knock up

英 [ˈnɒk ʌp]

美 [ˈnɑːk ʌp]

敲门唤醒; 匆匆准备或做某事

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 草草做成（或建成）；匆匆拼凑成
  If youknocksomethingup, you make it or build it very quickly, using whatever materials are available.
  1. Could you possibly knock me up some scrambled eggs?...
     你能尽快给我弄个炒鸡蛋吗？
  2. Any water-skiing enthusiast can knock up a pair of skis in a few hours.
     任何一个滑水爱好者都能在几小时内做成一副滑水橇。
• PHRASAL VERB 敲门唤醒
  If youknocksomeoneup, you knock on the door of their bedroom or of their house in the night or in the morning in order to wake them up.
  1. He went to knock Rob up at 4.30am.
     他凌晨4:30去敲门唤醒罗布。
• PHRASAL VERB 使怀孕
  If a womanis knocked upby a man, she is made pregnant by him.
  1. When I got knocked up, the whole town knew it.
     我怀孕时，整个镇子都知道了。

英英释义

verb

• make pregnant
  1. He impregnated his wife again
  Synonym:impregnatebang upprang up

双语例句

• The players have a couple of minutes to knock up before the match starts.
  开赛前运动员有几分钟练球。
• When I got knocked up, the whole town knew it.
  我怀孕时，整个镇子都知道了。
• He sent his son to knock up a drug store and get some medicine.
  他让他儿子去敲开一家药店的门，买一点药。
• Any water-skiing enthusiast can knock up a pair of skis in a few hours.
  任何一个滑水爱好者都能在几小时内做成一副滑水橇。
• We'd like to employ you on this newspaper, but the person we appoint must be able to knock up copy-can you do that?
  我们想雇你为这个报纸工作，不过我们所任作的人要能够准备付印的稿件&你能干得了这件事吗？
• Knock up a bed out of some old pieces of wood
  用几块旧木头拼凑成一张床
• I knock up against an old friend.
  我偶然遇见一个老朋友。
• He went to knock Rob up at 4.30am.
  他凌晨4:30去敲门唤醒罗布。
• They decided to knock up a table tennis match.
  他们决定赶快安排一场乒乓球比赛。
• Even though they weren't expecting us, they managed to knock up a marvellous meal.
  他们虽然没想到我们要来，但还是设法匆匆做了一顿丰盛的饭。