Dictionary entry
knife thrust
noun
刀刺；猛刺
a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
- 1.
a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
In use
The attacker's knife thrust missed his arm by inches.
She parried the knife thrust and pushed the man away.
The instructor showed us a proper knife thrust during the self-defense class.
make a knife thrust
He made a knife thrust at the attacker.
他向攻击者做了一个刀推。
a knife thrust to [body part]
表示目标部位。
The wound was caused by a knife thrust to the chest.
伤口是由刺向胸口的刀推造成的。
with a knife thrust
表示方式。
He defeated the opponent with a single knife thrust.
他用一次刀推击败了对手。
Common mistakes
He made a thrust knife.He made a knife thrust.
中文里常把动作名词放在对象名词之后，但英语复合名词中修饰名词（knife）一般在前，核心名词（thrust）在后。
He felt a knife's thrust.He felt a knife thrust.
表示工具或方式的复合名词通常用名词直接修饰，而不是所有格形式，因为这里强调的是类型而非所属。
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