Dreye權威釋義

n.[C]

膝，膝蓋，膝部
She was on her knees weeding the garden.
她跪著給花園除雜草。
（褲子，長襪等的）膝部
She mended the holes in the knees of his trousers.
她把他褲子膝部的洞眼縫補好了。
【機】彎頭（管）
【建】曲材

vt.

bend the knee to sb.

向某人下跪；屈服於某人
You cannot expect a prince to bend the knee to an ordinary man.
你不能指望王子會向平民屈膝。

bring sb. to his knees

同義:

n.膝，膝蓋，膝關節

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

n.

v.

(knees, kneeing, kneed)

hit with the knee.

at one's mother's (or father's) knee
at an early age.
bend (or bow) the (or one's) knee
submit.
bring someone (or something) to their (or its) knees
reduce someone or something to a state of weakness or submission.
on bended knee (s)
kneeling.

OE cnēow, cnēo, of Gmc origin.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》

以上來源於：《英漢醫學詞典》

以上來源於：《國家教育研究院雙語詞彙辭典(英漢)》