Word · Frequency #16990
Fully loadedknocker
门环
核心释义
a hinged ornamental device attached to a door, used for knocking
- 1.
门环
A device, usually hinged with a striking plate, used for knocking on a door.
- 2.
敲门者
A person who knocks.
- 3.
批评者,贬低者
A critic; one who disparages.
- 4.
弹球机中发出响声的装置
A mechanical device in a pinball table that produces a loud percussive noise to signal that a free game has been earned.
- 5.
大蟑螂(尤指美洲大蠊)
A large cockroach, especially Blaberus giganteus, of semitropical America, which is able to produce a loud knocking sound.
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大块岩石露头
A large, boulder-shaped outcrop of bedrock in an otherwise low-lying landscape, chiefly associated with a mélange.
敲门者；敲击者；自大的人；自吹自擂的人；敲门者；批评者,贬低者；弹球机中发出响声的装置
用法In use
I grabbed the heavy iron knocker and let it fall three times.
用法提示：这里“knocker”是名词，指安装在门上的金属门环，在句中作宾语。
The front door has a brass knocker shaped like a lion's head.
用法提示：“knocker”作名词，表示门环，这里用作“has”的宾语。
She polished the old knocker until it shone.
用法提示：“knocker”是名词，指门环，在句中作“polished”的宾语。
the knocker on [noun]
指门环，常用于描述门上的装饰性敲击装置。
The brass knocker on the front door was polished.
前门上的黄铜门环被擦亮了。
a knocker at the door
指敲门的人，常用于描述有人来访但未出现的情况。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- door knocker
- 门环
- I need to repair the door knocker.我需要修一下门环。
- brass knocker
- 铜门环
- The front door had a shiny brass knocker.前门上有一个锃亮的铜门环。
- front door knocker
- 前门门环
- She used the front door knocker to announce her arrival.她用前门门环敲门来宣告自己到了。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- on the knocker
- 挨门挨户地（推销、游说等）She paid her way through college by selling cosmetics on the knocker.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想到 knock（敲）加 -er：门环是用来敲门的东西，爱敲打别人的人就是批评者。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：front doors、older or traditional houses 该义项（门环）为中性日常词汇，通常用于描述安装在门上的敲击装置，多出现在老式住宅或传统建筑中，也可用于正式描写。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
真正同韵的词：knock /nɒk/、locker /ˈlɒkə/、rocker /ˈrɒkə/、docker /ˈdɒkə/、soccer /ˈsɒkə/、shocker /ˈʃɒkə/，它们都包含重读的 /ɒ/ 和后面的 /k/ 或 /kə/。注意：knocker 中的 k 不发音，所以开头读 /n/，不是 /kn/；像 knowledge /ˈnɒlɪdʒ/ 和 knickers /ˈnɪkəz/ 这类形似词虽然也以 kn- 开头，但并不与 knocker 押韵。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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