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词组 knock up
释义
Idiom
knock upknock (someone) up
to make a woman pregnant.
The rumor was that he'd knocked up two women in the town.

Phr V
knock up
knocks, knocking, knocked
knock together/up sth or knock sth together/up
to make something, especially food, quickly and without much effort, using things that can easily be found
I could knock up a quick snack if you wanted.
knock sth up or knock up sth
british informal to make something quickly
I'll just knock up a salad for our lunch.
knock up sb or knock sb up
British informal to wake someone up by knocking on the door of their house or bedroom
What time do you want me to knock you up?The police came and knocked him up at three o'clock in the morning.
knock up
British to practise before beginning a game of tennis, squash or badminton by hitting the ball etc. to each other
The players have a couple of minutes to knock up before the match starts.
knock-up
noun British
Shall we have a quick knock-up before the game?
knock sb up
mainly American slang to make a woman pregnant
So who knocked her up?You don't want to get knocked up by some guy you don't even know.
knock up
verb
1
to impregnate US, 1813.
2
to hammer on the door of a cell to attract the attention of a warder AUSTRALIA, 1944
phraseknock up1. knock up sthknock sth upknock sb up sth informal to make something, quickly and without much effort, especially using things that you have or find by chance: She was the sort of girl who could knock up wonderful dinners in fifteen minutes. Why don't you ask Ian - he could easily knock some shelves up for you. Could you knock us up some cold ham and salad for lunch?2. knock sb up old-fashioned informal if a man knocks a woman up, he makes her pregnant (=a baby starts to grow inside her body), especially when they are not marriedget (sb) knocked up Don't tell anyone, but Bobby's been in a lot of trouble - he got a young girl knocked up over a year ago. SIMILAR TO: make sb pregnant3. knock sb upknock up sb BrE to wake someone, usually during the night, by knocking on the door of their room or house: It was a great holiday, but we had to be knocked up at three in the morning to catch the plane home. SIMILAR TO: wake up, rouse formal4. knock up sthknock sth up BrE if you knock up a particular number of points when you are playing a sport or a game, you succeed in winning them: Cockbain played well for his side, knocking up 59 out of 150. Gloucester knocked up a new record at the weekend - they beat Bridgend by forty-two points to fifteen. SIMILAR TO: clock up, notch up especially BrE5. knock up BrE if you knock up when you play a sport like tennis, you practise hitting the ball to another player, before you start to play a match: Shall we knock up for a few minutes first? Come and join us - we're only knocking up.knock-up n C BrE when players of a sport like tennis practise for a short time before they start to play a match: The crowd stood up and applauded Becker when his record was read out during the knock-up.

knock up

1. rude slang To impregnate someone. A noun or pronoun can be used between "knock" and "up." I really hope I didn't knock her up—I'm not ready to be a dad!
2. To awaken or call for someone by knocking at their door. A noun or pronoun can be used between "knock" and "up." Primarily heard in UK. I can knock you up when my alarm goes off.

knocked up

1. rude slang Pregnant. I really hope she isn't knocked up—I'm not ready to be a dad!
2. Damaged or harmed. That box got a little knocked up when it fell off the shelf.
3. slang Drunk. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were really knocked up!

knock someone up

Inf. to make a woman pregnant. (See also knocked up.) They say it was Willie who knocked her up. He did not knock up Sue. I did.

knocked up

 
1. Lit. battered; beaten. Sally was a little knocked up by the accident. This book is a little knocked up, so I'll lower the price.
2. Sl. intoxicated. Bill was knocked up and didn't want to drive. Wow, was that guy knocked up!
3. Inf. pregnant; made pregnant. Sue got knocked up but won't say who the father is.

knock up

1. Make pregnant, as in The young girl said she was afraid of getting knocked up. [Slang; early 1800s]
2. Injure or damage, as in This coffee table got all knocked up in the moving van.

knock up

v.
1. Vulgar Slang To make someone pregnant.
2. Chiefly British To wake up or summon someone, as by knocking at the door: The hotel clerk knocked me up at 7:00 in the morning.

knocked up

1. mod. battered; beaten. Sally was a little knocked up by the accident.
2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. Bill was knocked up and didn’t want to drive.
3. mod. pregnant. Taylor got knocked up again.
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