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sb's elbow
用于指人体部位。
He hurt his elbow.
他伤到了手肘。
手肘
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
手肘
the hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm, used for bending the arm
He hurt his elbow.
他伤到了手肘。
上臂与前臂之间的关节
The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.
前臂与上臂间的铰链关节,亦指四足动物前肢的对应关节
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
任何类似肘部的转弯或弯曲处(如墙壁、建筑、海岸线等)；任何结构的角状或关节部分(如椅或沙发的扶手、弯管接头)
Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, coastline, etc.; an angular or jointed part of any structure, such as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent.
道路或河流的急弯
a sharp bend in a road or river
He rested his elbow on the table while thinking.
他思考时把手肘搁在桌子上。
She bumped her elbow against the door frame.
她的手肘撞到了门框上。
The tailor measured from the shoulder to the elbow.
裁缝从肩膀量到手肘。
用于指人体部位。
He hurt his elbow.
他伤到了手肘。
用于指物体弯曲部分。
the elbow of a pipe
管道的弯头
one's 根据主语变化。
She elbowed her way through the crowd.
她用手肘挤过人群。
也可用 out 表示挤走。
He elbowed his rival aside.
他用肘部把对手挤开。
Not this
I hit my elbow to the door.
Use this
I hit my elbow on the door.
中文说‘撞到手肘’时常用‘到’对应英语的‘to’，但英语中撞击固定表面需用介词‘on’。
Not this
I hurt my both elbows.
Use this
I hurt both my elbows.
中文‘我的两个手肘’习惯于‘我的两个’顺序，但英语中‘both’应置于所有格‘my’之前。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
肘关节
He injured his elbow joint while playing basketball.
他打篮球时伤到了肘关节。
肘部疼痛
She complained of persistent elbow pain after lifting heavy boxes.
她抱怨抬重箱子后持续肘部疼痛。
肘部受伤
Elbow injuries are common among tennis players.
肘部受伤在网球运动员中很常见。
网球肘
Tennis elbow can be very painful and may require rest.
网球肘可能非常疼痛，需要休息。
费劲的努力
This stain requires a lot of elbow grease to remove.
这个污渍需要花很大力气才能去除。
活动空间
We need more elbow room in this crowded office.
在这个拥挤的办公室里，我们需要更多活动空间。
费力的体力活；苦干
You'll need a lot of elbow grease to get that stain out of the carpet.
你需要费很大力气才能把地毯上的污渍去掉。
足够的活动空间
The small apartment doesn't give us much elbow room.
这个小公寓没给我们多少活动空间。
与……交往（或接触）
At the gala, she got to rub elbows with famous actors.
在晚会上，她得以和著名演员交往。
Use elbow naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：elbow = L + bow，L形弯弓像手臂弯曲的肘部。
中性，用于手肘部位，日常、运动、医学等场景。
These words share the same ending '-bow' pronounced /boʊ/, rhyming with the last syllable of 'elbow'. Be cautious of words like 'cow' (/kaʊ/) and 'low' (/loʊ/) which look similar but sound different.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.