knock back

英 [ˈnɒk bæk]

美 [ˈnɑːk bæk]

快速喝掉，豪饮（尤指酒）; 阻止，妨碍

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 快速喝掉，豪饮（尤指酒）
  If youknock backa drink, especially an alcoholic one, you drink it quickly, and often in large amounts.
  1. He was knocking back his 10th gin and tonic of the day...
     他正在大口喝着今天的第10杯加奎宁水的杜松子酒。
  2. She poured some vodka into a glass and knocked it back in two swallows.
     她往玻璃杯里倒了一些伏特加酒，两口就喝完了。
• PHRASAL VERB 阻止，妨碍
  If an event, situation, or personknocksyouback, they prevent you from progressing or achieving something.
  1. It seemed as though every time we got rolling something came along to knock us back...
     每当我们开始着手行动的时候，好像都会出点什么事来拖我们后腿。
  2. That really knocked back any hope for further peace negotiations.
     那的确一度使进一步的和平谈判成为泡影。

英英释义

verb

• cost a certain amount
  1. My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000
  Synonym:set backput back

双语例句

• If something is reading too much, knock it back by adding in darker values.
  如果某些地方太突出了，通过加深再把它推回去。
• How much did that new watch knock you back?
  那只新表花费了你多少钱？
• Tottenham are likely to knock back all bids but reports claim Chelsea could throw in Shaun Wright-Phillips and Glen Johnson in the hope Spurs will agree to a move.
  托特纳姆看起来会回绝所有报价，但是有媒体报道说切尔西可能用小赖特和格伦约翰逊来让热刺同意转会。
• Children also knock a bucket while riding bikes and adults knock a bucket on horse back.
  孩子们有时骑在单车上敲击木桶；成年人则驾着高头大马击碎木桶。
• Networks of hijacked computers have previously been used to knock a website offline, with botnet operators sometimes demanding a ransom to bring it back, or to collect large numbers of credit card details.
  以往，由被劫持的电脑构成的网络被用于攻击某个网站，使其瘫痪（僵尸网络的运行者有时要求得到一笔赎金，作为放过该网站的条件），或者收集大量信用卡资料。
• "If you really love each other as much as we do, you want to knock those walls down and get back to the place where you enjoy being with each other and making music together," says Key.
  如果你们能如我们这般爱护着彼此，那么你就会迫切希望摧毁那些挡在你们面前的墙壁，让一切回到那个开心快乐的原点，那个可以一起无忧无虑做自己音乐的地方。
• Essien's arrival in west London ends the summer's longest-running transfer saga, which has seen the French club knock back bid after bid for the midfielder.
  埃辛的到达结束了夏季漫长的转会风波，在这个故事中，法国俱乐部多次回绝了出价。
• I had to knock the branches back to reach the hut.
  我得把树枝推开后才能到达棚屋。
• She poured some vodka into a glass and knocked it back in two swallows.
  她往玻璃杯里倒了一些伏特加酒，两口就喝完了。
• I like to knock back a few beers after work.
  下班后，我喜欢喝几瓶啤酒。