to knock around
01
多次击打, 殴打
to strike someone or something multiple times
Transitive: to knock around sb/sth
语法信息
形态构成
短语
动作动词
规则
可分离
小品词
around
基本动词
knock
现在时
knock around
第三人称单数
knocks around
现在分词
knocking around
一般过去时
knocked around
过去分词
knocked around
例子
The boxer is knocking around his opponent with heavy punches.
拳击手正在用重拳击打他的对手。
1.1
粗暴对待, 不尊重地对待
to treat someone or something in a careless, rough, or disrespectful manner
Transitive: to knock around sb/sth
例子
The company is knocking around its employees, expecting them to work long hours for little pay.
公司粗暴对待其员工，期望他们长时间工作却只支付很少的薪水。
02
闲逛, 漫游
to spend time or travel without a clear plan or direction
Transitive: to knock around a place
例子
He's a seasoned wanderer who has been knocking around the globe for over two decades.
他是一个经验丰富的流浪者，已经在全球漫游了二十多年。
03
混在一起, 共度时光
to spend a considerable amount of time with someone, often implying close companionship or romantic involvement
Intransitive
例子
The two have been knocking around since they met at university, forming an unbreakable bond.
两人自从在大学相遇后就混在一起，形成了牢不可破的纽带。
04
在附近某处, 到处游荡
to be somewhere nearby, but the exact location is unknown
Dialect
British
BritishIntransitive: to knock around somewhere
例子
My keys must be knocking around here somewhere. I just can't seem to find them.
我的钥匙一定在附近的某个地方。我就是找不到它们。
05
随意讨论, 思考想法
to casually discuss or think about ideas, plans, or possibilities
Transitive: to knock around an idea or plan
例子
I knocked some potential solutions around to the problem with my friend, but we didn't come up with anything definitive.
我和朋友讨论了一些问题的潜在解决方案，但没有得出任何明确的结论。
06
被讨论, 被反复考虑
(of ideas, plans, etc.) to be casually discussed or brainstormed over a period of time
Intransitive: to knock around | to knock around sometime
例子
These ideas have been knocking around for years, but no one has taken any concrete action yet.
这些想法已经被讨论多年，但至今没有人采取任何具体行动。
