knife的中文意思

时间: 2024-09-20 01:06:09

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knife
/ naif /

◙ (pl. knives )
1. a cutting instrument composed of a blade and a handle into which it is fixed, either rigidly or with a joint
• 刀，小刀
  an instrument such as this used as a weapon
• 匕首；刺刀
  a cutting blade forming part of a machine
• （机器上的）刀片，刀具
◙ verb
1. [with obj.] stab (someone) with a knife
• 用刀刺（人）
  [no obj., with adverbial] cut like a knife
• （像刀一样）割破
»a shard of steel knifed through the mainsail.
  一块钢片割开了大桅帆。

【IDIOMS】

◘ before you can say knife
1. [informal] very quickly; almost instantaneously
• [非正式] 极快地，立刻
◘ (that) one could cut with a knife
1. (of an accent or atmosphere) very obvious
• （口音，气氛）非常明显的
◘ get (或 stick) the knife into (或 in) someone
1. [informal] do something hostile or aggressive to someone
• [非正式] 加害某人，跟某人过不去
◘ go (或 be) under the knife
1. [informal] have surgery
• [非正式] 做手术
◘ the knives are out for someone
1. [informal] there is open hostility (towards someone)
• [非正式] （对某人）剑拔弩张
◘ like a hot knife through butter
1. very easily; without any resistance or difficulty
• 轻而易举；势如破竹
»anti-aircraft fire would slice through the car like a hot knife through butter.
防空火力将轻而易举地把汽车打成碎片。
◘ twist (或 turn) the knife (in the wound)
1. deliberately make someone's sufferings worse
• 故意让人更加痛苦，揭人疮疤

【派生】

♦ knife-like adjective
♦ knifer noun

【语源】

1. late Old English cnīf, from Old Norse knífr, of Germanic origin