首页英语词典knowknow英英释意

know

英[nəʊ] 美[no]
  • vt. 知道;认识;懂得
  • vi. 了解;熟悉;确信

英英释意


1. be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about;
"I know that the President lied to the people"
"I want to know who is winning the game!"
"I know it's time"
2. know how to do or perform something;
"She knows how to knit"
"Does your husband know how to cook?"
3. be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt;
"I know that I left the key on the table"
"Galileo knew that the earth moves around the sun"
4. be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object;
"She doesn't know this composer"
"Do you know my sister?"
"We know this movie"
"I know him under a different name"
"This flower is known as a Peruvian Lily"
5. have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations;
"I know the feeling!"
"have you ever known hunger?"
"I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"
"The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"
"I lived through two divorces"
6. accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority;
"The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"
"We do not recognize your gods"
7. have fixed in the mind;
"I know Latin"
"This student knows her irregular verbs"
"Do you know the poem well enough to recite it?"
8. have sexual intercourse with;
"This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"
"Adam knew Eve"
"Were you ever intimate with this man?"
9. know the nature or character of;
"we all knew her as a big show-off"
10. be able to distinguish, recognize as being different;
"The child knows right from wrong"
11. perceive as familiar;
"I know this voice!"