knuckle

knuckle

英 ['nʌk(ə)l]
　　美 ['nʌkl]

n. 關節；指關節；指節；膝關節；肘
　　vi. 開始認真工作
　　vt. 用指關節敲打

中文詞源：

knuckle 指節

來自Proto-Germanic*knuk,骨頭，-le,小詞後綴。引申詞義指節，銅指手套（一種過去的武器）。

例句：

1. The United States, he said, did not knuckle under to demands.
他說，美國不會屈從於他人的要求。

2. David Seaman was back in the Arsenal goal after breaking a knuckle.
戴維·西曼在一個指關節骨折後又回到阿森納隊的球門前。

3. It is arguable whether the rebels will knuckle under.
還不能確定反叛者是否會投降。

4. The only thing to do was knuckle down and get on with some serious hard work.
唯一能做的就是開始努力工作，好好幹出點兒成績來。

5. He managed to knuckle down to his lessons long enough to pass his examination.
他在離考試還有足夠長時間的時候就開始認真學習，從而通過瞭考試。