英:[ˈni:ˈdi:p]
美:[ˈniˈdip]
英:[ˈni:ˈdi:p]
美:[ˈniˈdip]
adjective
sunk to the knees
knee-deep in mud
deeply engaged or occupied
knee-deep in work
knee-high
约于1400年,意为“到膝盖处”,源自 knee(n.)和 deep(adj.)。
The first known use of knee-deep was in the 15th century
know-it-allnoun
a person who always claims to know everything
know-hownoun
knowledge of how to get things done : expertise
knock downverb
to strike to the ground with or as if with a sharp blow
to sell to the highest bidder at an auction
to take apart
knight-errantnoun
a knight traveling in search of adventures
knee-jerk1 of 2adjective
readily predictable : automatic
a knee-jerk reaction to the proposal
knee jerk2 of 2noun
an involuntary forward kick produced by a light blow on the tendon below the kneecap
knee-deepadjective
being up to one's knees knee-deep snowdrifts
knee-deep in mud
1 They stood knee-deep in the snow.
他们站在没膝深的雪里。
2 Peasants wade knee deep in mud coaxing water buffalo to pull ploughs.
农民跋涉在没膝深的泥泞中,赶着牛在犁地.
3 They spent much of their time knee-deep in mud...
他们在齐膝深的泥地里费了好长时间。
4 You hold him and wade out to Knee Deep water.
你抱着他淌入及膝的河水.
5 I'm knee-deep in paperwork.
我忙于文书工作。
6 ...knee-deep snow.
齐膝深的雪
7 After a quick health check to make sure no injuries were sustained during the journey, the turtles, 33 Kemp’s ridley sea turtles and one green sea turtle -- were walked out to knee-deep water by crew members, Overmeyer said.
8 I waded in knee-deep.
我在齐膝深的水中跋涉。
9 The snow is more than knee-deep.
雪深过膝。
10 Mary was knee-deep in trouble.
玛丽深深陷入困境。
11 On certain days the turbid water is only knee-deep.
12 Residents cleaned up Tuesday using heavy construction equipment and snow shovels to clear ice that had piled up knee-deep.
13 She was knee deep in financial troubles.
她深深陷入财务困境之中.
14 One or two inches of snow isn’t enough, but knee-deep snow will properly protect the seedlings during the most precarious time in a tree’s life.
15 (figurative)I was knee-deep in work.
我当时工作缠身。
16 They sometimes sank knee-deep into the marsh.
他们不时陷入没膝的湿地。
17 The woman was carried downstream the Los Angeles River in Studio City with waters, which were less than knee-deep, moving at about 15 mph on Sunday, March 24, the Los Angeles Fire Department said in a series of alerts.
18 The school also is knee-deep in its provost search.
19 Every girl in Atlanta was knee deep in men, even the plainest girls were carrying on like belles.
亚特兰大的女孩子个个都有许多男人追求, 就连最不出色的也像美人一样被男人紧紧缠住.
20 Residents in a small city in northeastern Colorado were cleaning up Tuesday after hail the size of baseballs and golf balls pounded the community, with heavy construction equipment and snow shovels being used to clear ice that piled up knee-deep the night before.
3 非常多
5 忙于某事
7 深陷
chin-deep deep gone steeped deep-set up to eyebrows up to the eyebrows over ears up to ears up to the ears up to eyes up to the eyes
8 齐膝