Word · Frequency #1958
knocks
敲；叩
knocks is the third person singular of knock.
to rap your knuckles against something such as a door or wood
- 1.
To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.
用指关节敲击某物,尤指木头。
- 2.
To kick a ball towards another player; to pass.
将球踢向另一名球员；传球。
- 3.
To hit a ball into play.
将球击入比赛区域。
- 4.
To end play by declaring one's hand to have under a certain amount of deadwood.
通过申报手中的杂牌点数低于一定数额来结束一局。
传球；踢传；击球；摊牌；用指关节敲击某物,尤指木头。；将球踢向另一名球员；传球。
In use
I knocked on the door three times.
She accidentally knocked the vase off the table.
The boxer knocked his opponent to the ground.
Verb forms
base knock · third person knocks · -ing knocking · past knocked · past participle knocked
Knock 常用作敲击或碰撞，注意区分及物与不及物用法。
Connections
Collocations
- knock on the door
- 敲门
- She knocked on the door twice.她敲了两次门。
- knock before entering
- 进门前敲门
- Please knock before entering.请进门前敲门。
- knock on wood
- 敲敲木头（迷信中认为可以避免厄运）
- He knocked on wood after saying he was never sick.他说自己从不生病后，敲了敲木头。
- knock the ball to a teammate
- 把球传给队友
- He knocked the ball to a teammate.他把球传给了队友。
- knock the ball into play
- 把球击入比赛区域
- The batter knocked the ball into play.击球手把球击入了比赛区域。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
knock 里的 k 不发音，读作 /nɑk/，像敲门声“叩”，联想用指关节叩木头。记住：k 静音，动作是敲。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：knocking at a door、rapping on a wooden surface、before entering a room 此条分析的是“用指节敲击（尤指门或木面）”这一常用义项。该词在此义项下为中性表达，通常用于日常口语和一般书面语，比如敲门或敲击木面；在正式公文或学术语境中较少出现。
Grammar Note
及物动词时后接宾语，不及物动词时后常接介词on/at表示敲击，接into表示碰撞。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 knock /nɑk/ 押韵，均含末尾 /-ɑk/ 音：lock、rock、clock、block、shock、dock。注意以 kn 开头的形近词（如 knee /niː/、knife /naɪf/、know /noʊ/）读音不同，不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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