词典释义：
a fastening made by tying a piece of string, rope, or something similar
（线、绳等系成的）结。
a particular method of tying a knot
结绳的方法
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you need to master two knots, the clove hitch and the sheet bend .你需要掌握两种打结的方法，卷结和接索结。
a tangled mass in something such as hair
（毛发等的）缠结。
an ornamental ribbon
饰带。
a knob, protuberance, or node in a stem, branch, or root
（干、枝、根等处的）结瘤。
a hard mass formed in a tree trunk at the intersection with a branch, resulting in a round cross-grained piece in timber when cut through
（树干和树枝结合部的）节疤（剖成木材时显出环形斜纹）。
a hard lump of tissue in an animal or human body
（动物或人体内的）硬结，硬块。
a tense constricted feeling in the body
体内紧缩感
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the knot of tension at the back of her neck .她颈后的紧缩感。
a small tightly packed group of people
（挤在一起的）一小群人
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the little knot of people clustered around the doorway .聚集在门口的一小群人。
a unit of speed equivalent to one nautical mile per hour, used especially of ships, aircraft, or winds
节（速度单位，等于１海里／小时）。
〈主 史〉 测速绳节
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some days the vessel logged 12 knots.有些天，船以１２节的速度行驶。
fasten with a knot
用结拴住，系住
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the scarves were knotted loosely around their throats .围巾松松地系在他们的脖子上。
make (a carpet or other decorative item) with knots
打结编织（地毯等饰物）。
make (something, especially hair) tangled
使（尤指头发）缠结。
cause (a muscle) to become tense and hard
使（肌肉）紧张发硬。
[no obj.](of the stomach)tighten as a result of nervousness or tension
（胃）（因紧张或压力）绷紧。
a small, relatively short-billed sandpiper, with a reddish-brown or blackish breast in the breeding season
滨鹬。
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at a rate of knots Brit .informal very fast 〈英， 非正式〉 飞快地 -
get knotted Brit .informal used to express contemptuous rejection of someone 〈英，非正式〉 （用于表示对某人的轻蔑拒绝）滚开，见鬼去吧 -
tie someone （up） in knots informal make someone completely confused 〈非 正式〉 使困惑they tied themselves in knots over what to call the country . 他们很困惑，不知该如何称呼那个国家 -
tie the knot informal get married 〈非正式〉 结婚
"Old English
