knot

[nɔt]

n.结, 节
vi.打结
vt.把 ... 打成结, 系牢, 捆扎
n.难题, 节(=海里/小时), 一小群

n.[C]

1. (绳等的)结; (装饰用的)花结; 蝴蝶结

He tied the two ropes together with a knot.

他打个结把两根绳子系在一起。

2. (树干的)节疤; (肌肉的)节瘤, 硬块

3. 一小群, 一小队

A knot of friends waved him good-bye.

一群朋友向他挥手告别。

4. 难题, 麻烦事; 疙瘩

He was at a loss how to cut the knot.

他不知如何才能大刀阔斧地解决这一难题。

5. (婚姻的)结合

6. 【海】节; 海里

vt.

1. 把……打结; 捆扎

Nancy knotted the shoelaces for her little sister.

南茜替她年幼的妹妹系上鞋带。

2. 使密切结合

vi.

打结

This string knots easily.

这根细绳很容易打结。

词形变化

动词过去式: knotted | 动词过去分词: knotted | 动词现在分词: knotting | 动词第三人称单数: knots |

词义辨析

同义:

n.(绳等的)结

interlacement  loop  twist  tie  plexus  slipknot  bowline  bowtie  braid  plait  intertwinement

n.(装饰用的)花结

frog  bow  rosette  aiguillette  aglet

n.一小群, 一小队

cluster  bunch  clump  throng  company  crew  group  band  gang  set  agglomeration  mass  pile  heap  aggregation  mob  swarm  gathering  assemblage

n.节, 节疤

gnarl  hump  lump  knob  knur  knurl  nurl  nub  node  nodule  snarl  bump  protuberence

n.难事, 麻烦事

perplexity  problem  dilemma  conundrum  riddle  puzzle  poser  intricacy  complexity  complication  labyrinth  maze  Gordian knot  difficulty

v.纠缠

tangle  entangle  entwine  twist  ravel  knit  entanglement

v.作花结, 打结

tie  bind  clinch  lash  leash  tether  noose  lasso

v.扭, 拗

gnarl  contort  distort  warp  bend  disfigure  deform  

同义参见:

circle  joint  connection  snarl  network  paradox  ridge  

反义:

vt.把……打结

unknot  

反义参见:

cut  

英英释义

名词 knot:

a tight cluster of people or things

any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object

a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged

something twisted and tight and swollen

同义词：gnarl

a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters

同义词：nautical mile, mile, mi, naut mi, international nautical mile, air mile

soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design

同义词：slub, burl

a sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere

同义词：greyback, grayback, Calidris canutus

动词 knot:

make into knots; make knots out of

tie or fasten into a knot

tangle or complicate

同义词：ravel, tangle

短语词组

tie in/into knots

1. 使紧张; 使困惑

The thought of undergoing a surgical operation tied me in knots.

一想到要动手术, 我就紧张起来。

补充

knotknot英:[nɔt] 美:[nɑt]n.1.结He made a knot in the rope.他在绳子上打了个结。2.一小群人A knot of people stood talking outside the door.一群人站在门外聊天。3.硬节, 节瘤A knot sometimes forms in a tired muscle.疲乏的肌肉上有时会起硬块。4.节, 海里/小时The steamer makes 20 knots an hour.这艘轮船的时速是20海里。vt. & vi.1.(使)打结, 缠结My thread has knotted.我的线打起结来了。She knotted the parcel firmly.她把那个小包扎得很紧。

例句

1. He began to struggle to work the knots free.他开始努力把结解开。 2. Push through the hole in the beads, and tie a knot at both ends.从珠孔穿出, 并在两端打结。 3. She had tied a knot in the string.她在绳中打了个结。 4. It is not a good idea to pull knots out with a comb.用梳子把缠结的头发梳开并不是个好主意。 5. an impossibly tangled knot一个令人难以置信、复杂缠绕 的结 6. In sailing ships some knots were so complicated that some trainee seamen became frantic with confusion.帆船上有一些绳结非常复杂, 以至于一些实习海员因感到困惑变得狂暴起来。 7. They travel at speeds of up to 30 knots.他们以高达30节的速度行进。 8. thirteen knot winds速度为13节的风 9. Look for knots in the planks.寻找木板中的节瘤。 10. Her hair was piled high in a fashionable knot.她的头发被高高盘成了一个时尚的发髻。 11. He grinned at the knot of fans behind him.他朝身后的一小群粉丝咧嘴一笑。 12. A painful, icy knot grew in his chest.他心中涌起了一阵痛苦而冰冷的恐惧感。 13. There was a knot of tension in his stomach.他很紧张, 心揪得紧紧的。 14. Massage can get rid of the knots in your neck.按摩能够消除你脖子上的肿块。 15. a fictional character through whom William Faulkner explored the tangled knots of these relationships威廉•福克纳借以探索这些错综复杂关系的一个虚构人物 16. I'm acquiring grey hairs at a rate of knots.我的白发正在飞速增多。 17. Len and Kate tied the knot five years ago.伦恩和凯特5年前结为伉俪。 18. The press agent tied himself in knots trying to apologise.那个新闻广告员急于道歉。 19. She knotted the ends of the rope and pulled it tight.她把绳子的两端打成结, 然后拉紧。 20. He knotted the bandanna around his neck.他把印花大围巾系在了脖子上。 21. The old dread knotted her stomach.从前那些可怕经历让她的心都揪紧了。 22. He drew back slightly, his hands knotted in her hair.他稍稍后退, 手缠绕在她的头发中。 23. I felt my stomach knot with apprehension.我很担忧, 心都揪紧了。 24. His hands were knotting and unknotting.他的双手不停地交叉又分开。 25. The different strands knotted easily.不同的绳索很容易缠结在一起。 26. He's knotting a tie.他正在打领带。 27. to knot two lines together把两条线结在一起 28. The little cat is knotting the thread into a ball.小猫把线弄成了一团儿。 29. to knot the pit of one's stomach使某人揪心 30. The little boy looks very funny when he knots his eyebrows.那个小男孩皱着眉头的样子很有趣。 31. My hair has knotted.我的头发打结了。 32. Her arm muscles have knotted with tiredness.她手臂的肌肉由于疲劳而突出出来。 33. My stomach knotted at the unexpected news.听到这一意外的消息，我的心都揪紧了。 34. you need to master two knots, the clove hitch and the sheet bend.你需要掌握两种打结的方法，卷结和接索结。 35. the knot of tension at the back of her neck.她颈后的紧缩感。 36. the little knot of people clustered around the doorway.聚集在门口的一小群人。 37. some days the vessel logged 12 knots.有些天，船以12节的速度行驶。 38. the scarves were knotted loosely around their throats.头巾松松地系在他们的脖子上。 39. they tied themselves in knots over what to call the country.他们很困惑不知如何称呼该国。 40. to tie/untie a knot打╱解开结子 41. She tied the rope in a knot.她把绳子打结系牢。 42. He made/tied a knot in the rope.他在绳子上打/捆了个结。 43. untie a knot打开结 44. loosen/tighten a knot把结松开/拉紧 45. The electrical cord was tangled in knots.这些电线绞成了一团。 46. She tried to untangle the knots [=tangles] in the child's hair.她努力把孩子缠成结的头发解开。 47. The project has been tied up in political and legal knots for years. [=nothing has happened with the project for years because of political and legal problems]由于陷入政治和法律的纠葛，这个项目多年来一直处于停顿状态。 48. a knot in a muscle肌肉痉挛 49. massaging the knots out of my back通过按摩除去我背部的痛感 50. I was so nervous that my stomach was in knots. [=I had an unpleasant and tight feeling in my stomach]我紧张得胃都痉挛了。 51. a board full of knots布满节疤的木板 52. She pulled her hair into a knot [=bun] at the back of her neck.她把头发在脖子后面梳成一个圆髻。 53. A knot [=cluster] of people blocked the door.一堆人堵在门口。 54. Wind is from the north at 12 knots.风以12节的速度从北面吹来。 55. sailing at six knots以六节的速度航行 56. When are you two going to tie the knot?你俩什么时候结婚呀？ 57. The mayor tied himself in knots answering a touchy political question. [=he answered it in a confused or unclear way]市长在回答一个敏感的政治问题时把自己给套进去了。 58. I don't know why they're tying themselves in knots over such a trivial problem.我不明白他们为什么会为这点小事纠结。 59. He knotted his tie so that both ends would be the same length.他打好领带，让两端一样长。 60. knot a string/rope把线/绳子打个结 61. knot the threads together.把线打结连起来。 62. She knotted a sweater around her shoulders. [=tied the sleeves of the sweater together around her shoulders]她把毛衣披在肩上，两个袖子在胸前打成结。 63. My stomach knotted [=tensed] up as I waited for the interview.我在等待面试的时候紧张得胃都痉挛了。 64. He scored a goal that knotted [=tied] the score at 3 all.他射门得分，使比分变成3：3平。