conk sb on the head
及物用法,on 后接被打的部位,常用 the head。
He conked the thief on the head with a stick.
他用棍子打了小偷的头。
打;击打(头部)
conked — past of conk
昏倒;晕倒;死亡;去世;击打,尤指打头部;死亡,失去维持生命的身体特征和功能;因虚弱或身心痛苦导致脑供血不足而昏倒
击打,尤指打头部
hit, especially on the head
死亡,失去维持生命的身体特征和功能
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
因虚弱或身心痛苦导致脑供血不足而昏倒
pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
一般现在时
He often conks his brother on the head.
他经常敲他兄弟的头。
一般过去时
The old radio conked out last night.
那台旧收音机昨晚坏了。
现在完成时
She has conked out from exhaustion.
她因精疲力竭而昏倒了。
动词,意为'敲头'或'出故障/昏倒',常用于非正式场合。
My old car conked out on the highway yesterday.
我的旧车昨天在高速公路上抛锚了。
用法提示:conked out 在此表示机器出故障,是不及物动词短语。
After running for three hours, he suddenly conked out from exhaustion.
跑了三个小时后,他因筋疲力尽突然昏倒了。
用法提示:conked out 在此表示昏倒,是不及物动词短语。
The robber conked the guard on the head and stole the money.
劫匪敲了守卫的头,然后偷走了钱。
用法提示:conked 在这里是及物动词,意为敲击头部。
及物用法,on 后接被打的部位,常用 the head。
He conked the thief on the head with a stick.
他用棍子打了小偷的头。
one's 与主语指同一人,on/against 后接撞到的物体。
I conked my head on the low door frame.
我的头撞到了低矮的门框上。
不及物用法,多用于口语,指因虚弱、疲惫或中暑而突然昏倒。
The runner conked out before the finish line.
那名跑者在终点线前昏了过去。
grammar · medium
易错句子He conked my head.
正确表达He conked me on the head.
英语中表示‘打某人某个部位’时,通常用‘动词 + 人 + on/in + the + 部位’结构,而不是直接接身体部位。‘conk’作‘击打’解时也遵循此规则,因此应说‘conk me on the head’,而非‘conk my head’。
grammar · medium
易错句子She conked the ball over the fence.
正确表达She hit the ball over the fence.
‘conk’作动词时特指‘击打头部’,不能用于球等一般物体。若要泛指‘击打’,应用‘hit’。所以此处应用‘hit the ball’,而非‘conk the ball’。
grammar · medium
易错句子He was conked last year.
正确表达He conked last year.
‘conk’表示‘死亡’时是不及物动词,不能用于被动语态。‘was conked’会被理解为‘被击中头部’,而非‘去世’。因此表示‘去世’应直接用主动语态‘conked’。
conk 指用力打头部,口语色彩浓,还可表示昏倒、死去;bonk 只指较轻地敲头,语气诙谐,多用于英式口语,不表示昏倒或死亡。
knock 是通用词,可指敲门、把东西撞倒等各种击打;conk 只用于打头部,且不用于敲门或撞倒物品这类场景。
clonk 侧重击中时沉闷的响声,常作拟声用法;conk 只强调打头部这一动作本身,不强调声音,也不能用于物体相撞。
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