knock on the head

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To put an end to; to defeat or frustrate (a scheme or project). transitive
    — My young brothers and sisters looked very awestruck at this first glimpse of barbaric life, and I fear many of the theories they had formed about going into the wilds alone, and experiencing some Robinson Crusoe-like adventures, were suddenly "knocked on the head," to use a forcible colonial expression, one, however, which rather pointed to their probable fate if they had attempted anything of the kind.

词形变化

knocks on the head present,singular,third-person knocking on the head participle,present knocked on the head participle,past knocked on the head past
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