knee
knee — noun
1. the place where your upper leg and lower leg come together, so you can sit, walk
the place where your upper leg and lower leg come together, so you can sit, walk, and climb stairs
Playing soccer, Gabriel twisted his right knee and had to stop.
collocation: twist your knee
"Bend your knee slowly," the doctor told Wei during the checkup.
imperative + possessive: bend your knee
A sharp pain in the knee sent Alessia to the hospital.
Rest and ice can help reduce swelling in a knee injury.
Both knees were sore after Vikram ran the ten-kilometre race.
文法句型
the + knee
possessive + knee(s)
用法筆記
This sense takes possessive determiners (my knee, his knees) when referring to a specific person, or the definite article (the knee) when speaking about the body part in general. Frequently used with verbs of injury (twist, hurt, injure, sprain, dislocate) and body-care verbs (bend, straighten, rest, protect).
常見錯誤
2. the area on trousers or leggings that goes over your knee when you wear them
the area on trousers or leggings that goes over your knee when you wear them
Minh's old jeans had a large rip right at the left knee.
collocation: rip at the knee
The knees of his work pants were stained with thick mud.
plural: the knees of [garment]
Zola bought patches to sew over the worn knees of her trousers.
Antonia prefers leggings with reinforced knees for her gym workouts.
文法句型
the + knee(s) + of + garment
用法筆記
Often used in the plural (the knees of the trousers) because pants cover both legs. The singular (the knee of a garment) is used when referring to one leg only.
knee — verb
1. to deliberately hit a person or an object with your knee, often as a violent act
to deliberately hit a person or an object with your knee, often as a violent action or in self-defence
In self-defence, Roya kneed the man who grabbed her bag.
knee + object (self-defence context)
Adaeze kneed her opponent in the chest during the match.
knee + person + in [body part]
The soldier kneed the heavy wooden door to force it open.
Witnesses said the officer kneed the suspect while making the arrest.
文法句型
knee + person/thing
knee + person + in/on + body part
用法筆記
This verb is always transitive — it must have a direct object. A prepositional phrase (in the stomach, on the thigh) usually follows to specify where the blow landed. Present and past forms: knee / kneed / kneed.