knockout

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈnɒk.aʊt/    美 /ˈnɑk.oʊt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of making one unconscious, or at least unable to come back on one's feet within a certain period of time; a TKO.
    — The boxer scored a knockout on his opponent.
  2. The deactivation of anything.
    — Pull the plug on a node to see how the network handles a node knockout.
  3. Something wildly popular, entertaining, or funny. informal
    — If you've ever had a sack race, you know it's a real knockout for kids and adults alike.
  4. A very attractive person, especially a beautiful woman. informal
    — “There’s a girl wants to see you. Her name’s Wonderly.” “A customer?” “I guess so. You’ll want to see her anyway: she’s a knockout.”
  5. A partially punched opening meant for optional later removal.
    — They left a knockout in the panel for running extra wires someday.
  6. The deactivation of a particular gene.
  7. A creature engineered with a particular gene deactivated.
  8. An event where a foreground color causes a background color not to print.
  9. A tournament in which a team or player must beat the opponent in order to progress to the next round.
    — the knockout stages of the competition
  10. A simple game for two or more players, derived from basketball. uncountable
  11. A woman in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. US,capitalized
  12. Ellipsis of knockout auction. abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis
形容词 adj.
  1. Rendering someone unconscious. not-comparable
    — He delivered a knockout blow.
  2. Amazing; gorgeous; beautiful. not-comparable
    — You should have seen her knockout eyes.
  3. Designating an organism in which a particular gene has been removed or deactivated. not-comparable
    — The result is a so-called knockout mouse, reared with a single gene silenced, the better to reveal that gene's true purpose.
  4. Causing elimination from a competition. not-comparable
    — Rodolph Austin delivered the knockout blow from close range 20 minutes from time, after Aidan White had given Leeds a dream start after four minutes.

词形变化

knockouts plural knock-out alternative knock-out alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
knockout auction knockout drop knockout game knockout merchant knockout mouse knockout rat knockout stage knockout whist
相关词
knock one's socks off knock out technical knockout TKO

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English knock outdeverb.
English knockout
Deverbal from knock out.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English knock outdeverb.
English knockout
Deverbal from knock out.
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