knot
noun
verb
nɒt noun
1
STRING/ROPE ETC
线/绳等
a. a part where one or more pieces of string, rope, cloth etc have been tied or twisted together 〔线、绳、布等打成的〕结
2 b. a part where hair, a thread etc has become accidentally twisted together 绞成乱团的头发 (线等 )
I can’t get the knots out of my hair.
我没法把绞乱的头发梳理开。
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There’s a knot in my shoelace.
我的鞋带缠在一起了。
3
HAIR STYLE
发式
a hair style in which your hair is arranged in a tight round shape on top of your head 发髻,圆髻
4
WOOD
木材
a hard round place in a piece of wood where a branch once joined the tree 〔木材上枝与干分离处的〕节,节疤
5
SHIP’S SPEED
船的速度
a unit for measuring the speed of ships and aircraft, equal to about 1853 metres per hour 节〔约为 1853 米/小时,船和飞机的速度单位〕
6
PEOPLE
人们
a small group of people standing close together 〔站在一起的〕一小群人
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Knots of delegates stood around outside the conference centre.
代表团成员三三两两站在会议中心外。
7
FEELING
感觉
a tight uncomfortable feeling caused by a strong emotion such as fear or anger 〔因恐惧或气愤等强烈感情引起的〕紧缩(感),痉挛
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a knot of anxiety in her stomach
她因焦虑而引起的心窝紧揪
Her stomach was in knots .
她的心揪得紧紧的。
8
HARD MASS
硬块
a tight painful place in a muscle 〔肌肉上的〕硬结,隆起物
verb
9 to tie together two ends or pieces of string, rope, cloth etc 使打结,使缠结 T
A pretty scarf was loosely knotted around her neck.
一条漂亮的围巾松松地系在她的颈部。
10 if hair, a thread etc knots, it becomes twisted together 〔头发、线等〕绞缠 I
11 if a muscle or other part of your body knots, or is knotted, it feels tight and uncomfortable (使)〔肌肉〕暴突,(使)〔身体某部分〕紧揪 I,T
Fear and anxiety knotted her stomach.
恐惧和焦虑让她的心揪得紧紧的。