各位热爱英文的小伙伴们,周末愉快,今天还跟大家聊聊knock这个单词。

knock名词是什么意思(34敲门)(1)

说到“敲门”大家脑子里想到的肯定是“knock”这个单词了,可是,敲门不能说成“knock the door”,而是:

knock at the door 或knock on the door

敲门的目的是为了引起屋里人的注意,需要加介词on或者at,以分开knock和它的接受对象door之间的必要联系

He knocked on the door and waited for someone to answer.他敲了敲门,等待有人回应

I just knocked on the door, but no one answered. 我刚才敲门了,但是没人理我

If you have had a clear conscience all your life, you need not fear a knock at the door at midnight.生平不做亏心事,夜半不怕鬼敲门。

knock the door的意思的“撞门,破门而入”,人家老外听到后可能会报警的。

knock名词是什么意思(34敲门)(2)

下面来熟悉了万能的“knock off”的用法,看看是否真的万能:

knock-off 做名词,仿制山寨货

Is that a knock off?那是仿制品吗?

knock off 下班,停止工作

What time do you knock off?你什么时候下班?

It is time to go off work/knock off. 该下班了。

knock off 减少,降低knock sb off 谋杀

He hired a hitman to knock off a business rival. 他雇了一个职业杀手去谋杀一个商业对手。

knock off 抢劫

Who knocked off my wallet?

knock名词是什么意思(34敲门)(3)

knock off暂停,完成

It is knocked off the project 暂停了项目

knock your socks off 叹为观止,惊艳

I promise you it will knock your socks off.我保证它会让你叹为观止。

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