knob

pronunciation

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  • n.
    球形把手
    (收音机等的)旋钮
    小块
    疙瘩
  • v.
    鼓起
    使有球形突出物
    给(门等)装球形把手

Word Origin

knob 门把手,旋扭,疙瘩

来自中古英语knobbe,来自Proto-Germanic*kunppo,泥块,木块,来自PIE*gen,压,捏,成团,词源同knead.引申词义门把手,旋扭,疙瘩等。

Example

1. As he turned the knob , the sound diminished .
他一转旋钮,声音就变小了。
2. She stood in the doorway and turned the knob .
她站在门廊上,扭动把手。
3. The blade was carted off , the turbine torn down . A cellphone tower now adorns grandpa 's knob .
那片掉落的叶片也被运走,涡轮机也被拆除,一座手机通讯站如今矗立在爷爷圆丘上。
4. There 's some design thought gone into this app - when you hit the radio knob a little analogue tuner comes on screen accompanied by tuning noise , and you can opt to shake your iphone a certain number of times to stop the alarm .
这款应用程序还融入了一些设计理念当你点击广播按钮时,一个小的模拟调谐器出现在屏幕上,伴随着的还有调谐的噪音;你还可以选择把你的iphone摇动若干下来停止闹铃。
5. If you twist the knob to focus the blue image , the red one will drift slightly out of focus .
如果你转动旋钮,目光集中在蓝色的图像上,红色的图像会轻轻漂出视线。

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