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knees /niːz/► SEE ALLbring sb to their kneesbring sth to its kneesyour/sb’s knees are knockingon your kneesthe bee’s kneeson your hands and kneesbe/go weak at the knees
●bring sb to their ˈkneesshow sb that they are weak; defeat sb, especially in a war 使某人屈膝投降；（尤指在战争中）打败某人●bring sth to its ˈkneesbadly affect an organization, etc. so that it can no longer function 使（组织等）瘫痪；使不再起作用◆The strikes brought the industry to its knees.
罢工使得这个行业陷入瘫痪。●your/sb’s ˈknees are knocking (informal) if your/sb’s knees are knocking, they are shaking because you are nervous or afraid （紧张或害怕得）腿肚子打战◆It was the first time I’d ever spoken in public, and my knees were knocking!
这是我第一次在众人面前讲话，我紧张得腿肚子直打战！●on your ˈknees1. kneeling down 跪着◆He was on his knees praying.
他跪着祈祷。◆She was on her knees looking for the coin.
她跪下来找硬币。2. in a very weak state 非常虚弱；接近垮台；濒临崩溃◆The country’s economy is on its knees.
这个国家的经济濒临崩溃。●the ˌbee’s ˈknees (informal) a wonderful person or thing 出类拔萃的人（或事物）◆He thinks he’s the bee’s knees (= has a high opinion of himself).他自视甚高。●on your ˌhands and ˈkneeswith your knees, toes and hands on the ground 趴在地上；匍匐◆The tunnel was so low in places that we had to crawl along on our hands and knees.这条隧道有的地方太低了，我们只能匍匐前进。◆She was down on her hands and knees looking for her earring.她趴在地上找耳环。●be/go ˌweak at the ˈknees (informal) be/become weak because of illness, strong emotion, etc. （因疾病、激动等）两腿发软◆He felt dizzy and a bit weak at the knees.他一阵头晕，两腿微微发软。◆Her smile made me go weak at the knees (= with nervousness, love, etc.).她的微笑使得我两膝发软。▸ ˌweak-ˈkneed adjective
not brave or determined 懦弱的；优柔寡断的 |