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elbow
n
1 (outer part of the) joint where the arm bends 肘; 肘部
He sat with his elbows on the table. 他双肘支在桌上坐著. =>illus at human 见human之插图.
2 part of the sleeve of a coat, jacket, etc which covers this （衣服的）肘部
a jacket patched at the elbows 肘部打补丁的夹克.
3 sharp bend in a pipe, chimney, etc that is shaped like an elbow （形状似肘的）管子, 烟囱等的弯处; 弯管; 弯头.
4 (idm 习语) at one´s `elbow very near; within reach 非常近; 可够得著. give sb/get the `elbow (infml 口) (cause sb to) be dismissed or rejected （使某人）被排斥或被拒绝
She gave me the elbow when she started going out with Roger. 她开始与罗杰外出约会, 就把我撇开了. more power to sb´s elbow => power. not know one´s arse from one´s elbow => know. out at (the) `elbows
(a) (of a garment) old and full of holes （指衣服）捉襟见肘的.
(b) (of a person) in old shabby clothes; badly dressed （指人）穿破旧衣服的, 衣衫褴褛的. elbow, v (phr v) elbow sb out of the way/aside push sb to one side with the elbows 用肘将某人推到一边
He elbowed me out of the way. 他用肘部把我挤到一边. elbow one´s way into, through, etc (sth) force (one´s way) in a specified direction by using one´s elbows 用肘朝某一方向强行开路
He elbowed his way through the crowd. 他用肘开路, 从人群中挤出.
She elbowed her way forward. 她用肘开路向前走.
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