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knot

/not/US // nɒt //UK // (nɒt) //

打结,绳结,疙瘩,结

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    • : an interlacing, twining, looping, etc., of a cord, rope, or the like, drawn tight into a knob or lump, for fastening, binding, or connecting two cords together or a cord to something else.
    • : a piece of ribbon or similar material tied or folded upon itself and used or worn as an ornament.
    • : a group or cluster of persons or things: a knot of spectators.
    • : the hard, cross-grained mass of wood at the place where a branch joins the trunk of a tree.
    • : a part of this mass showing in a piece of lumber, wood panel, etc.
    • : Anatomy, Zoology. a protuberance or swelling on or in a part or process, as in a muscle.
    • : a protuberance in the tissue of a plant; an excrescence on a stem, branch, or root; a node or joint in a stem, especially when of swollen form.
    • : any of various fungal diseases of trees characterized by the formation of an excrescence, knob, or gnarl.
    • : an involved, intricate, or difficult matter; complicated problem.
    • : Nautical. a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile or about 1.15 statute miles per hour.a unit of 47 feet 3 inches on a log line, marked off by knots.a nautical mile.
    • : a bond or tie: the knot of matrimony.
    • : Also called joint, node. Mathematics. in interpolation, one of the points at which the values of a function are assigned.
v.有主动词 verb
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    knot·ted, knot·ting.

    • : to tie in a knot; form a knot in.
    • : to secure or fasten by a knot.
    • : to form protuberances, bosses, or knobs in; make knotty.
v.无主动词 verb
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    knot·ted, knot·ting.

    • : to become tied or tangled in a knot.
    • : to form knots or joints.

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Examples

  • Cotton and leather boot laces are simply no match for paracord’s breaking strength, high knot strength, or durability, then or now.

  • If such a fluid existed, then no matter what changes a vortex or group of linked vortices in the fluid went through, the number of links and knots would add up to the same number.

  • Vortex helicity has long been defined as the total number of links and knots in a vortex or in a connected group of vortices.

  • In the season 7 finale, George and Susan were finally tying the knot and George’s wallet was taking a beating.

  • The rules predict only the relative strength of each knot — that is, whether one knot is stronger than another.

  • There is something irrevocable-feeling about couples tying the knot on the steps of the county courthouse.

  • Every day before leaving home, Sara stands before the mirror and tightens the knot on her scarf.

  • The most famous people in the world tied the knot secretly over the weekend.

  • The moment he was finally able to loop a knot by himself was a milestone, his first step to becoming a man.

  • Star-studded guests arrived in fancy cars, and music and cheers rose above the castle walls as Kimye tied the knot.

  • At the head they insert a bamboo knot, with its point well sharpened into two edges.

  • This is called the "Investiture of the Top-knot," and is always attended by solemn ceremonies.

  • In accordance with that statement, he had decided that on the next day his son should be formally "invested" with the top-knot.

  • He went down the road, collected his little knot of listeners, and began the Song of the Girl.

  • I asked sharply, and MacRae flung the same query over one shoulder as he fumbled at the tight-drawn latigo-knot.