put it together himself.
家具已拆卸开,买主自己随时可以重新进行组装。
knock sb/sth ⇔ downThe man was asking ￡5 for the dress, but I knocked it down to ￡4.50.
那件衣服卖主索价五镑,但我砍价后以四点五镑买下了。
The man wanted 120 yuan for his bike, but I managed to knock the price down to 100.
那个人的自行车出价要120元,可是我设法把它砍到100元。
The storekeeper decided to knock down his remaining winter stock.
店主决定减少剩下的冬令存货。
The price was knocked down to ￡3. Perhaps he'll knock the price down a little if the glass is broken.
价格降到了三英镑。如果玻璃有破损,那他还要再降点儿。
knock sth ⇔ downThe auctioneer knocked the bureau down to a furniture dealer from York.
拍卖者将写字台卖给从约克来的家具商。
The best furniture was knocked down for a low price to the dealer in the second line of seats.
最好的家具以低价卖给了坐在第二排的一个商人。
The vase was knocked down to Smith for $25.
这只花瓶以25美元拍卖给了史密斯。
The books were knocked down to me for two pounds.
我以两英镑的拍卖价将书买走。
knock sth ⇔ downHow much does he knock down a week?
他一星期挣多少钱?
knock sth ⇔ downHe wanted to knock down a bank.
他想抢劫银行。
knock sth ⇔ downShe does not want to knock down his self-esteem.
她不想压他的傲气。
knock sth ⇔ downThey knocked down the suggestion.
他们把这条建议否决了。
The suggestion was knocked down.
这条建议被否定了。
knock sth ⇔ downShe knocked down forty dollars at a restaurant.
她在一家饭馆花掉四十美元。
knock sth ⇔ downThey cut down some trees to knock down the fire and prevent it from spreading further.
他们砍倒了一些树以控制火势,使火不再蔓延开去。
“Is this new man funny, then?”“Funny! The way he tells these jokes will knock them in the aisles!”
“那么这个新来的人滑稽吗?”“太滑稽了。他要讲起这些笑话来准能逗得观众捧腹大笑!”
Can you knock this nail into the wood?
你能把这钉子钉进木头里吗?
It takes more skill than it looks to knock the ball into the hole.
要把球打进洞里看起来算不了什么,其实很需要技术。
knock into sbI knocked into my old teacher in the town this morning.
今天上午在镇上,我碰到了那位老教师。
knock sth into sthCan't you knock some sense into that stupid boy's head?
难道你不能下下工夫让那个笨孩子开窍?
knock sth into a cocked hatYou may be only an amateur painter, but your pictures can knock mine into a cocked hat.
虽然你只是个业余画家,可你的画却远胜于我的。
You're not safe on that ladder, a branch could knock you off.
你站在那个梯子上不安全,树枝会把你碰下来的。
A snowball knocked his hat off.
一个雪球飞来把他的帽子打落在地。
Just when I put the glass safely down on the table, the cat jumped up and knocked it off.
我刚把杯子稳稳当当地放在桌子上,猫就跳上去给弄倒了。
Your cigarette ash is very long; please knock it off before it falls on the carpet.
你的烟灰太长了,请弹掉,以免落在地毯上。
knock offWhen the whistle goes, all the workers knock off for a cup of tea.
哨子一响所有工人都停下手里的活儿去喝茶。
Let's knock off now.
现在让我们歇一下吧。
We've done enough for today,I think we'll knock off.
我们今天做得够多的了,我想我们该停工了。
We go to work at seven thirty in the morning and knock off at five thirty in the afternoon.
我们每天早晨七点半上班,下午五点半下班。
knock it ⇔ off〔说明〕 knock off作此解时常不用于进行体,也常不用于被动结构。
They were making so much noise that I couldn't sleep, so I told them to knock it off!
他们吵吵嚷嚷我睡不着,因此我叫他们都住嘴!
knock sth ⇔ off〔说明〕 knock off作此解时通常不用于进行体。
If you take both dresses,I'll knock ￡2 off.
你要是两套衣服都买,我就减价两英镑。
The coat is a little dirty. Can you knock 50 yuan off for me?
衣服有点脏,你能减价50元钱吗?
The advertised price was ￡2.05, but the shopkeeper knocked off the odd pence.
标价是￡2.05,但店主把后面的零头去掉了。
When he received his money he found that five shillings had been knocked off for expenses incurred.
当他收到钱时,他发现已扣去了五先令的费用。
knock sth ⇔ offImmediately after supper, he sat down and knocked off his composition in half an hour.
一吃过晚饭,他便坐下来,不到半个小时就把作文写好了。
He sat down and knocked off an article for the local paper in about two hours.
他坐下来用两小时左右时间就为当地报纸写出了一篇文章。
That composition was knocked off in about two hours after dinner one evening.
那个乐曲是一天晚饭后用两小时左右谱写出来的。
knock sb ⇔ offOne night the guerrillas stole into the city and knocked off the traitor.
一天夜里,游击队员们悄悄摸进城里,干掉了那个叛徒。
The old man who owned the jewels was knocked off by the thieves.
拥有这些珠宝的老头被盗窃犯杀死了。
knock sb/sth ⇔ offWhere did you get all those watches?Did you knock them off?
这些手表是从哪儿来的? 抢的吗?
I heard that they knocked off Smith's shop last night.
我听说他们昨晚抢劫了史密斯的商店。
People are saying that he knocked her off for her diamonds.
人们纷纷传说他为了抢她的钻石而杀死了她。
knock sb ⇔ offYou can't knock me off,I've done nothing!
你们不能抓我,我什么也没干!
The criminal was tracked down and knocked off by the police.
那个罪犯被警察追到后逮捕了。
knock sth ⇔ offI've a pile of work to knock off before I can take my holiday.
在我去度假之前,还有一大堆事情得干完。
knock sth ⇔ offHis wife served him a big helping, but he knocked it off in next to no time.
他妻子给他盛了满满一碗,可是没多会儿他全吃下肚了。
He knocked off two chops and a plateful of vegetables in about ten minutes, and then asked for more.
他在大约十分钟内吃完两份排骨和一盘蔬菜,接着还要。
It looked a big dish, but it was almost knocked off in no time.
看起来是一大盘菜,但几乎一下子就被扫光了。
knock sth ⇔ offIf you don't take back what you said about me,I'm going to knock your head off.
要是不把说你的话收回,我就要狠狠揍你。
I'm sorry,I've knocked the glass off the table and broken it.
对不起,我把桌子上的杯子碰倒打碎了。
knock off sthLet's knock off work early and go to the football game.
咱们早点收工去看球赛吧。
My health compels me to knock off work.
我的健康问题使我不得不停止工作。
knock sth off sthI'll knock ￡2 off the price of the dress if you'll take both dresses.
两套衣服都要的话那我就把价钱减少两镑。
knock spots off sb/sthTom's books knock spots off most writers of crime stories.
汤姆写的书比大多数犯罪小说作家的作品好得多。
My new washing machine knocks spots off the old one.
我的新洗衣机要比那台旧的好得多。
Hurry up, you're late for your call, you've been knocked on!
快点,已经通知你出场了!
knock onLet's knock on for another half an hour.
我们再干半小时吧。
knock sth ⇔ onIt's the interest payments that knock on the price of a house over the years.
正是这几年支付的分期付款利息,才使房子的价格上涨了。
“Is there anybody there?”said the traveller, knocking on the moonlit door.
月光照在门上,过路人走上去敲门问道:“屋里有人吗?”
My dog just lies around all day and doesn't even bark when strangers knock on the door—he's not even worth his keep.
我的狗整天睡觉,甚至在陌生人敲门时也不叫——不值得养它了。
knock sth on sthI knocked my head on the doorpost and hurt it.
我的头撞在门柱上,碰破了。
knock sth on the headI used to go out nearly every night but I decided to knock it on the head because I couldn't really afford it.
我以前几乎每晚外出,但现在已不是这样,因为我实在抽不出时间。
If I find him bullying small children again, and I can lay my hands on him,I'll knock the daylight out of him.
要是我发现他再欺侮小孩,而且我能把他抓住的话,我要狠狠揍他一顿。
The unseeded player has no chance; the champion will knock the living daylights out of her.
这个非种子选手没有获胜的机会,在比赛中冠军会把她彻底打败的。
knock sb out of sbOur team was knocked out of the competition in the second game.
在第二轮比赛中我们队被淘汰了。
knock sth out of sbThe way to deal with a young fighter is to hit him hard in the first few minutes, so as to knock the stuffing out of him.
对付一个年轻拳击手的办法是在头几分钟里猛打他几拳,先杀杀他的锐气。
knock the bottom out of sthWhen the next speaker produced all those facts, he knocked the bottom out of my arguments.
当下一位发言人提出所有论据时,他把我的论点彻底驳倒了。
knock sth out of sthThe sudden blow knocked two teeth out of his mouth.
这突然的一击打掉了他两颗牙。
The policeman knocked the gun out of the criminal's hand.
警察把罪犯手中的枪击落。
Knock the ash out of your pipe before you refill it.
把烟灰磕出来再装烟丝。
The diamond must have got knocked out of my ring when I dropped it.
我把戒指掉在地上时,钻石一定是被摔掉了。
We'd better enlarge the reading room by knocking through between the two small rooms.
我们最好打通两个房间中间的隔墙,来扩大阅览室的面积。
knock sth ⇔ throughWe can knock the wall through to make a new entrance.
我们可以把墙打通修个新入口。
See if you can knock together some sort of box to put it in.
看看你是否能快速做一个盒子把它放进去。
The mobile medical team knocked together an operating table.
流动医疗队匆匆搭起了一张手术台。
I'm no woodworker, but I can knock a bookshelf together when necessary.
我并非木工,但必要时,我也可以凑合着做个书架。
They knocked together a rough box with wooden boards.
他们用木板草草地做成了一个粗糙的箱子。
knock togetherThe two pieces of wood knocked together.
两块木头互相碰撞。
His knees were knocking together.
他害怕得腿肚子打战。
knock sth ⇔ togetherYou should knock their silly heads together.
设法使他们明白事理。
The logs were knocked together as they floated down the stream.
圆木顺流而下时互相碰撞着。
knock sth ⇔ togetherHey,Mom, knock something together for us to eat.
嗨,妈,搞点东西给我们吃吧。
Confronting great hardships, the surveyors never knocked under.
在巨大的艰难困苦面前,那些勘探人员从未屈服过。
knock under to sb/sthWe refuse to knock under to any difficulties.
我们不向任何困难屈服。
Would you mind knocking me up at about six o'clock tomorrow morning as I must catch an early train to Beijing?
请你明天早晨六点钟左右敲门叫醒我好吗? 因为我必须赶上去北京的早班车。
Run for the doctor and knock him up.
快去请医生,把他叫起来。
We were knocked up by the police in the middle of the night.
我们在半夜被警察敲门叫醒了。
knock sth ⇔ upEven though they weren't expecting us, they managed to knock up a marvellous meal.
他们虽然没想到我们要来,但还是设法匆匆做了一顿丰盛的饭。
This house was just knocked up.
这房子是匆匆建造的。
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