(informal)very quickly; almost instantaneously(非正式)极快地,立刻
(that) one could cut with a knife
(of an accent or atmosphere) very obvious(口音,气氛)非常明显的
get (或 stick) the knife into (或 in) someone
(informal)do something hostile or aggressive to someone(非正式)加害某人,跟某人过不去
go (或 be) under the knife
(informal)have surgery(非正式)做手术
the knives are out for someone
(informal)there is open hostility (towards someone)(非正式)(对某人)剑拔弩张
like a hot knife through butter
very easily; without any resistance or difficulty轻而易举;势如破竹
twist (或 turn) the knife (in the wound)
deliberately make someone's sufferings worse故意让人更加痛苦,揭人疮疤
under the knife【非正式用语】
Undergoing surgery.进行外科手术
英语四级真题
If we ask Americans why they eat with knives and forks, or why their men wear pants instead of skirts, or why they may be married to only one person at a time, we are likely to get similar and very uninformative answers: "Because it's right.
出自-2013年12月听力原文
英语六级真题
They cut it themselves into very thin slices with a long flat knife.
2018年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section A
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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A knife is a tool for cutting or a weapon and consists of a flat piece of metal with a sharp edge on the end of a handle.
If a lot of people want something unpleasant to happen to someone, for example if they want them to lose their job, you can say that the knives are out for that person.
If you twist the knife or if you turn the knife in someone's wound, you do or say something to make an unpleasant situation they are in even more unpleasant.