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knee

/ˈniː/

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noun

plural knees

[count] the joint that bends at the middle of your leg

I fell down and hurt my knee.

She suffered a serious knee injury.

His knees trembled/shook with fear.

She dropped/fell/sank to her knees [=she knelt down] and begged for forgiveness. = She got down on her knees and begged for forgiveness.

He got/went down on one knee and proposed to her.

If you want to clean the floor properly, you have to get down on your (hands and) knees [=you have to kneel down on the floor] and start scrubbing.

the upper part of your leg when you are sitting

His little granddaughter sat on his knee.

the part that covers the knee on a pair of pants

Her jeans had holes at the knees.

a forceful hit with a bent knee

She gave him a knee to the stomach. [=she kneed him in the stomach] - see also bee's knees

bring (someone) to his/her knees

to completely defeat or overwhelm (someone)

The general vowed he would bring the enemy to their knees. - often used figuratively

The increase in oil prices could bring the economy to its knees. [=it could greatly hurt the economy]

learn (something) at your mother's knee

to learn (something) when you are very young

I learned to speak French at my mother's knee.

on bended knee/knees

xem bend

weak at/in the knees

xem weak

verb

knees; kneed; kneeing

[+ obj] :to hit (a person) with your knee

His attacker kneed him in the stomach.

* Các từ tương tự:
knee sock, kneecap, knee-deep, knee-high, knee-jerk, kneel, knee-length, knee-slapper, knees-up