take a knee

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To come to rest, usually briefly, with one of one's knees on the ground.
    — Levon Berry, a 288-pound tackle for S. Pete, decided to take a knee and adjust the adhesive tape that's wrapped around his street shoes.
  2. Of any player with the ball, to kneel and place the ball on the ground, thereby ending the play and indicating they do not intend to advance with the ball. Canadian
    — The N.F.L. estimates that number could rise to 30 percent, but special-teams coaches say at least 40 percent of kickoffs will end with the returner taking a knee in the end zone.
  3. To cease performing customary activities or duties and kneel on one knee, sometimes as a form of protest.
    — Former Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts said Wednesday night that officers "took a knee" after the April riots following the death of Freddie Gray, allowing crime to spike because they felt a lack of support from commanders.
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, knee.
    — During the play he took a knee to the helmet.

词形变化

takes a knee present,singular,third-person taking a knee participle,present took a knee past taken a knee participle,past take the knee alternative
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