knot
noun [ C ] uk/nɒt/ us/nɑːt/
(FASTENING)
C2 （绳等的）结
a join made by tying together the ends of a piece or pieces of string, rope, cloth, etc.
to tie a knot 打个结
- More examples
- She tied the ribbon tightly in a knot.
- I can't untie the knot - it's too tight.
- After several attempts to untie the knot, I admitted defeat and cut through it with a knife.
- Can you tie a knot in this piece of string?
- The rope was full of knots.
(MASS)
绞成一团的头发（或绳）
a tight mass, for example of hair or string
Alice's hair is always full of knots and tangles. 艾丽斯的头发总是缠结在一起，乱作一团。
(GROUP)
一小群人
a small group of people standing close together
Knots of anxious people stood waiting in the hall. 一群群人焦虑不安地站在大厅里等候。
(WOOD)
树瘤;节;（木板上的）节疤
a small hard area on a tree or piece of wood where a branch was joined to the tree
(MEASUREMENT)
sailing, engineering, environment specialized节（飞机或轮船的航速以及流速单位;1节约等于1海里／小时）
a measure of the speed of ships, aircraft, or movements of water and air. One knot is one nautical mile per hour.
a top speed of about 20 knots 最高约为20节的航速
Idiom
in knotsidiom informal （胃因紧张或兴奋）紧缩的，痉挛的
If your stomach is in knots, it feels tight and uncomfortable because you are nervous or excited.
knot
verb uk/nɒt/ us/nɑːt/ -tt-
(FASTEN)
[ T ]打个结
to tie in or with a knot
He caught the rope and knotted it around a post. 他抓住绳子，把它系在一根杆子上。
(FORM MASS)
[ I ]形成硬结
to form a tight, hard, rounded mass
His muscles knotted (= swelled) with the strain. 他很使劲，连肌肉都鼓了起来。
Idiom
get knotted!idiom UK old-fashioned slang 别烦我！滚开！
a rude way of telling someone who is annoying you to go away