knuckles
knuckles — 名詞
1. the hard joints on your fingers that stand out when you bend or close your hand
指關節
手握拳時突起的關節
the hard joints on your fingers that stand out when you bend or close your hand
Kofi rubbed his sore knuckles after carrying boxes up four flights.
Kofi 搬著箱子爬了四層樓後，揉了揉發痛的指關節。
body-part noun in an injury context
Cold air turned Jenna's knuckles red while she waited for the bus.
Jenna 等公車時，冷空氣把她的指關節凍得發紅。
The goalie scraped his knuckles on the wall beside the net.
那名守門員的指關節擦到球網旁的牆面。
Rohan cracked his knuckles before starting the long piano practice.
Rohan 開始長時間練琴前，先把指關節喀啦喀啦地扳響。
用法筆記
Usually plural when talking about the visible joints on a closed hand.
2. a metal guard worn across a closed fist so a punch can hit harder
指虎
套在拳前的金屬武器
a metal guard worn across a closed fist so a punch can hit harder
Police found brass knuckles in the back pocket of his jacket.
警方在他的外套後口袋裡找到一副 brass knuckles 指虎。
common phrase: brass knuckles
The museum case displayed old knuckles beside clubs and hunting knives.
博物館的展示櫃裡陳列著老式指虎、棍棒和獵刀。
Guards stopped Liam at the gate when they saw knuckles in his bag.
警衛看到 Liam 包裡有指虎後，在入口把他攔了下來。
Owning brass knuckles is illegal in some places, so Mia left them behind.
有些地方持有指虎是違法的，所以 Mia 沒把它帶上。
用法筆記
Usually appears in the phrase brass knuckles and is treated as a plural noun.