Word · Frequency #22448
knobbly
多疙瘩的；有节的
having knobs or small raised lumps
- 1.
Having a covering of small knobs.
表面布满小疙瘩的
表面布满小疙瘩的；有球形突出物的；有小圆块的；多疙瘩的；有节的
In use
The old tree's knobbly roots stuck out above the ground.
My grandmother's hands are knobblier than mine because she worked on a farm for years.
She picked up a knobbly walking stick to help her climb the rocky path.
knobbly + noun
knobbly 作定语，放在名词前，描述表面有球形凸起或疙瘩。
He carried a knobbly walking stick.
他拿着一根多节的手杖。
be + knobbly
knobbly 作表语时，常与 be 等系动词连用，描述主语的外观。
The tree root was thick and knobbly.
那根树根又粗又多疙瘩。
become + knobblier
比较级为 knobblier，最高级为 knobbliest。
His joints became knobblier as the disease progressed.
随着病情加重，他的关节变得更疙疙瘩瘩了。
Common mistakes
The path has many knobblies.The path has many knobbly bumps.
knobbly 是形容词，意为“多疙瘩的、有节的”，不能加 -s 当名词用。要表示“许多凸包”，应让 knobbly 修饰名词（如 bumps）。
She picked up a stick knobbly.She picked up a knobbly stick.
英语中作定语的形容词应放在名词之前，不能说 a stick knobbly；应改为 a knobbly stick。
We discussed a knobbly question.We discussed a knotty question.
knobbly 只表示“表面有疙瘩的”，指抽象的“棘手的、复杂的”应用 knotty，二者因拼写相近而容易混淆，但意义不同。
Connections
Collocations
- knobbly knees
- 瘦骨嶙峋的膝盖
- He was a thin boy with knobbly knees.他是个瘦弱的男孩，膝盖骨突出。
- knobbly stick
- 多节的手杖
- The old man leaned on a knobbly stick.老人拄着一根多节的手杖。
- knobbly tree roots
- 疙瘩嶙峋的树根
- We sat on the knobbly tree roots by the river.我们坐在河边疙瘩嶙峋的树根上。
- knobbly tyres
- 带凸块的轮胎
- The mountain bike has knobbly tyres for grip.这辆山地车装有带凸块的轮胎，以增加抓地力。
- knobbly fingers
- 指节粗大的手指
- The old woman's knobbly fingers struggled with the buttons.老妇人指节粗大的手指费力地扣着纽扣。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
knobbly 里藏着 knob（球形把手），想象一根树枝表面长满小球疙瘩。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing physical objects with rounded lumps、describing body parts such as knees or fingers、everyday descriptive writing knobbly 是日常较常用的形容词，多用于描述表面有凸起或结块的物体（如膝盖、树枝、根部）。语气不正式但也不粗俗，在口语和一般书面语中都比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
knob, knock and knot genuinely share the /nɒ/ sound at the start of knobbly. noble and nobly are spelling lookalikes beginning with nob-, but they are pronounced with /nəʊ/, not /ɒ/.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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