knock around (also knock about British English) phrasal verbphr v informal a) HIThit SB 打某人 knock somebody around to hit someone several times 多次打某人 My father used to knock me around. 父亲以前经常打我。
b) SPEND TIMErelax 放松 knock around (something) to spend time somewhere, without doing anything very serious or important (在某处)悠闲地度过 SYN hang around On Saturdays I knock around with my friends. 周六我都是和朋友们在一起玩。
We spent the day just knocking around the house. 我们就在家里悠闲地过了一天。
c) TRAVELtravel 旅行 knock around something to travel to different places 在某地四处旅行,漫游某地 SYN kick around For a couple of years we knocked around the Mediterranean. 我们在地中海一带漫游了几年。
d) DISCUSSideas 观点 knock something ↔ around to discuss and think about an idea, plan etc with other people 讨论,商讨〔想法、计划等〕 We’ve been knocking around a few ideas. 我们一直在讨论一些想法。
e) PLAY A GAME OR SPORTball 球 knock something around British EnglishBrE to play a game with a ball, but not in a serious way 玩球 SYN kick about f) HEREbe somewhere 在某处 British EnglishBrE if something or someone is knocking around, it is somewhere but you are not sure exactly where 在什么地方,在某处 Is there a screwdriver knocking about anywhere? 哪儿有螺丝刀吗?
knock around (something)• Each new copy must be made from raw materials, smaller building blocks knocking around.• And after knocking around for a decade he came to rest at his alma mater.• It would have been inconceivable for exchange control to be tossed around and knocked around in Cabinet.• The apartment never seemed more cramped with just the two of us knocking around in it.• Like Jitters, she had knocked around the world a bit and wound up in Dead Rat.• He was fined $ 5,000 and placed on probation for 90 days after knocking around Tony Stewart's race car.• Peter: On Saturday I knock around with me mates.• He just knocked around with some very funny looking women. knock around something• Each new copy must be made from raw materials, smaller building blocks knocking around.• And after knocking around for a decade he came to rest at his alma mater.• It would have been inconceivable for exchange control to be tossed around and knocked around in Cabinet.• The apartment never seemed more cramped with just the two of us knocking around in it.• Like Jitters, she had knocked around the world a bit and wound up in Dead Rat.• He was fined $ 5,000 and placed on probation for 90 days after knocking around Tony Stewart's race car.• Peter: On Saturday I knock around with me mates.• He just knocked around with some very funny looking women.