knockout

英 [ˈnɒkaʊt]

美 [ˈnɑːkaʊt]

n.  击败对手的一击; 击倒对手获胜; 引人注目(或给人留下深刻印象)的人(或物)
adj.  淘汰赛的; 淘汰的; 击败对手的

复数：knockouts　

Collins.1 / BNC.16321 / COCA.13687

牛津词典

noun

• 击败对手的一击；击倒对手获胜
  a blow that makes an opponent fall to the ground and be unable to get up, so that he or she loses the fight
• 引人注目（或给人留下深刻印象）的人（或物）
  a person or thing that is very attractive or impressive

adj.

• 淘汰赛的；淘汰的
  a knockout competition is one in which the winning player/team at each stage competes in the next stage and the losing one no longer takes part in the competition
  1. the knockout stages of the tournament
     锦标赛的淘汰赛阶段
• 击败对手的
  a knockout blow is one that hits sb so hard that they can no longer get up

柯林斯词典

• （拳击比赛中）击倒对手获胜
  In boxing, aknockoutis a situation in which a boxer wins the fight by making his opponent fall to the ground and be unable to stand up before the referee has counted to ten.
• ADJ 毁灭性的
  Aknockoutblow is an action or event that completely defeats an opponent.
  1. He delivered a knockout blow to all of his rivals.
     他给所有对手以致命一击。
• ADJ （比赛）淘汰制的
  Aknockoutcompetition is one in which the players or teams that win continue playing until there is only one winner left.
  1. ...the European Cup, a knockout competition between the top teams in Europe.
     欧洲杯足球赛，一场欧洲顶级强队间的淘汰赛

in AM, use 美国英语用 elimination


• N-SING 迷人（或给人深刻印象）的人（或物）
  If you describe someone or something asa knockout, you think that they are extremely attractive or impressive.
  1. She was a knockout in navy and scarlet...
     她身着藏青色和鲜红色相间的衣服，十分迷人。
  2. The first story is a knockout.
     第一个故事让人印象深刻。

英英释义

noun

• a blow that renders the opponent unconscious
  Synonym:KOkayo
• a very attractive or seductive looking woman
  Synonym:smasherstunnerbeautyravishersweetheartpeachlululookermantrapdish

adj

• very strong or vigorous
  1. strong winds
  2. a hard left to the chin
  3. a knockout punch
  4. a severe blow
  Synonym:hardsevere

双语例句

• Gene knockout mice are often used to study genic functions.
  基因敲除技术是研究基因功能的常用方法。
• He delivered a knockout blow to all of his rivals.
  他给所有对手以致命一击。
• A knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue.
  由判定一个拳击选手不能继续的裁判决定的技术击倒。
• Whoever gets a knockout or a checkmate first wins-it's the ultimate combination of brain and brawn!
  第一个击败对方或者将死对方的人获胜&这个脑力和肌肉的终极结合。
• Good. I'd hate to break a sweat just for a first-round knockout.
  很好，我可不喜欢在第一回合就打倒对手，而只流了点汗。
• This paper introduced the principle, the targeting strategies, the screening mechanism and the commonly method in animals, plants and micro-organisms of gene knockout.
  本文简述了基因敲除技术的基本原理、打靶策略、筛选机制，在动植物和微生物中常用的基因敲除方法以及基因敲除的应用。
• Bob's girlfriend is a knockout!
  鲍伯的女朋友真是个绝色佳人。
• He married a real knockout, one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen!
  他娶了个大美人。我还没见过有比她更漂亮的女人！
• At this knockout stage of the competition there's little room for mistakes.
  淘汰赛阶段，没有犯错的空间。
• Knockout mice are used for general research and for the development of new treatments.
  敲除小鼠被用于普通研究和新疗法的开发。