elbow

英 [ˈelbəʊ]

美 [ˈelboʊ]

n.  肘; 肘部; (衣服的)肘部; (管子、烟囱等的)弯处，弯头
v.  用肘推; 用肘挤

复数：elbows　过去式：elbowed　现在分词：elbowing　过去分词：elbowed　第三人称单数：elbows　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.4155 / COCA.3512

习惯用语

n.

get the elbow
• 被排斥；被甩；被撵走
  to be told by sb that they no longer want to have a relationship with you; to be told to go away
give sb the elbow
• 排斥；甩掉；撵走
  to tell sb that you no longer want to have a relationship with them; to tell sb to go away
not know your arse from your elbow
• 愚蠢之至；屁都不懂
  to be very stupid or completely lacking in skill
more power to sb's elbow
• （表示支持或鼓励）再加把劲，加油，祝…成功
  used to express support or encouragement for sb to do sth
rub shoulders with sb
• 与某人接触（或交往）
  to meet and spend time with a famous person, socially or as part of your job

牛津词典

noun

• 肘；肘部
  the joint between the upper and lower parts of the arm where it bends in the middle
  1. She jabbed him with her elbow.
     她用胳膊肘捅他。
  2. He's fractured his elbow.
     他肘部骨折。
• （衣服的）肘部
  the part of a piece of clothing that covers the elbow
  1. The jacket was worn at the elbows.
     这件夹克衫的肘部磨破了。
• （管子、烟囱等的）弯处，弯头
  a part of a pipe, chimney , etc. where it bends at a sharp angle

verb

• 用肘推；用肘挤
  to push sb with your elbow, usually in order to get past them
  1. She elbowed me out of the way to get to the front of the line.
     她用肘部把我推开朝队伍前面挤。
  2. He elbowed his way through the crowd.
     他用手肘从人群中挤了过去。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 肘
  Yourelbowis the part of your arm where the upper and lower halves of the arm are joined.
  1. He slipped and fell, badly bruising an elbow.
     他滑倒了，一只胳膊肘严重擦伤。
• VERB 用肘推挤
  If youelbowpeopleasideorelbowyourwaysomewhere, you push people with your elbows in order to move somewhere.
  1. They also claim that the security team elbowed aside a steward...
     他们还声称保安人员将一位乘务员推搡至一边。
  2. Mr Smith elbowed me in the face...
     史密斯先生一肘撞在我脸上。
  3. Brand elbowed his way to the centre of the group of bystanders.
     布兰德挤到看热闹的人群中央。
• VERB 跻身;挤掉;排挤
  If someone or somethingelbowstheirwaysomewhere, orelbowsother people or thingsout of the way, they achieve success by being aggressive and determined.
  1. Non-state firms gradually elbow aside the inefficient state-owned ones...
     非国有企业逐渐挤掉了效率低下的国有企业。
  2. Environmental concerns will elbow their way right to the top of the agenda.
     环境问题将挤到议事日程之首。
• torub elbows with→ see:rub

英英释义

noun

• the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow
• the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint
  1. his coat had patches over the elbows
• a sharp bend in a road or river
• a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it
• hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
  Synonym:elbow jointhuman elbowcubituscubital jointarticulatio cubiti

verb

• shove one's elbow into another person's ribs
• push one's way with the elbows

双语例句

• I placed his drink on the small table at his elbow.
  我把他的饮料放在他肘边的小桌子上。
• Brand elbowed his way to the centre of the group of bystanders.
  布兰德挤到看热闹的人群中央。
• Billy Ewing grabbed him by the elbow and took him aside
  比利·尤因拉着他的胳膊肘把他带到了一边。
• It took a considerable amount of polish and elbow grease before the brass shone like new.
  经过大量的抛光和擦拭，黄铜光亮如新。
• Martin eyed the bottle at Marianne's elbow.
  马丁端详着玛丽安娜肘边的瓶子。
• The ulna forms the chief articulation at the elbow.
  尺骨是组成肘关节的主要骨骼。
• The clumsy workman put his elbow through the window and broke it.
  那笨拙的工人把肘拐伸入窗子，把它弄破了。
• I may have caught him with my elbow but it was just an accident
  也许我的胳膊肘碰到了他，但那是无意的。
• His speech was designed to give himself more political elbow room.
  他的演讲旨在给自己更多的政治空间。
• Mr Smith elbowed me in the face
  史密斯先生一肘撞在我脸上。