n.[C]

1. （繩等的）結；（裝飾用的）花結；蝴蝶結
   He tied the two ropes together with a knot.

   他打個結把兩根繩子繫在一起。

2. （樹幹的）節疤；（肌肉的）節瘤，硬塊
3. 一小群，一小隊
   A knot of friends waved him good-bye.

   一群朋友向他揮手告別。

4. 難題，麻煩事；疙瘩
   He was at a loss how to cut the knot.

   他不知如何才能大刀闊斧地解決這一難題。

5. （婚姻的）結合
6. 【海】節（速度單位，1節 = 1海里/小時）

vt.

1. 把……打結；捆紮
   Nancy knotted the shoelaces for her little sister.

   南茜替她年幼的妹妹繫上鞋帶。

2. 使密切結合

vi.

1. 打結
   This string knots easily.

   這根細繩很容易打結。

n.

1. a fastening made by looping a piece of string, rope, etc. on itself and tightening it.
   ▸a tangled mass in hair, wool, etc.
   ▸an ornamental ribbon.
2. a protuberance or node in a stem, branch, or root.
   ▸a hard mass in wood at the intersection of a trunk with a branch.
   ▸a hard lump of bodily tissue.
3. a small group of people.
4. a unit of speed equivalent to one nautical mile per hour, used of ships, aircraft, or winds.
   ▸chiefly historical a length marked by knots on a log line, as a measure of speed.

v.

1. fasten with a knot.
   ▸make (a carpet) with knots.
   ▸tangle.
2. cause (a muscle) to become tense and hard.
   ▸(of the stomach) tighten as a result of tension.

n.