424 knock,knock at,knock down和knock into
① knock可用作及物动词和不及物动词,意为“敲,击,撞”。结构为:
knock sth. off掸掉(灰尘等)
knock sb. on the head击某人的头
knock oneself on sth.(自己)撞到
She knocked the dust off his coat. 她把他上衣的尘土掸掉。
He knocked the boy on the head. 他朝那个男孩头上猛击。
He knocked himself on a tree. 他撞到了一棵树上。
② knock at/on意为“敲(门、窗等)。
Who is knocking at the door?谁在敲门?
Somebody is knocking on the window. 有人在敲窗。
③ knock down意为“撞倒,打倒,击落,拆除”。
The boy was knocked down by a car. 那男孩被一辆汽车撞倒了。
They knocked down three enemy planes yesterday. 他们昨天击落了3架敌机。
提示
knock down是“及物动词+副词”构成的短语,可以说knock+名词+down或knock+down+名词,但只能说knock+代词+down。同类动词短语还有:turn down,turn on,take off,put away,throw away,break down等。
He knocked the dog down. 他把那条狗打倒了。
④ knock into sb.意为“撞到某人身上”,knock sth. into意为“把……敲进”。
If you knock into someone,you should apologize to him or her. 如果你撞到了某人身上,你应该向他或她表示道歉。
He knocked a nail into the wall. 他把一颗钉子敲进墙里。
比较
knock sb. out把某人击昏
knock sb. down把某人击倒