knob
noun [ C ] uk/nɒb/ us/nɑːb/
(ROUND OBJECT)
C1 球形把手;（机器等的）旋钮
a round handle, or a small, round device for controlling a machine or electrical equipment
a brass door knob 铜质的门把手
Turn/Twiddle the little knob to adjust the volume. 转动小旋钮来调节音量。
球形突出物
a round lump on the surface or end of something
- More examples
- Turn the knob in a clockwise direction.
- He pulled the knob and it just came off in his hand.
- She turned the door knob and quietly opened the door.
- Twiddle a knob on a radio in Britain and you may hear more voices speaking crackly French or German than English.
- At the twiddle of a knob the operators can focus on a tiny amount of airspace or scan the whole area.
(AMOUNT)
（尤指黄油）小块
a small amount of something solid, especially butter
Put a knob of butter in the frying pan. 在煎锅里放一小块黄油。
(BODY PART)
UK offensive阴茎
a penis
Idioms
and the same to you with (brass) knobs onidiom UK old-fashioned humorous 你更是如此（用于反唇相讥）
used to return an insult forcefully to someone who has insulted you
with (brass) knobs onidiom UK 尤其突出;还不止于此;有过之而无不及
If you describe something as a particular thing with knobs on, you mean it has similar qualities to that thing but they are more extreme.
Disney World was like an ordinary amusement park with knobs on. 迪斯尼乐园简直就是个超级娱乐公园。