knocking
US /ˈnɑkɪŋ/
UK /ˈnɒkɪŋ/
名詞
敲擊聲, 敲門聲
the action or sound of striking something, especially a door, to attract attention
範例:
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There was a loud knocking at the door.
門外傳來一陣響亮的敲門聲。
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The constant knocking on the pipes was annoying.
管道上持續不斷的敲擊聲很煩人。
形容詞
批評的, 挑剔的
criticizing or finding fault with something or someone
範例:
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He's always knocking other people's ideas.
他總是貶低別人的想法。
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There's no point in knocking the new policy before we've even tried it.
在我們嘗試新政策之前，批評它是沒有意義的。