kneel /niːl/ ●●○ (also kneel down) verb (past tensepst and past participlepp knelt /nelt/ or kneeled American EnglishAmE) [intransitiveI]
BENDto be in or move into a position where your body is resting on your knees 跪着;跪下 Tom knelt down and patted the dog. 汤姆跪下来轻轻拍了拍那只狗。
kneel on She knelt on the floor and put more wood on the fire. 她跪在地板上,往炉火中添了些木柴。
→5 see picture at 见图 crouch kneel• An old woman was kneeling at the altar, her hands clasping a rosary.• Grandpa knelt down and lifted the little girl into his arms.• You'll need to bring a small mat to kneel on.• He told them to kneel, then began to say a prayer.