knee
noun [ C ] uk/niː/ us/niː/
B1 膝，膝盖
the middle joint of the leg that allows the leg to bend
The baby was crawling around on its hands and knees. 宝宝用手和膝盖着地爬来爬去。
He got/went down on his knees (= got into a position where his knees were on the ground) in front of the altar. 他在圣坛前跪下。
She took the child and sat it on her knee (= on the part of the leg above the knee when sitting down). 她抱起孩子放在自己的膝盖上。
（裤子的）膝部
the part of a piece of clothing that covers the knee
She was wearing an old pair of trousers with rips at the knees. 她穿着条旧裤子，膝盖处破了。
- More examples
- He fell down and grazed his knee.
- He bounced the baby on his knee.
- Make sure you bend your knees when you're picking up heavy objects.
- She sat back in her chair and wrapped her arms around her knees.
- Football socks go up to the knee, don't they?
Idiom
bring someone/something to their kneesidiom 摧毁;打败
to destroy or defeat someone or something
The strikes had brought the economy to its knees. 罢工使经济严重受挫。
knee
verb [ T ] uk/niː/ us/niː/
用膝盖撞击
to hit someone with your knee
She kneed him in the groin. 她用膝盖猛撞了他的下身。