knife
noun [ C ] uk/naɪf/ us/naɪf/ knives
A1 刀
a tool, usually with a metal blade and a handle, used for cutting and spreading food or other substances, or as a weapon
a fish/butter/steak knife 切鱼用刀／涂黄油用刀／牛排餐刀
I prefer to use a knife and fork. 我更愿意用刀叉。
He drew/pulled a knife and stabbed her. 他拔出刀，刺中了她。
- More examples
- Be careful with that knife or you'll cut yourself!
- Your table manners are appalling - don't you know how to use a knife and fork?
- He said that the man had pointed a knife at him.
- You really need a knife with a serrated edge for cutting bread.
- In the car the police found guns, knives and other lethal weapons .
Idioms
go under the knifeidiom 接受外科手术
to have a medical operation
More and more women are choosing to go under the knife to improve their appearance. 越来越多的女性选择接受外科手术来改善容貌。
have your knife into someoneidiom UK 跟（某人）过不去;加害于（某人）
to try to upset or harm someone because you dislike them
the knives are outidiom UK 磨刀霍霍;剑拔弩张
used to refer to a situation when people are being unpleasant about someone, or trying to harm someone
The knives are out for the former president. 对前总统大有剑拔弩张之势。
put/stick the knife into someoneidiom (also put/stick the knife in) 对（某人）怀恨在心;加害于（某人）
to be unpleasant about someone, or try to harm someone
The reviewer in the magazine that I read really put the knife in. 我读的那本杂志中，批评家的话真是恶意中伤。
twist/turn the knife (in the wound)idiom 揭人伤疤;往伤口上撒盐
to make someone who is annoyed, worried, or upset feel even worse
Just to turn the knife a little, he told me he'd seen my old girlfriend with her new man. 只是为了让我不好受，他告诉我他看见我的前女友和新任男友在一起。
under the knifeidiom 动手术时
while having a medical operation
knife
verb [ T ] uk/naɪf/ us/naɪf/
用刀砍（或刺、戳）
to attack someone using a knife
He knifed her in the back. 他用刀砍伤了她的背部。
Synonym: stab