中文翻译与英英解释

n.
(pl. knives )
1.小刀；餐刀；菜刀。
2.〔诗〕短刀，匕首。
3.【机械工程】(切断器的)刃部；(机器上的)刀具[刀片]。
4.〔 the knife〕 【外】手术刀。
短语和例子
a folding knife折刀。 a knife and fork (吃西餐用的)一副刀叉。 a pocket knife(可折合的)小刀。 a table knife餐刀。 before you can [could] say knife〔口语〕说时迟那时快；一眨眼；突然。 cut like a knife(风等)冷得刺骨。 get [have] a [one's] knife into sb. 对某人报复，猛烈攻击某人，同某人过不去。 go [pass] under the knife〔口语〕动外科手术，开刀。 have a horror of the knife 怕动外科手术。 play a good knife and fork 吃得津津有味；饱餐一顿。 sharpen one's knife for sb. 准备惩罚[攻击]某人。 That one could cut it with a knife…十分明显的，非常压抑的。 under the knife 〔口语〕动外科手术。 war to the knife 血战，鏖战。
vt.
1.拿小刀切；拿尖刀戳。
2.〔口语〕秘密打击，用阴险手段击败，背叛。
3.刀切似地穿过。
4.用括刀涂(颜料等)。
vi.
(刀似地)劈开，穿过。

edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle

a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point

any long thin projection that is transient; "tongues of flame licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark"
同义词：tongue,

use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death"
同义词：stab,

A knife (plural knives) is a cutting tool with an exposed cutting edge or blade, hand-held or otherwise, with or without a handle. Knife-like tools were used at least two-and-a-half million years ago, as evidenced by the Oldowan tools.

例句与用法

The handle of his hunting knife was neatly carved .
猎刀柄雕工精美。

On the top of the gallows is fixed the knife .
绞架顶上装着一把刀。

She put a knife between his ribs .
她举起一把刀子刺进了他的肋骨间。

The knife gleamed wickedly in the moonlight .
那把刀在月光下闪着凶光。

A terrible pain knifed his body .
一阵剧痛像刀割似地穿过他的身体。

The thief was clasping a knife in his left hand .
盗贼左手握着一把刀。

In the other hand he had our kitchen knife .
他另一支手拿着我们的菜刀。

Put down that knife before you hurt somebody !
把那刀子放下，以免伤人！

You are welcome to the loan of my knife .
你可随意借用我的小刀。

She told him the knives weren't sharp .
她告诉他，这些刀都太钝。