| 词汇 | knob |
| 释义 | knobWord family adjectiveknobbedknobblynounknobberknobbinessknobbleknobheadknobstickknob Daily life ldoce_902_dknob /nɒb $ nɑːb/ noun [countableC] → nob1 Da round handle or thing that you turn to open a door, turn on a television etc 球形把手；旋钮 He thought the door was locked, but he turned the knob and the door opened. 他本以为门是锁住的，但是转了一下把手门就开了。 a brass door knob 黄铜门把手 I adjusted the volume knob and sat down. →5 see picture at 见图 microscope 我调节好音量旋钮，坐了下来。 2 a knob of something PIECEa small piece of something 一小块某物 SYN lump Melt a knob of butter in the pan. 将一小块黄油放在平底锅中熔化。 3. British EnglishBrE spoken not politeHBH a penis 阴茎 4 with (brass) knobs on British EnglishBrE spoken old-fashionedLOT/VERY MUCH used especially by children to reply to an insult 更是那样〔尤为小孩反唇相讥时的用语〕 ‘You’re fat and lazy.’ ‘Fat and lazy to you with brass knobs on!’ “你又胖又懒。”“你才又胖又懒呢！ ” Examples from the Corpus knob• We install a knob which allows us to adjust the water level of the tank.• Locating the knob, he tugged.• I pulled the knob and out came a circular weight covered in purple velvet.• I chatter with enthusiasm whilst knobs of butter slide off the fishes' backs and sizzle to blister bubbles.• Book Week sets out every year to persuade children that life is not square and sits in the corner with knobs on. (1300-1400) Middle Low German knobbe |
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