knock up
英 [ˈnɒk ʌp]
美 [ˈnɑːk ʌp]
敲门唤醒; 匆匆准备或做某事
柯林斯词典
- PHRASAL VERB 草草做成(或建成);匆匆拼凑成
If youknocksomethingup, you make it or build it very quickly, using whatever materials are available.- Could you possibly knock me up some scrambled eggs?...
你能尽快给我弄个炒鸡蛋吗? - Any water-skiing enthusiast can knock up a pair of skis in a few hours.
任何一个滑水爱好者都能在几小时内做成一副滑水橇。
- Could you possibly knock me up some scrambled eggs?...
- PHRASAL VERB 敲门唤醒
If youknocksomeoneup, you knock on the door of their bedroom or of their house in the night or in the morning in order to wake them up.- He went to knock Rob up at 4.30am.
他凌晨4:30去敲门唤醒罗布。
- He went to knock Rob up at 4.30am.
- PHRASAL VERB 使怀孕
If a womanis knocked upby a man, she is made pregnant by him.- When I got knocked up, the whole town knew it.
我怀孕时,整个镇子都知道了。
- When I got knocked up, the whole town knew it.
英英释义
verb
- make pregnant
- He impregnated his wife again