| 词汇 | knock around |
| 释义 | knock around [phrasal verb] informal also British knock about 1 a knock around/about (a place) or knock around/about : to spend time in (a place) without having a goal or purpose : to wander around (a place)漫游（某地） He spent the summer knocking around (in) Europe.他整个夏天都在欧洲各地漫游。 b knock around/about with (someone) British : to spend time with (another person)与…待在一起 She was knocking around [=hanging around] with her brother.她当时跟弟弟待在一起。 2 a : to be considered or discussed in an informal way over a period of time（在一段时间里）被考虑，被讨论 These ideas have been knocking around [=kicking around] for years.这些观点多年来一直在讨论。 b knock around (something) or knock (something) around : to consider or talk about (ideas, plans, etc.) in an informal way非正式地考虑或谈论（想法、计划等） We knocked the plan around for a while before we came to an agreement.在达成一致意见之前，我们商讨了一下这个计划。 They knocked around several possible names for the new car.他们给这辆新车想出了几个可供选择的名字。 3 knock (someone) around/about : to beat or hit (someone) badly or repeatedly用力击打；多次击打 The boy was getting knocked around by bullies.这个男孩当时正被几个恶棍拳打脚踢。 — often used figuratively常用作比喻 I really got knocked around at the last staff meeting.上次员工大会上，我受到了猛烈的抨击。 4 chiefly British : to be lying somewhere within a general area or place在某个地方；在某处 That jacket is knocking about/around here somewhere.夹克就在这里的某个地方。 knock |
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