a knot in/on sth
There is a knot in the rope.
绳子上有一个结。
结；绳结
knots — plural of knot
硬块；肿块；（肌肉）结节；缠结的头发；发结；木节；节疤；一小群；一簇；难题；困境
a fastening made by looping and tying a string, rope, or cord
一段绳子或其他长而柔韧材料形成的环圈,不把一端或两端穿过环圈就无法解开。
A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops.
一种滨鸟；红腹滨鹬(学名 Calidris canutus 或 Tringa canutus)。
One of a variety of shore birds; red-breasted sandpiper (variously Calidris canutus or Tringa canutus).
一群人或事物的紧密聚集
a tight cluster of people or things
一绺缠结的头发或类似物。
A tangled clump of hair or similar.
由绳索自身或与其他物体打结形成的各种系法
any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
迷宫似的图案。
A maze-like pattern.
木板上的节疤
a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged
(如三维)空间中不自交的闭合曲线,是上述第1义项绳结的抽象形式。
A non-self-intersecting closed curve in (e.g., three-dimensional) space that is an abstraction of a knot (in sense 1 above).
困境；难局。
A difficult situation.
树干分枝基部在木材中留下的节疤。
The whorl left in lumber by the base of a branch growing out of the tree's trunk.
组织区域(尤其是皮肤)的局部肿胀,常由损伤引起。
Local swelling in a tissue area, especially skin, often due to injury.
肌肉中紧绷收缩的部分,摸起来像皮下硬块。
A tightened and contracted part of a muscle that feels like a hard lump under the skin.
植物上突出的节。
A protuberant joint in a plant.
任何肿块、隆起、肿胀或突出物。
Any knob, lump, swelling, or protuberance.
犬科动物阴茎球的肿胀。
The swelling of the bulbus glandis in members of the dog family, Canidae.
故事剧情的关键点；事情的要旨。
The point on which the action of a story depends; the gist of a matter.
节点(缆索机械中不同方向线条的会聚点)。
A node (point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions)
一种肩饰；肩章结。
A kind of epaulet; a shoulder knot.
一群人或物。
A group of people or things.
结合的纽带；联系；连结。
A bond of union; a connection; a tie.
速度单位,等于每小时一海里。
A unit of speed, equal to one nautical mile per hour.
指示空速、校准空速或等效空速的单位,其与速度单位的换算关系可变,以补偿不同大气环境条件对飞机性能的影响。
A unit of indicated airspeed, calibrated airspeed, or equivalent airspeed, which varies in its relation to the unit of speed so as to compensate for the effects of different ambient atmospheric conditions on aircraft performance.
一海里。
A nautical mile.
He tied a tight knot in the rope.
他在绳子上打了一个牢固的结。
用法提示：名词“knot”在此表示绳子上打出的结。
AI contextual example
There is a knot in the middle of the string.
绳子中间有一个结。
用法提示：名词“knot”指绳子上形成的结块。
AI contextual example
She carefully untied the knot on the gift box.
她小心地解开了礼品盒上的结。
用法提示：名词“knot”指在系带或绳索上打成的结。
AI contextual example
There is a knot in the rope.
绳子上有一个结。
He tied a knot in the string.
他在绳子上打了个结。
比喻用法，指紧密的一群人。
A knot of tourists gathered at the entrance.
一群游客聚集在入口处。
grammar · medium
易错句子There was a not of people waiting outside.
正确表达There was a knot of people waiting outside.
混淆同音词'knot'和'not'，应使用名词'knot'表示'一群'。
grammar · medium
易错句子A knot people gathered in the square.
正确表达A knot of people gathered in the square.
漏掉介词'of'，'knot'作'一群'解时须接'of'再接名词。
与“紧密群聚”之意相对
打一个结
He tied a knot in the rope to secure the load.
他在绳子上打了个结以固定货物。
系紧结
She tightened the knot on the string to prevent it from coming undone.
她系紧了绳子上的结，防止它松开。
解开结
I tried to loosen the knot in my shoelace, but it was too tight.
我试图解开鞋带上的结，但太紧了。
木材上的节疤
The table had a large knot in the wood that made it unique.
这张桌子的木头上有一个大节疤，使它显得独特。
一群人
A knot of people gathered around the street performer.
一群人围在街头艺人的周围。
戈尔迪乌姆之结（难解的问题）
Solving the budget crisis was like cutting the Gordian knot.
解决预算危机就像快刀斩乱麻。
结婚
They decided to tie the knot next summer.
他们决定明年夏天结婚。
快刀斩乱麻
The manager cut the Gordian knot by firing the underperforming team.
经理快刀斩乱麻，解雇了表现不佳的团队。
心乱如麻；心里揪紧
I had a knot in my stomach before the interview.
面试前我心里揪得紧紧的。
是你肚子里的那个结吗？
From Bruno Mars' song 'Marry You', this line refers to a feeling of nervousness or excitement before making a big commitment.
来自布鲁诺·马斯的歌曲《嫁给你》，这句歌词指的是在做重大承诺前的紧张或兴奋感。
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