elbow

elbow
noun
  1. the joint between the forearm and the upper arm
    肘
    she propped herself up on one elbow.
    她用一只胳膊肘撑着身子。
    ■the part of the sleeve of a garment covering the elbow
    （衣服的）肘部
    ■a thing resembling an elbow, in particular a piece of piping bent through an angle
    肘状物；L形弯管
verb
[with obj. and adverbial]
  1. strike (someone) with one's elbow
    用肘击（某人）
    one player had elbowed another in the face.
    一个球员用肘部击中了另一球员的脸部。
    ■[no obj., with adverbial of direction]move by pushing past people with one's elbows
    用肘挤着前进，用肘推
    people elbowed past each other to the door.
    人们互相挤着来到门口。
    furiously, he elbowed his way through the crush.
    他疯狂地从拥挤的人群中挤出来。
    ■(figurative)get rid of or disregard (a person or idea) in a cursory and dismissive way
    (喻)对…弃之不顾，把…推到一边去
    the issues which concerned them tended to be elbowed aside by men.
    有关他们的问题往往被弃之不顾。
常用词组
at one's elbow
  1. close at hand; nearby
    在手头；在附近
elbow-to-elbow
  1. very close together
    摩肩接踵地，紧挨着
give someone the elbow
  1. (informal)reject or dismiss someone in a rough, almost contemptuous manner
    (非正式)对…弃之不顾，抛开，排斥
    I tried to get her to give him the elbow.
    我试图让她抛开他。
    she decided to give tradition the elbow.
    她决定抛开传统。
up to one's elbows in
  1. (informal)with one's hands plunged in (something)
    (非正式)手深陷于某物之中
    I was up to my elbows in the cheese-potato mixture.
    我的手深陷在奶酪土豆泥里。
    ■(figurative)deeply involved in (a task or undertaking)
    (喻)深深卷入，忙于（某任务或事业）
语源
  1. Old English elboga, elnboga, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch elleboog and German Ellenbogen (see also ell, bow)
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