kneel down
kneel down 强调从站姿转为跪姿的动作,单用 kneel 也可表达同样的意思。
He knelt down to tie his shoelaces.
他跪下系鞋带。
跪;跪下;跪着
kneeling — present participle of kneel
(车辆)降低车身使入口与地面平齐;使跪下;使跪着;跪着,双膝(有时单膝)着地;跪下。;(指车辆)下降使入口与路面平齐,方便乘客上下。
to rest on one's bent knee or knees; to move into that position
跪着,双膝(有时单膝)着地;跪下。
To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.
(指车辆)下降使入口与路面平齐,方便乘客上下。
To sink down so that the entrance is level with the pavement, making it easier for passengers to enter.
跪着
rest one's weight on one's knees
使跪下。
To cause to kneel.
一般现在时
He kneels on the mat to meditate.
他跪在垫子上冥想。
一般过去时
She knelt down and picked up the coin.
她跪下来捡起硬币。
现在完成时
They have knelt in front of the shrine for ten minutes.
他们已经在神龛前跪了十分钟。
不规则动词;过去式和过去分词也可作 kneeled,但 knelt 更常见。
She knelt on the floor to pick up the coins she had dropped.
她跪在地上捡起掉落的硬币。
用法提示:knelt 是 kneel 的过去式,表示屈膝跪下这个动作。
AI contextual example
The gardener was kneeling on the soft soil, planting flowers.
园丁跪在松软的泥土上种花。
用法提示:kneeling 是 kneel 的现在分词,表示跪着的状态。
AI contextual example
Please kneel on the mat and stretch your arms forward.
请跪在垫子上,向前伸展双臂。
用法提示:kneel 是动词原形,用于祈使句,表示跪下的动作。
AI contextual example
kneel down 强调从站姿转为跪姿的动作,单用 kneel 也可表达同样的意思。
He knelt down to tie his shoelaces.
他跪下系鞋带。
描述持续跪着的状态时,多用 be kneeling 这样的进行时。
She was kneeling on the floor, looking for her ring.
她跪在地板上找戒指。
表示跪的位置时,kneel 后常接 in front of、beside、by 等介词短语。
The knight knelt in front of the queen.
骑士跪在女王面前。
用不定式说明下跪的目的。
The children knelt to pray before bed.
孩子们睡前跪下祈祷。
grammar · medium
易错句子Last night he kneel down beside his bed to pray.
正确表达Last night he knelt down beside his bed to pray.
kneel 是不规则动词,过去式和过去分词都是 knelt(也可写作 kneeled),不能像 put、cut 那样过去式仍用原形。汉语动词没有形态变化,说“昨晚他跪下”时形式不变,因此很容易把原形 kneel 直接当作过去式,这里必须用 knelt 才能表示过去发生的动作。
grammar · medium
易错句子He knelt himself down in front of the statue.
正确表达He knelt down in front of the statue.
表示“自己跪下”时 kneel 是不及物动词,后面不能接反身代词作宾语;汉语“他让自己跪下/他自己跪下”里的“自己”容易直译成 himself,但英语只需说 kneel (down) 即可,去掉 himself 句子才合语法。
grammar · medium
易错句子She knelt down on her knees to look for the key.
正确表达She knelt down to look for the key.
kneel 的词义本身就是“双膝(或单膝)着地”,再加入 on her knees 属于语义重复,是汉语“跪在两个膝盖上”这类搭配逐字直译造成的冗余;删去 on her knees,句意不变而表达更自然。
跪下;屈膝下跪
She knelt down to tie her shoelaces.
她跪下来系鞋带。
单膝跪地
He knelt on one knee and asked her to marry him.
他单膝跪地,向她求婚。
跪在(某人)面前
The servants knelt before the queen.
仆人们跪在女王面前。
跪着祈祷
The monks knelt in prayer for hours.
僧侣们跪着祈祷了好几个小时。
跪在某人脚下
He knelt at her feet and begged for forgiveness.
他跪在她脚下乞求原谅。
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