Word · Frequency #5061
knot
打结；把…打结
to tie something with a knot; to form a knot or become twisted into a knot.
- 1.
To form into a knot; to tie with a knot or knots.
打成结；用结系住。
- 2.
To form wrinkles in the forehead, as a sign of concentration, concern, surprise, etc.
因专注、担忧、惊讶等而皱起额头。
- 3.
To unite closely; to knit together.
使紧密结合；编结在一起。
- 4.
To form knots.
打结；成结。
- 5.
To knit knots for a fringe.
为流苏打结。
皱眉头；蹙额；紧密结合；使密切结合；编结流苏；打结做流苏；打成结；用结系住。；因专注、担忧、惊讶等而皱起额头。
In use
She carefully knotted the scarf around her neck before leaving.
He was knotting the rope when the phone rang.
The sailor knots the line securely to the dock.
knot + object
及物动词，后接被系结的物体。
She knotted the rope tightly.
她把绳子紧紧地打了个结。
knot + object + together
They knotted the two ends together.
他们把两端系在一起。
knot + object + around/into + noun phrase
He knotted the scarf around his neck.
他把围巾在脖子上打了个结。
Connections
Collocations
- knot a rope
- 把绳子打结
- Knot the rope firmly before you lower the bucket.放下水桶之前，先把绳子系牢。
- knot one's tie
- 给领带打结
- He knotted his tie with practiced ease.他熟练地打好了领带。
- knot one's brows
- 皱眉头
- She knotted her brows, puzzled by the question.她皱着眉头，对这个问题感到困惑。
- knot a scarf
- 系围巾（打结固定）
- She knotted the scarf loosely around her waist.她把围巾松松地系在腰间。
- knot together
- 使紧密结合
- Shared memories knot the two families together.共同的回忆使这两个家庭紧密相连。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象字母 k 的笔画就像一根绳子绕成的结，knot 就是把绳子绕紧打成结。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常系绳、系鞋带、打包、文学或正式描写（皱眉头）、比喻性表达（关系紧密结合） 该词作动词时语域因义项而异：表示“打结/用结系住”通常为中性，日常口语和书面语都常用；表示“皱起额头”或“使紧密结合”多用于书面语、文学或比喻性表达，比较正式。请根据搭配和语境选择。
Grammar Note
常用于具体的打结动作
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 knot 在美式发音中押韵，末尾都是 /ɑt/ 音。注意 knot 中的 k 不发音，not 是它的同音词；拼写上带 kn 的词如 know (/noʊ/)、knight (/naɪt/)、knife (/naɪf/) 虽然看起来相似，但发音并不相同。
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 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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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