kneel

英 [niːl] 美 [niːl]

• v. 跪

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vi. 跪

   go down on one or both knees;rest on the knees

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 跪下
2. 跪着
3. 跪
4. 蹲
5. 屈膝

英英释义

Noun:

1. supporting yourself on your knees

Verb:

1. rest one's weight on one's knees;

   "In church you have to kneel during parts of the service"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. Do not kneel, go straight to your feet.
   千万不要跪着，要把脚伸直。
2. Christians often kneel down to say their prayers.
   基督教徒通常跪着做祷告。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. He knelt down to look for a coin he had dropped.
   他跪下找他掉了的一个钱币。

经典引文

• Good people, you do ill to kneel to me. What is it I..have done to merit this?

  出自： Tennyson

• He would kneel before the icon and recite his prayers.

  出自： M. Scammell

• The man..made the complaining animal kneel and receive the extra burden.

  出自： P. Bowles

• Women were kneeling on the stones, filling red jars.

  出自： D. H. Lawrence

词汇搭配

• kneel down 跪下
• kneel-in (美国)祈祷示威...

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. kneel是不及物动词，常与down连用。

近反义词

【近义词】

• genuflect 屈膝
• kowtow 叩头
• kneel down 跪下
• bow 弓
• salaam 行额手礼
• curtsy 屈膝礼
• bend 弯曲
• kneeling 膝腿

派生词

v.(动词)

• kneeler n. 跪垫；跪着的人