| 词汇 | knock down |
| 释义 | knock down 1. knock to the floor or ground 击倒；击败 * He knocked his opponent down. 他击败了对手。 * With one blow he knocked his assailant down. 他一拳就把袭击他的人打倒在地。 2. strike and cause to fall 撞倒 * The girl was knocked down by a lorry as she ran across the road. 这女孩在跑过马路时被卡车撞倒了。 * He was knocked down by a car and was rushed to the hospital. 他被汽车撞倒后，随即被送进医院。 3. signify the sale of an article at auction by a blow of the hammer 拍卖时击槌以示卖出 * The picture was knocked down to me for ＄ 20 at an auction. 这幅画在拍卖中以20美元卖给了我。 * The auctioneer knocked the bureau down to a furniture dealer from York. 拍卖人把那张写字台卖给约克的一个家俱商。 * A mahogany table was knocked down for five pounds. 一张桃花心木桌以5英镑的价钱卖出去了。 4. compel sb. to lower the price of 迫使减价；压价 * He asked ＄500 for his car, but I managed to knock him down by 10percent. 他出价 500美元卖他的车子，但我竭力使他减价10％。 * The price was knocked down to ￡5. 价格降低到了5镑。 * The storekeeper decided to knock down his remaining winter stock. 店主决定将剩余的冬季存货减价出售。 5. take apart in handling or transportation 拆散；拆零（以便装运） * London Bridge was knocked down stone by stone and rebuilt in the middle of a desert in the United States. 伦敦大桥被一块石头一块石头地拆除了，重新安装在美国的一片沙漠中心。 * We knocked down the bookcase and packed them in the car. 我们将书橱拆散装进汽车。 6. tear down; demolish 拆毁；拆除 * These old houses will be knocked down to make room for a stadium. 这些旧房子将被拆除，以腾出地方来造一座体育馆。 * We are going to knock down those old buildings. 我们不久就要拆除那些旧建筑物。 7. embezzle money from one's employer 盗用雇主之钱 * He knocked down plenty of the cash without being caught. 他盗用了不少现金，未被发觉。 8. receive, as a salary or a scholastic grade; earn 挣得（薪金）；获得（分数） * He knocks down about ＄12, 000 a year. 他一年大约赚1万2千美元。 9. call upon 要求 * The chairman knocked her down for a song. 主席要求她唱一支歌。 10. cause (a sailing vessel) to heel, as by a gust of wind, to such a degree that it cannot right itself （风）使船倾斜 * Lower the sail or the boat will be knocked down. 把帆放下来，否则船会被风吹翻的。 |
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