Word · Frequency #10269
knuckles
指节；指关节
knuckles is the plural of knuckle.
a joint of a finger when the fist is closed
- 1.
Any of the joints between the bones of the fingers.
- 2.
a joint of a finger when the fist is closed
握拳时手指的关节
- 3.
A mechanical joint.
- 4.
The curved part of the cushion at the entrance to the pockets on a cue sports table.
- 5.
The kneejoint of a quadruped, especially of a calf; formerly, the kneejoint of a human being.
- 6.
A cut of meat of various kinds.
- 7.
A convex portion of a vessel's figure where a sudden change of shape occurs, as in a canal boat, where a nearly vertical side joins a nearly flat bottom.
- 8.
A contrivance, usually of brass or iron, and furnished with points, worn to protect the hand, to add force to a blow, and to disfigure the person struck; a knuckle duster.
- 9.
The rounded point where a flat changes to a slope on a piste.
握拳时手指的关节；指节；蹄爪；膝关节
In use
He knocked twice on the table with his knuckles to get everyone's attention.
Her knuckles turned white as she gripped the steering wheel.
I grazed my knuckles on the rough wall while moving the sofa.
with one's knuckles
knuckles 表示“指节”时常用复数，并与物主代词连用，如 one's knuckles。
She tapped on the glass with her knuckles.
她用指关节敲了敲玻璃。
knuckle + object
动词 knuckle 表示“用指节击打”，直接接击打的对象。
He knuckled the table in frustration.
他沮丧地用指节敲打桌子。
knuckle + object + prepositional phrase
若要说明具体击打部位，可在宾语后用 on/in 接身体部位。
Connections
Collocations
- scrape one's knuckles
- 擦伤指节
- He scraped his knuckles while fixing the engine.他修发动机时擦伤了指节。
- white knuckles
- 因紧张而发白的指节
- She watched the horror movie with white knuckles.她看恐怖片时紧张得指节发白。
- rap on the knuckles
- 批评；训斥
- The school gave him a rap on the knuckles for cheating.学校因他作弊而训斥了他。
- bare knuckles
- 赤手空拳；不戴拳套的拳头
- In the street fight, he used bare knuckles.在那场街头斗殴中，他赤手空拳。
- knuckle joint
- 指关节
- His knuckle joint was swollen after the punch.那一拳之后他的指关节肿了。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
握拳时指节凸起像小圆扣；knuckle的k也像凸出的骨节，记住这个词。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：hand anatomy、boxing / martial arts、everyday talk about hands or fists 这里按名词用法分析，指“指节/指关节”。通常用于描述手部结构、握拳动作或运动伤害，属于中性常用词，正式书面语和日常口语中都比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Rhymes: buckle, chuckle, and suckle all end in /ʌkəl/ and rhyme with knuckle. Beware lookalikes that do not rhyme: nickel /ˈnɪkəl/ has a different vowel, nuclear /ˈnuːkliər/ has a different vowel and extra syllable, and knock /nɒk/ has a different vowel and no final -le.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，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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