| 释义 |
●ˌknock sth aˈround (BrE also ˌknock sth aˈbout) 1. to treat sth roughly; to hammer or hit sth 粗暴对待；锤击；敲打◆The builders have started knocking our kitchen about.
建筑工人开始在我们的厨房大动干戈。2. (BrE) to kick sth around 把…踢来踢去◆We spent a few hours knocking a ball about.
我们把球踢来踢去踢了几个小时。OBJ a ball
SYN kick sth around3. (informal) to discuss an idea or a suggestion with several people （和几个人）讨论，商量◆We knocked a few ideas about at the meeting.
我们在会议上讨论了几个想法。OBJ idea
SYN kick sth around[v + n/pron + adv] [v + adv + n]▸ ˈknockabout noun (BrE)
a period of time spent kicking a ball around with other people 一起踢球◆We had a knockabout in the park.
我们在公园踢了会儿球。▸ ˈknockabout adjective [usually before noun] (BrE)
knockabout entertainment involves people acting in a deliberately silly way, for example falling over or hitting other people, in order to make the audience laugh 闹剧的；喧闹的 |