knee
US: /ˈni/
UK: /nˈiː/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
knee /ni:/- danh từ
- đầu gối
- up to one's knee: đến tận đầu gối
- chỗ đầu gối quần
- the trousers bulge at the knees: quần phồng ra ở chỗ đầu gối
- (kỹ thuật) khuỷu, khớp xoay
- chân quỳ hình thước thợ ((cũng) knee bracket); thanh (sắt, gỗ) uốn gãy góc
- to bend the knee to somebody
- quỳ gối trước ai
- to bow the knee before somebody
- chịu phục tùng ai, chịu khuất phục trước người nào
- to bring someone to his knees
- bắt ai phải quỳ gối, bắt ai phải đầu hàng
- to get ogg one's knees
- đứng dậy (sau khi quỳ)
- to give (offer) a knee to somebody
- giúp đỡ ai, phụ tá ai
- (thể dục,thể thao) đỡ (một võ sĩ quyền Anh) cho quỳ xuống giữa hai hiệp đấu
- to go on one's knees
- quỳ gối
- to go on one's knees to somebody
- quỳ gối trước ai, quỵ luỵ ai, van nài ai
- on one's knees
- quỳ gối, quỵ luỵ, van nài, hạ mình
- on hands and knees
- bỏ
- it is on the knees of the gods
- còn chưa rõ, chưa biết, chưa chắc chắn
- đầu gối
- ngoại động từ
- hích bằng đầu gối, đụng bằng đầu gối
- làm chắc (khung...) bằng sắt thước thợ
- (thông tục) làm phồng (quần) ở chỗ đầu gối
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb+ noun
1 the joint between the top and bottom parts of the leg where it bends in the middle: a knee injury + I grazed my knee when I fell. + He went down on one knee and asked her to marry him. + She was on her knees scrubbing the kitchen floor. + Everyone was down on (their) hands and knees (= crawling on the floor) looking for the ring. + My knees were knocking (= I was frightened).
2 the part of a piece of clothing that covers the knee: These jeans are torn at the knee. + a knee patch
3 the top surface of the upper part of the legs when you are sitting down: Come and sit on Daddy's knee.
Idioms: bring sb to their knees to defeat sb, especially in a war
bring sth to its knees to badly affect an organization, etc. so that it can no longer function: The strikes brought the industry to its knees.
put sb over your knee to punish sb by making them lie on top of your knee and hitting their bottom
more at BEE, BEND v., MOTHER n., WEAK
+ verb (kneed, kneed) [VN] to hit or push sb/sth with your knee: He kneed his attacker in the groin.
Collocation
ADJ.
bony | bare | bent | drawn-up
I rested my chin on my drawn-up knees.
| arthritic, bad, dodgy, injured, stiff, troublesome, twisted
VERB + KNEE
bend | straighten | draw up | hug
He hugged his knees to keep warm.
| drop (down) on, drop to, fall on/to, go down on, sink to
He went down on his knees and begged for forgiveness.
| sit on
She sat on her father's knee (= lap)while he read her a story.
| sprain, twist | graze, skin | slap
He slapped his knee as he rocked with laughter.
| pat
He patted her knee reassuringly.
KNEE + VERB
buckle, give way
Suddenly her knees buckled and she fell to the floor.
| knock, shake, tremble
KNEE + NOUN
injury, problem, trouble | operation, surgery | joint, ligament | socks | pad
PREP.
above the ~, across your ~s
She had a blanket draped across her knees.
| at sb's ~
The children had learnt these stories at their mother's knee.
| below the ~
His leg was missing below the knee.
| between your ~s
If you hear the crash-landing warning, put your head between your knees.
| in your ~
He's snapped a ligament in his knee.
| on one ~
I went down on one knee to plug in the vacuum cleaner.
| on your ~
I balanced the pile of books on my knees. He was on his knees, searching for the missing spring.
| to your ~s
The blow knocked him to his knees.
PHRASES
bring sth to its knees
(figurative) The fuel shortage brought the country to its knees within weeks.
| on bended knee
(figurative) She would ask for a rise, but would not beg for one on bended knee.
Concise dictionary
knees|kneed|kneeingnɪːnoun
+hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
+joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
+the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee
