n. (pl. knives ) 1.小刀;餐刀;菜刀。 2.〔诗〕短刀,匕首。 3.【机械工程】(切断器的)刃部;(机器上的)刀具[刀片]。 4.〔 the knife〕 【外】手术刀。 短语和例子 a folding knife折刀。 a knife and fork (吃西餐用的)一副刀叉。 a pocket knife(可折合的)小刀。 a table knife餐刀。 before you can [could] say knife〔口语〕说时迟那时快;一眨眼;突然。 cut like a knife(风等)冷得刺骨。 get [have] a [one's] knife into sb. 对某人报复,猛烈攻击某人,同某人过不去。 go [pass] under the knife〔口语〕动外科手术,开刀。 have a horror of the knife 怕动外科手术。 play a good knife and fork 吃得津津有味;饱餐一顿。 sharpen one's knife for sb. 准备惩罚[攻击]某人。 That one could cut it with a knife…十分明显的,非常压抑的。 under the knife 〔口语〕动外科手术。 war to the knife 血战,鏖战。 vt. 1.拿小刀切;拿尖刀戳。 2.〔口语〕秘密打击,用阴险手段击败,背叛。 3.刀切似地穿过。 4.用括刀涂(颜料等)。 vi. (刀似地)劈开,穿过。
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point
any long thin projection that is transient; "tongues of flame licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark" 同义词:tongue,
use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death" 同义词:stab,
A knife (plural knives) is a cutting tool with an exposed cutting edge or blade, hand-held or otherwise, with or without a handle. Knife-like tools were used at least two-and-a-half million years ago, as evidenced by the Oldowan tools.
例句与用法
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The handle of his hunting knife was neatly carved . 猎刀柄雕工精美。
2.
On the top of the gallows is fixed the knife . 绞架顶上装着一把刀。
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She put a knife between his ribs . 她举起一把刀子刺进了他的肋骨间。
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The knife gleamed wickedly in the moonlight . 那把刀在月光下闪着凶光。
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A terrible pain knifed his body . 一阵剧痛像刀割似地穿过他的身体。
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The thief was clasping a knife in his left hand . 盗贼左手握着一把刀。
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In the other hand he had our kitchen knife . 他另一支手拿着我们的菜刀。
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Put down that knife before you hurt somebody ! 把那刀子放下,以免伤人!
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You are welcome to the loan of my knife . 你可随意借用我的小刀。
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She told him the knives weren't sharp . 她告诉他,这些刀都太钝。