knock down
['nɔkdaun]
击倒, 撞倒, 拆除
例句与用法:
(Having been) Knocked down by a car, he spent a week in the hospital.
被车子撞倒后,他在医院里度过了一星期。
He knocked down his opponent with a powerful left.
他一记有力的左手拳将对手击倒。
His hapless lover was knocked down by a car.
他那不幸的恋人被汽车撞倒了。
These old houses are going to be knocked down.
这些旧房子将予拆除。
I managed to knock his price/him down (from 500 to 450).
我设法压了他的价(从500英镑减到450英镑).
The painting was knocked down (to an American dealer) for 5000.
那幅画拍卖时以5000英镑售出(给一个美国商人).
He knocked his opponent down three times in the first round.
在第一回合中他把对手击倒了三次。
She was knocked down by a bus.
她被公共汽车撞倒了。
1. 击倒; 击落
Bill knocked him down with one blow.
比尔一拳把他打倒在地。
2. 拆毁
The building is being knocked down.
这座建筑物正被拆毁。
3. 降低
I knocked his price down to $20.
我把他的售价降到二十元。
knock downknock down1.■〈非正〉击倒, 撞倒He knocked his opponent down with one blow in the competition.比赛中他一拳就打倒了他的对手。This old fighter has never been knocked down by an opponent.这位老拳击手从未被对手打倒过。2.■拆卸The portable device easily knocks down.这种轻便装置容易拆卸。Knock down the machine before shipping.在装运前把机器拆卸开来。Why are they knocking down the wall?他们为什么在拆墙?Our house is being knocked down to make way for a new road.我们家的房子正被拆毁以筑新路。3.■〈非正〉降价; 减少The man was asking £5 for the dress, but I knocked it down to £4.50.那件衣服卖主索价5英镑, 但我砍价后以4.5英镑买下了。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, 或许他还会再降点儿。4.■卖时以击锤表示卖出The 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。A mahogany table was knocked down for five pounds.红木桌作价五英镑被拍卖了。5.■〈俚〉挣得, 获得过A clever lawyer can knock down 40, 000 dollars in a good year.如果碰上好运气, 一个精明的律师一年就能赚四万美元。6.■〈俚〉偷; 抢He wanted to knock down a bank.他想抢劫银行。7.■使降低; 使丢脸She does not want to knock down his self-esteem.她不想挫他的自尊。8.■拒绝They knocked down the suggestion.他们把这条建议否决了。9.■挥霍She knocked down forty dollars at a restaurant.她在一家饭馆花掉40美元。10.■在燃烧区域边缘控制〔减弱〕火焰〔高温〕There was a low protecting wall to knock down the heat blasting from the pit of the furnace.有一堵低矮的护壁挡住从炉膛里喷出的火焰。
knock down1.■打倒,击倒;撞倒;击落:The angry man knocked him down.那个愤怒无比的人将他击倒了。I carelessly knocked the chair down.我不小心将椅子撞倒了。2.■毁掉,拆毁,破坏:It's a pity that the old house was knocked down.很可惜,那幢老房子被拆毁了。3.■拆卸;拆散(以便于装运):The machine has been knocked down ready for shipment.机器已拆好准备装船。4.■否定(建议等):His suggestion was knocked down.他的建议被否定了。5.■(拍卖时)击槌卖出:The best painting was knocked down at $3,000.最好的一幅画拍卖了3 000美元。6.■征服,克服,使屈从7.■降价;迫使…降价,杀价:I bought a dress that had been knocked down to halfprice.我买了一条半价的裙子。He tried to knock the price down to $40.他试图把价格压到40美元。8.■[美国英语]获得,赚得,挣得:How much can you knock down a year?你一年能挣多少钱?9.■驳斥,使(论点)站不住脚:I defeated him by knocking down his argument.我通过驳斥他的论点挫败了他。10.■使吃惊:The news really knocked me down.这消息的确让我大吃一惊。11.■[美国俚语]挪(或盗)用公款:The accountant knocked down plenty of money without being caught.那个会计挪用了大笔钱而未被发现。12.■[俚语]指名要求:He knocked the artist down for a song.他指名要求该艺术家唱一首歌。
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