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- v.知道,知悉,了解;熟悉,认识;把……看作是,认为……是;认识到,懂得,意识到;懂,会说(某种语言);精通,熟悉(书、音乐或艺术等);确信,确知,肯定;学会,掌握;熟知(过程或系统);看到过,听到过;普遍认为,皆知;亲身体验;能认出;能区分;将……称为
- n.知识;知晓,知情
verb
知悉 have information
知道;知悉;了解
to have information in your mind as a result of experience or because you have learned or been told it
Do you know his address?
你知道他的地址吗?
The cause of the fire is not yet known.
火灾的原因尚不清楚。
All I know is that she used to work in a bank (= I have no other information about her) .
我只知道她曾在银行工作过。
I know (that) people's handwriting changes as they get older.
我知道人们的笔迹随着年龄的增长而变化。
It is widely known that CFCs can damage the ozone layer.
众所周知氯氟烃会破坏臭氧层。
I knew where he was hiding.
我知道他藏在哪里。
I didn't know what he was talking about.
我不知道他在谈什么。
‘You've got a flat tyre.’ ‘I know.’
“你的车胎瘪了。”“我知道。”
‘What's the answer?’ ‘I don't know.’
“答案是什么?”“我不知道。”
‘There's no one in.’ ‘ How do you know? ’
“里边一个人都没有。”“你怎么知道呢?”
You know about Amanda's baby, don't you?
你知道阿曼达的小宝宝吧?
I don't know about you, but I'm ready for something to eat.
不管你怎么样,反正我要吃点东西。
I know of at least two people who did the same thing.
我知道至少有两人干过同样的事。
‘Is anyone else coming?’ ‘ Not that I know of. ’
“还有别的人要来吗?”“据我所知没有了。”
‘Isn't that his car?’ ‘ I wouldn't know./How should I know? (= I don't know and I am not the person you should ask.) ’
“那不是他的汽车吗?”“我怎么会知道呢?”
‘What are you two whispering about?’ ‘ You don't want to know (= because you would be shocked or wouldn't approve) .’
“你们俩在说什么悄悄话?”“你还是不知道的好。”
Does he know to come here (= that he should come here) first?
他知道要先到这儿来吗?
We know her to be honest.
我们知道她很诚实。
Two women are known to have died.
据悉两名妇女死了。
意识到 realize
认识到;懂得;意识到
to realize, understand or be aware of sth
As soon as I walked in the room I knew (that) something was wrong.
我刚走进屋就意识到出了事。
She knew she was dying.
她知道自己快死了。
I knew perfectly well what she meant.
我完全懂她的意思。
I know exactly how you feel.
我非常清楚你的感受。
This case is hopeless and he knows it (= although he will not admit it) .
这个案子毫无希望,这一点他是清楚的。
‘Martin was lying all the time.’ ‘ I should have known .’
“马丁一直在撒谎。”“我本该察觉到的。”
确信 feel certain
确信;确知;肯定
to feel certain about sth
He knew (that) he could trust her.
他确信她是可以信赖的。
I know it's here somewhere!
我肯定它在这儿某个地方!
I don't know that I can finish it by next week.
我没有把握能在下周完成。
‘You were right─someone's been spreading rumours about you.’ ‘I knew it!’
“你说得对——有人一直在散布你的谣言。”“我早就知道!”
‘She's the worst player in the team.’ ‘Oh, I don't know (= I am not sure that I agree) ─she played well yesterday.’
“她是最糟的队员。”“哦,是吗?——她昨天表现可不错。”
熟悉 be familiar
熟悉;认识;了解
to be familiar with a person, place, thing, etc.
I've known David for 20 years.
我认识戴维已有20年了。
Do you two know each other (= have you met before) ?
你们俩认识吗?
She's very nice when you get to know her.
你了解她以后就会觉得她非常可爱。
Knowing Ben , we could be waiting a long time (= it is typical of him to be late) .
本这个人我们了解,能叫我们等很长时间。
This man is known to the police (= as a criminal) .
这男人是在警方挂了号的。
I know Paris well.
我很熟悉巴黎。
Do you know the play (= have you seen or read it before) ?
你知道这出戏吗?
The new rules could mean the end of football as we know it (= in the form that we are familiar with) .
这些新规则可能意味着我们熟悉的足球终结了。
名声 reputation
把…看作是;认为…是
to think that sb/sth is a particular type of person or thing or has particular characteristics
It's known as the most dangerous part of the city.
人们都认为那是市内最危险的地段。
She is best known for her work on the human brain.
她在对人脑的研究方面最为知名。
He's known to be an outstanding physicist.
他被公认为杰出的物理学家。
命名 give name
将…称为;把…叫做
to give sb/sth a particular name or title
The drug is commonly known as Ecstasy.
这种药通常称作摇头丸。
Peter Wilson, also known as ‘the Tiger’.
彼得∙威尔逊,也称“老虎”。
认出 recognize
能认出;能辨认出
to be able to recognize sb/sth
I couldn't see who was speaking, but I knew the voice.
我看不到谁在讲话,但我能辨认出声音。
She knows a bargain when she sees one.
她一看就知道有没有便宜可捡。
区分 distinguish
能区分;能分辨
to be able to distinguish one person or thing from another
I hope we have taught our children to know right from wrong.
我希望我们教给了孩子分辨是非的能力。
技能;语言 skill/language
学会;掌握
to have learned a skill or language and be able to use it
Do you know any Japanese?
你会日语吗?
Do you know how to use spreadsheets?
你知道电子数据表的使用方法吗?
经历 experience
看到过;听到过;经历过
to have seen, heard or experienced sth
I've never known it (to) snow in July before.
我以前从未见到过七月份下雪。
He has been known to spend all morning in the bathroom.
听说他整个上午都待在盥洗室里。
亲身体验;亲身经历
to have personal experience of sth
He has known both poverty and wealth.
他贫富生活都亲身经历过。
She may be successful now, but she has known what it is like to be poor.
她现在可能成功了,但她尝过贫穷的滋味。
very quickly or suddenly
还没等我们弄清怎么回事,出租车就一阵风似地把我们带走了。
We were whisked off in a taxi before we knew where we were.
to have no way of realizing or being aware that you have done sth wrong
“对不起,你睡觉时打电话打扰你了。”“别在意——你不是故意的嘛。”
‘I'm sorry, I called when you were in bed.’ ‘Don't worry─you weren't to know.’
used to emphasize that you do not know sth and that it is not important to you
她说不定已经死了。
She could be dead for all I know.
used to criticize sb's behaviour
真想不到你怎么会说出这种话来。
I don't know how you can say things like that.
used to criticize sb by saying that they should realize or understand sth
其实你完全明白你是在故意胡搅蛮缠。
You know as well as I do that you're being unreasonable.
to know sb/sth extremely well
她现在对这个剧本肯定是倒背如流。
She must know the play backwards by now.
to know what should be done, etc. better than other people
医生叫你卧床休息,她最清楚你该怎么做。
The doctor told you to stay in bed, and she knows best.
to be sensible enough not to do sth
他明白得很,绝不会凭表面现象来判断。
He knows better than to judge by appearances.
to recognize sb without knowing them well
to have information or evidence that the opposite is true
他说他并不在乎批评家的评论,可我知道不是那么回事。
He says he doesn't care about what the critics write, but I know different.
to be very aware of a fact and unable to deny or ignore it
他非常清楚她对此事的看法。
He knew full well what she thought of it.
to be very familiar with sth
我在这儿长大的,我对这地方再熟悉不过了。
This is where I grew up. I know this area like the back of my hand.
to have very firm ideas about what you want to do
to know a lot about a particular subject or job
to be familiar with a place, subject, etc.
to have knowledge about sth from your own experience
to know where you can get an advantage for yourself
to make sure that people are informed about sth, especially by getting sb else to tell them
总统已经公开表示他不打算再次参加竞选。
The President has let it be known that he does not intend to run for election again.
to tell sb about sth
我能帮什么忙,只管说。
Let me know how I can help.
to introduce yourself to sb
我向旅馆老板作了自我介绍。
I made myself known to the hotel manager.
to behave badly, usually because you have not been taught the correct way to behave
to be very stupid or completely lacking in skill
to know nothing about a subject
to know nothing at all about sb/sth
to not know at all who sb is
to be so surprised by sth that you do not know how to react
to feel great embarrassment and not know how to react
to be so excited or confused that you cannot behave or think in a sensible way
to have an easy life without realizing how easy it is
你们没孩子,真是身在福中不知福啊。
You people without kids don't know you're born.
used to say that it is impossible to say what might happen
很难预料他会有什么样的反应。
There's no knowing how he'll react.
used to say that sb knows nothing about the subject you are talking about
不管怎么说,他懂什么足球?
What does he know about football, anyway?
used to express surprise
唷,真想不到!你看谁来啦!
Well, what do you know? Look who's here!
used to introduce an interesting or surprising opinion, piece of news, etc.
要我告诉你吗?圣诞节我从未真正快乐过。
You know something? I've never really enjoyed Christmas.
used to refer to sb/sth without mentioning a name
used to say that you can never be certain about what will happen in the future, especially when you are suggesting that sth good might happen
to be confident that you know sth, especially when you actually do not
他自以为什么都知道。
He thinks he knows all the answers.
to be in poor condition
我们的汽车曾辉煌一时!
Our car has seen better days!
used to say that it is easier and wiser to stay in a bad situation that you know and can deal with rather than change to a new situation which may be much worse
used to say that you think you know, remember, understand, etc. sth but you cannot be completely sure, especially because you do not know all the facts
就我们所知,没有什么要担心的。
As far as we knew, there was no cause for concern.
As far as I can see, you've done nothing wrong.
依我看,你没有做错任何事。
She lived in Chicago, as far as I can remember.
据我所记得的,她过去住在芝加哥。
old enough to behave in a more sensible way than you actually did
to know sth perfectly so that you can repeat it at any time without having to think about it
所有的答案他都胸有成竹。
He had all the answers off pat.
to show sb/know/learn how a particular job should be done
to know/tell sb some useful, interesting or surprising information about sb/sth
她结过五次婚,所以对男人有所了解。
She's been married five times, so she knows a thing or two about men!
noun
having more information about sth than most people
有知情者告诉我他要辞职了。
Somebody in the know told me he's going to resign.
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VERB 知道;知悉;了解
If you know a fact, a piece of information, or an answer, you have it correctly in your mind.I don't know the name of the place...
我不知道那个地方的名字。
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VERB 熟识;认识
If you know someone, you are familiar with them because you have met them and talked to them before.Gifford was a friend. I'd known him for nine years...
吉福德是我的一位朋友。我和他认识9年了。
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VERB 听说过;略有耳闻
If you say that you know of something, you mean that you have heard about it but you do not necessarily have a lot of information about it.We know of the incident but have no further details...
我们听说过这件事,但对详情不是很清楚。
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VERB 了解,掌握(某一学科)
If you know about a subject, you have studied it or taken an interest in it, and understand part or all of it.Hire someone with experience, someone who knows about real estate...
雇佣有经验、了解房地产业的人。
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VERB 学会,掌握(语言)
If you know a language, you have learned it and can understand it.It helps to know French and Creole if you want to understand some of the lyrics...
如果你想读懂一些抒情诗,学点法语和克里奥尔语是有帮助的。
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VERB 熟悉;了解
If you know something such as a place, a work of art, or an idea, you have visited it, seen it, read it, or heard about it, and so you are familiar with it.No matter how well you know Paris, it is easy to get lost...
不管你对巴黎多么熟悉,也很容易迷路。
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VERB 会;能
If you know how to do something, you have the necessary skills and knowledge to do it.The health authorities now know how to deal with the disease...
卫生部门现在知道如何对付这种病了。
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VERB 意识到;觉察到
You can say that someone knows that something is happening when they become aware of it.Then I saw a gun under the hall table so I knew that something was wrong...
后来我看到大厅的桌子下有一把枪,我就意识到有些不对劲儿。
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VERB 认出;辨认出
If you know something or someone, you recognize them when you see them or hear them.Would she know you if she saw you on the street?...
如果她在大街上看到你,能认出你吗?
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VERB 称为;叫做
If someone or something is known as a particular name, they are called by that name.The disease is more commonly known as Mad Cow Disease...
这种疾病更通俗的名称是疯牛病。
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VERB 认为…是;把…看作是
If you know someone or something as a person or thing that has particular qualities, you consider that they have those qualities.Lots of people know her as a very kind woman...
很多人认为她是个非常善良的女人。
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VERB (因某工作或角色)认识
If you know someone as a person with a particular job or role, you are familiar with them in that job or role, rather than in any other.Most of us know her as the woman who used to present the television news...
我们大多数人认识她是因为她曾主持过电视新闻节目。
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PHRASE 现行的;我们熟悉的;我们熟知的
If you talk about a thing or system as we know it, you are referring to the form in which it exists now and which is familiar to most people.He planned to end the welfare system as we know it.
他计划终止现行的福利制度。
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PHRASE (花时间)了解
If you get to know someone, you find out what they are like by spending time with them.The new neighbours were getting to know each other...
新邻居之间正在互相了解。
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PHRASE 谁知道;天晓得
People use expressions such as goodness knows ,Heaven knows, and God knows when they do not know something and want to suggest that nobody could possibly know it.'Who's he?' — 'God knows.'
“他是谁?”——“天晓得。”
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CONVENTION (表示同意)我理解,我有同感,我知道
You say 'I know' to show that you agree with what has just been said.'This country is so awful.' — 'I know, I know.'
“这个国家太糟糕了。”——“的确是,的确是。”
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CONVENTION (表示接受)我知道
You say 'I know' to show that you accept that something is true, but think that it is not very important or relevant.'There are trains straight from Cambridge.' — 'I know, but it's no quicker.'
“有直接从剑桥开出的列车。”——“我知道,但也不快。”
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PHRASE (表示同情和理解)我理解,我知道
You use 'I know' to express sympathy and understanding towards someone.I'm sorry, George. I know how you feel...
我很遗憾,乔治。我理解你的感受。
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PHRASE 不知道,不认为(表示不完全同意或不认为是真的)
You can use I don't know to indicate that you do not completely agree with something or do not really think that it is true.'He should quite simply resign.' — 'I don't know about that.'
“他就该辞职。”——“我不知道。”
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PHRASE 我不知道你(们)怎么想(表示将表达自己想法并想知道他人的看法)
You can say 'I don't know about you' to indicate that you are going to give your own opinion about something and you want to find out if someone else feels the same.I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm hungry...
我不知道你们怎么样,但我是饿了。
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PHRASE (表示批评某人的行为)真想不到,真不知道
You use I don't know in expressions which indicate criticism of someone's behaviour. For example, if you say that you do not know how someone can do something, you mean that you cannot understand or accept them doing it.I don't know how he could do this to his own daughter...
真想不到他竟对自己的女儿这样。
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PHRASE 我要是知道就好了;我根本不知道
People sometimes use expressions such as I'm blessed if I know or damned if I know to emphasize the fact that they do not know something.'What was that all about?' — 'Damned if I know.'
“那都是关于什么的?”——“我要知道就好了。”
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PHRASE 知情;(尤指)熟悉内幕,掌握内情
If you are in the know about something, especially something that is not known about or understood by many people, you have information about it.It was gratifying to be in the know about important people...
了解重要人物的一些内幕真令人高兴。
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CONVENTION (表示所说的话对方理解)你是知道的,你知道我的意思
You can use expressions such as you know what I mean and if you know what I mean to suggest that the person listening to you understands what you are trying to say, and so you do not have to explain any more.None of us stayed long. I mean, the atmosphere wasn't — well, you know what I mean...
我们都没呆太久。我的意思是,气氛并不是——唔,你知道我的意思。
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CONVENTION (指可能会发生好事)很难说,很难预料
You say 'You never know' or 'One never knows' to indicate that it is not definite or certain what will happen in the future, and to suggest that there is some hope that things will turn out well.You never know, I might get lucky...
很难说,我也许会交好运呢。
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CONVENTION 据我所知没有
You say 'Not that I know of' when someone has asked you whether or not something is true and you think the answer is 'no' but you cannot be sure because you do not know all the facts.'Is he married?' — 'Not that I know of.'
“他结婚了吗?”——“据我所知没有。”
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PHRASE 我怎么知道;我不知道
You can say 'How was I to know?', or in British English 'I wasn't to know', to mean that you cannot be blamed or criticized for something you did, because you did not have enough information to realize that it was wrong.How was I to know you'd return so suddenly?...
我怎么知道你会这么突然就回来?
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PHRASE (某人)知道什么,懂什么(表示其没有资格评论)
You can use expressions such as What does she know? and What do they know? when you think that someone has no right to comment on a situation because they do not understand it.Don't listen to him, what does he know?...
别听他的,他知道什么?
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EXCLAM (表示惊讶)你看怪不怪,真没想到
People sometimes say 'What do you know!' when they are very surprised about something.Well, what do you know!
哎呀,真没想到!
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CONVENTION (加强语气或引起注意)你要知道
You use you know to emphasize or to draw attention to what you are saying.The conditions in there are awful, you know...
你要知道,那里的条件很艰苦。
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CONVENTION (表示不确定要说的话或考虑接着说什么)你知道
People use you know when they are uncertain about what they are saying or what they are going to say next.He's generous and, you know, very nice, very polite...
他很大方而且,你知道,很友善,很有礼貌。
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CONVENTION (表示进一步解释)你是知道的,你难道不知道
You use you know when you are trying to explain more clearly what you mean, by referring to something that the person you are talking to knows about.Wear the white dress, you know, the one with all the black embroidery.
穿那件白裙,你知道的,上面有黑色刺绣的那件。
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PHRASE (加强语气)你不知道,你都想不到
You can say 'You don't know' in order to emphasize how strongly you feel about the remark you are going to make.You don't know how good it is to speak to somebody from home.
你不知道和家乡来的人说说话感觉有多好。
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to know something backwards→ see:backwards
noun
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- the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
- he is always in the know
verb
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- accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
- The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne
- We do not recognize your gods
- Synonym: acknowledge recognize recognise
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- be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object
- She doesn't know this composer
- Do you know my sister?
- We know this movie
- I know him under a different name
- This flower is known as a Peruvian Lily
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- be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information;possess knowledge or information about
- I know that the President lied to the people
- I want to know who is winning the game!
- I know it's time
- Synonym: cognize cognise
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- be aware of the truth of something;have a belief or faith in something;regard as true beyond any doubt
- I know that I left the key on the table
- Galileo knew that the earth moves around the sun
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- know how to do or perform something
- She knows how to knit
- Does your husband know how to cook?
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- have fixed in the mind
- I know Latin
- This student knows her irregular verbs
- Do you know the poem well enough to recite it?
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- have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
- I know the feeling!
- have you ever known hunger?
- I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict
- The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare
- I lived through two divorces
- Synonym: experience live
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- perceive as familiar
- I know this voice!
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- be able to distinguish, recognize as being different
- The child knows right from wrong
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- know the nature or character of
- we all knew her as a big show-off
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- have sexual intercourse with
- This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm
- Adam knew Eve
- Were you ever intimate with this man?
- Synonym: sleep together roll in the hay love make out make love sleep with get laid have sex do it be intimate have intercourse have it away have it off screw fuck jazz eff hump lie with bed have a go at it bang get it on bonk
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I don 't know what to make of the new manager .
这位新经理,我不知道怎么评价他才好。
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These problems are all in your mind , you know .
你知道,这些问题都只是你的凭空想象而已。
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Some people don 't know when they 're well off .
有些人身在福中不知福。
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There were a whole lot of people I didn 't know .
有许多人我都不认识。
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I don 't know what you 're on about .
我不懂你在谈什么。
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Well , what do you know ? Look who 's here !
唷,真想不到!你看谁来啦!
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She of all people should know the answer to that .
在所有的人中,唯有她最应知道那个问题的答案。
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I don 't know how you can say things like that .
真想不到你怎么会说出这种话来。
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Let me know if you have any problems .
你若有困难就告诉我。
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Life isn 't like in the movies , you know .
你知道,生活不像在电影里那样。
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I know you did it ─ I just want to know why .
我知道这是你干的,我只是想知道为什么。
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She is best known for her work on the human brain .
她在对人脑的研究方面最为知名。
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I don 't know how she puts up with him .
我不明白她怎么受得了他。
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Does he know to come here first ?
他知道要先到这儿来吗?
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If you should change your mind , do let me know .
假如你改变主意的话,一定要告诉我。
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She 's very nice when you get to know her .
你了解她以后就会觉得她非常可爱。
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Had I known that I would never have come .
要是早知道,我绝不会来的。
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What difference will it make if he knows or not ?
他知不知道有什么关系吗?
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I 'll have a think and let you know tomorrow .
我要好好想一想,明天告诉你。
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I didn 't know how much to bring .
我不知道该带多少。
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Very few people know that .
很少有人知道那件事。
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You people without kids don 't know you 're born .
你们没孩子,真是身在福中不知福啊。
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You must know him ─ he 's an institution around here !
你一定认识他——他是这一带的知名人士!
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I know that this is a bad time to ask for help .
我知道在这时候要求帮助不合适。
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I never know what to expect from one day to the next .
一天又一天我不知道该期待什么。
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Could I sleep on it and let you know tomorrow ?
能不能让我晚上考虑考虑,明天答复你?
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I don 't quite know what to do next .
我不太清楚下一步该怎么办。
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I haven 't known him as long as you .
我认识他的时间没有你长。
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Put your hand up if you know the answer .
知道答案就举手。
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We need to know the exact time the incident occurred .
我们需要了解事情发生的确切时间。
指辨认出某人或某物,强调辨认、区分的能力。
It had been so long, I hardly knew her any more.
过了这么长时间,我几乎认不出她了。
I couldn't see who was speaking, but I knew the voice.
我看不到谁在讲话,但我能听出来。
指认出原先见过、听过、经历过的人或事物。
You've changed a lot. I can hardly recognize you.
你变了很多,我几乎认不出你来了。
He walked along in the shadows, hoping no one would recognize him.
他走在暗处,希望没有人认出他来。
- 习语