knock up
(in tennis, badminton, etc) practise hitting the ball before the start of a match (网球、 羽毛球等)赛前练球. knock sb up
(a) (Brit infml 口) awaken sb by knocking on his door, etc (敲门、 窗等)叫醒某人
Would you please knock me up at 7 o'clock? 请7点钟敲门把我叫醒行吗?
(b) ( sl 讳, 俚 esp US) make (a woman) pregnant 使(女子)怀孕. knock sth up
(a) prepare or make sth quickly and without much planning 匆匆准备或做某事物
Even though they weren't expecting us, they managed to knock up a marvellous meal. 他们虽然没想到我们要来, 但还是设法匆匆做好一顿丰盛的饭.
(b) (in cricket) score (runs) (板球)得(分)
knock up a quick fifty 击球後速跑得50分.
adv. 在上面,在高处;起床,起来;向上;由低到高;
adj. 向上的;上升的;竖立的,垂直的;举起的;
vt.& vi. 增加;加速;提高;举起,拿起;
prep. 在…的上端;向高处;沿…而去;向…上游;
n. 上升,升高;兴旺,繁荣;上坡;(价格等)上涨;
🗣️ 情景例句
I know.
我知道。
My money is all gone!
我一文不名了!
Bagrit dismissed the idea that computers would learn to 'think' for themselves and would 'rule the world', which people liked to believe in those days.