knock somebody/something down

phrasal verbphr v

a) hit/push SB 打/推某人 knock somebody ↔ down to hit or push someone so that they fall to the ground 把某人打倒[推倒]在地

Something hit him from behind and knocked him down.

有什么东西从后面击中了他，把他打倒在地。

→ knockdown2

b) hit SB with a vehicle 用车辆把某人撞倒 knock somebody ↔ down to hit someone with a vehicle while you are driving, so that they are hurt or killed 〔车辆〕把某人撞倒

A child was in hospital last night after being knocked down by a car.

昨晚有个小孩被车撞倒，进了医院。

c) destroy 摧毁 knock something ↔ downDESTROY to destroy a building or part of a building 摧毁，拆毁〔建筑物或其中一部分〕 SYN demolish

They want to knock the house down and rebuild it.

他们要把这房子拆除重建。

d) reduce price 降价 knock something ↔ down informalREDUCE to reduce the price of something by a large amount 使某物大幅降价

The new stove we bought was knocked down from $800 to $550.

我们新买的灶具从800美元降到了550美元。

→ knockdown1

e) ask SB to reduce price 要求某人降价 knock somebody down to something informalREDUCE to persuade someone to reduce the price of something they are selling you 说服某人降价，杀某人的价

She’s asking for £150 but I’ll try to knock her down to £100.

她要价150英镑，但我会想办法压到100英镑。

Examples from the Corpus

knock somebody down to something• Rose recommended knocking it down to $ 15,000 and the supes agreed.• But prolonged recession and high unemployment knocked his popularity down to rock-bottom.

→ knock somebody/something down at knock1(PHRASAL VERB)

词汇	knock somebody/something down
释义	knock somebody/something down knock somebody/something down phrasal verbphr v a) hit/push SB 打/推某人 knock somebody ↔ down to hit or push someone so that they fall to the ground 把某人打倒[推倒]在地 Something hit him from behind and knocked him down. 有什么东西从后面击中了他，把他打倒在地。 → knockdown2 b) hit SB with a vehicle 用车辆把某人撞倒 knock somebody ↔ down to hit someone with a vehicle while you are driving, so that they are hurt or killed 〔车辆〕把某人撞倒 A child was in hospital last night after being knocked down by a car. 昨晚有个小孩被车撞倒，进了医院。 c) destroy 摧毁 knock something ↔ downDESTROY to destroy a building or part of a building 摧毁，拆毁〔建筑物或其中一部分〕 SYN demolish They want to knock the house down and rebuild it. 他们要把这房子拆除重建。 d) reduce price 降价 knock something ↔ down informalREDUCE to reduce the price of something by a large amount 使某物大幅降价 The new stove we bought was knocked down from $800 to $550. 我们新买的灶具从800美元降到了550美元。 → knockdown1 e) ask SB to reduce price 要求某人降价 knock somebody down to something informalREDUCE to persuade someone to reduce the price of something they are selling you 说服某人降价，杀某人的价 She’s asking for £150 but I’ll try to knock her down to £100. 她要价150英镑，但我会想办法压到100英镑。 Examples from the Corpus knock somebody down to something• Rose recommended knocking it down to $ 15,000 and the supes agreed.• But prolonged recession and high unemployment knocked his popularity down to rock-bottom. → knock somebody/something down at knock1(PHRASAL VERB)
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