knot /nɒt/ CET4 TEM4 ( knotting, knotted, knots )

• 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

  例：

  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

  例：

  He knotted the laces securely together.

  他把带子牢牢地系在一起。

  例：

  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

  例：

  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

  例：

  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

  例：

  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

  例：

  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)

  例：

  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