kneel

英 [niːl]

美 [niːl]

v.  跪; 跪着; 跪下

过去式：knelt　现在分词：kneeling　第三人称单数：kneels　过去分词：knelt　

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短语动词

牛津词典

verb

• 跪；跪着；跪下
  to be in or move into a position where your body is supported on your knee or knees
  1. a kneeling figure
     跪着的人影
  2. We knelt (down) on the ground to examine the tracks.
     我们跪在地上察看足迹。

柯林斯词典

The forms kneeled and knelt can both be used for the past tense and past participle.kneeled 和 knelt均可用作过去式和过去分词。


• VERB 跪下；跪着
  When youkneel, you bend your legs so that your knees are touching the ground.
  1. She knelt by the bed and prayed...
     她跪在床边祈祷。
  2. Other people were kneeling, but she just sat.
     其他人跪着，而她只是坐着。
  3. ...a kneeling position.
     跪着的姿势
  4. Kneel downmeans the same askneel.
     kneel down 同 kneel
  5. She kneeled down beside him.
     她在他旁边跪下。

英英释义

noun

• supporting yourself on your knees
  Synonym:kneeling

verb

• rest one's weight on one's knees
  1. In church you have to kneel during parts of the service

双语例句

• Every morning before meditation, I kneel in the temple and talk for a few minutes to God.
  每天清晨禅坐前，我跪在寺院里，对神说几分钟的话。
• I kneel only to god, but I can't see him here.
  我只向上帝下跪，不过我没有在这看见他。
• Out of reflex he wanted to kneel and express his thanks.
  他条件反射地要跪下来表示感谢。
• Kneel before your new king.
  在你们的新国王面前跪下。
• I kneel only to God.
  我只向上帝下跪。
• You wouldn't kneel down to pray for your mother on her deathbed when she asked you.
  你母亲弥留之际，要你跪下来为她祷告，你却拒绝了。
• She knelt by the bed and prayed
  她跪在床边祈祷。
• What have you done, what have you done, that you should kneel to us!
  你做过什么？你做过什么？为什么要向我们跪下？
• I was stunned to see my husband kneel on the pillow and hold out the little box.
  看见丈夫跪在垫子上并举起一个小盒子，我惊呆了。
• How dare they not kneel to us?
  他们好大胆竟不向我们下跪？