kneecap
英 [ˈni:kæp] 美 [ˈniˌkæp]

n.

膝盖骨，护膝；

vt.

（恐怖分子）用枪击穿（某人的）膝盖骨（或腿部）（进行报复），向（某人）的膝盖（或腿）开枪作为一种惩罚；射击某人的膝盖骨；

变形

复数：kneecaps过去式：kneecapped过去分词：kneecapped现在分词：kneecapping第三人称单数：kneecaps

英英释义

kneecap[ 'ni:kæp ]

• n.a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint

  同义词：patellakneepan

• v.shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning

  "They kneecapped the industrialist"

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. A subluxation occurs when the kneecap is pulled toward the outside of the knee.
   当膝盖骨被拉到膝部外面发生半脱位。
2. Bynum sustained a bone bruise in his left knee and he briefly dislocated his kneecap in the January game.
   拜纳姆在一月份的比赛中膝盖骨被撞，导致膝盖骨脱臼。

权威例句

Kneecap
Kneecap Gauge Foot
Kneecap or elbow bandage
Liposuction of the kneecap area
[Habitual dislocation of the kneecap]
Liposuction of the kneecap area under tourniquet: a superdry procedure.
The Squat Position and the Prevention of Kneecap Strain
[Percutaneous Kirschner wire in the treatment of kneecap fractures]
Dynamic mechanisms of kneecap, compliant ankle and passive swing leg to simulate human walking robot
PROSTHETIC KNEE JOINT, PARTICULARLY A SINGLE-COMPARTMENT KNEE PROSTHESIS OR A KNEECAP PROSTHESIS