knot

1. N-COUNT If you tie a knot in a piece of string, rope, cloth, or other material, you pass one end or part of it through a loop and pull it tight. 结

One lace had broken and been tied in a knot. 一根带子已经断了，被打成一个结。

2. V-T If you knot a piece of string, rope, cloth, or other material, you pass one end or part of it through a loop and pull it tight. 把…打成结

He knotted the laces securely together. 他把带子牢牢地系在一起。

He knotted the bandanna around his neck. 他把印花大围巾系在他的脖子上。

3. N a tangle, as in hair or string (头发或丝弦上的)结

4. N-COUNT If you feel a knot in your stomach, you get an uncomfortable tight feeling in your stomach, usually because you are afraid or excited. 痉挛

There was a knot of tension in his stomach. 他心里一阵紧张。

5. V-T/V-I If your stomach knots or if something knots it, it feels tight because you are afraid or excited. 使 (心) 揪紧; 揪紧

I felt my stomach knot with apprehension. 我感到心里因为担心而揪紧。

6. V-I If part of your face or your muscles knot, they become tense, usually because you are worried or angry. (脸部或肌肉) 紧皱

His forehead knotted in a frown. 他的眉头紧皱。

7. N-COUNT A knot in a piece of wood is a small hard area where a branch grew. 节疤

A carpenter often rejects half his wood because of knots or cracks. 木匠常常因为有节疤或裂缝而把一半的木材都扔掉。

8. N-COUNT A knot is a unit of speed. The speed of ships, aircraft, and wind is measured in knots. 节 (航速和风速单位)

They travel at speeds of up to 30 knots. 他们以高达30节的航速行进。

9. N a small northern sandpiper, Calidris canutus, with a short bill and grey plumage 矶鹞