Knee-high
a. 高及膝盖的
📖 牛津释义
knee-high
adj
1 high enough to reach the knees 及膝高的
,knee-high `grass 及膝高的草.
2 (idm 习语) knee-high to a `grasshopper (joc 谑) still just a very small child 还是很小的孩子
I've known him since he was knee-high to a grasshopper. 他很小的时候我就认识他了.
🧩 词语组成解析
knee
[ni]
n. 膝;膝盖;
vt. 用膝盖碰;
high
[haɪ]
adj. 高的;高尚的，崇高的;高音调的;高级的，高等的;
adv. （程度等）高地;高价地;奢侈地;
n. 高处，高位;[气象学]高气压;高压地带;高水平;
🗣️ 情景例句
Don't open the door if you don't know who it is.
如果有陌生人敲门不要开门。
It's one o'clock sharp.
现在一点整。
The fish, which has since been sent to a museum where it is being examined by a scientist, is called an oarfish.
此鱼叫桨鱼，被送进了博物馆，现正接受一位科学家的检查。