kneel

/niːl/ (bre, ipa) · /niːl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈnēl/ (ame, mw)

kneel — verb

  • kneelpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • kneelshe / she / it
  • kneltpast simple
  • kneeledpast simple
  • kneeling-ing form

1. to lower your body so that your knees touch the floor or ground, or to stay in t

1.動詞不及物B1
釋義

to lower your body so that your knees touch the floor or ground, or to stay in that position with your weight on your knees

例句

Hannah knelt down on the wooden floor and began to scrub the stain.

kneel + down + on [surface] (movement)

Yumi knelt beside the old man to help him find his dropped keys.

kneel + beside [person] (helping action)

同義詞
  • bow

    bending forward at the waist without touching the ground; a gesture of respect or greeting

  • genuflect

    touching one knee briefly to the ground, especially in religious settings; more formal and specific

  • curtsy

    a gesture by women or girls bending one knee while keeping the back straight, often to royalty

  • prostrate oneself

    lying face down flat on the ground, expressing stronger submission or worship

反義詞
  • stand

    being upright on your feet, the opposite body position

  • rise

    moving from a kneeling or sitting position to standing

文法句型

kneel + adverb/preposition

kneel + down

用法筆記

Intransitive only — kneel never takes a direct object. The past tense is 'knelt' (more common in British English) or 'kneeled' (more common in American English). Typical prepositional complements include on, beside, before, at, and in front of.

常見錯誤

❌She kneeled the floor to clean it.
✅She knelt on the floor to clean it.
💡kneel cannot take a direct object; use a preposition before the surface.
❌He kneeled himself down to pray.
✅He knelt down to pray.
💡do not add a reflexive pronoun after kneel.