(TTS發音) 1. knock to the floor or ground擊倒；擊敗
He knocked his opponent down. 他擊敗了對手。
With one blow he knocked his assailant down. 他一拳就把襲擊他的人打倒在地。
2. strike and cause to fall撞倒
The girl was knocked down by a lorry as she ran across the road. 這女孩在跑過馬路時被卡車撞倒了。
He was knocked down by a car and was rushed to the hospital. 他被汽車撞倒後，隨即被送進醫院。
3. signify the sale of an article at auction by a blow of the hammer 拍賣時擊槌以示賣出
The picture was knocked down to me for ＄ 20 at an auction. 這幅畫在拍賣中以20美元賣給了我。
The auctioneer knocked the bureau down to a furniture dealer from York. 拍賣人把那張寫字台賣給約克的一個家俱商。
A mahogany table was knocked down for five pounds. 一張桃花心木桌以5英鎊的價錢賣出去了。
4. compel sb. to lower the price of 迫使減價；壓價
He asked ＄500 for his car， but I managed to knock him down by 10percent. 他出價 500美元賣他的車子，但我竭力使他減價10％。
The price was knocked down to ￡5. 價格降低到了5鎊。
The storekeeper decided to knock down his remaining winter stock. 店主決定將剩餘的冬季存貨減價出售。
5. take apart in handling or transportation拆散；拆零（以便裝運）
London Bridge was knocked down stone by stone and rebuilt in the middle of a desert in the United States. 倫敦大橋被一塊石頭一塊石頭地拆除了，重新安裝在美國的一片沙漠中心。
We knocked down the bookcase and packed them in the car. 我們將書櫥拆散裝進汽車。
6. tear down； demolish拆毀；拆除
These old houses will be knocked down to make room for a stadium. 這些舊房子將被拆除，以騰出地方來造一座體育館。
We are going to knock down those old buildings. 我們不久就要拆除那些舊建築物。
7. embezzle money from one's employer盜用雇主之錢
He knocked down plenty of the cash without being caught. 他盜用了不少現金，未被發覺。
8. receive，as a salary or a scholastic grade； earn掙得（薪金）；獲得（分數）
He knocks down about ＄12，000 a year. 他一年大約賺1萬2千美元。
9. call upon要求
The chairman knocked her down for a song. 主席要求她唱一支歌。
10. cause（a sailing vessel） to heel，as by a gust of wind，to such a degree that it cannot right itself （風）使船傾斜
Lower the sail or the boat will be knocked down. 把帆放下來，否則船會被風吹翻的。
