knowing

英 [ˈnəʊɪŋ]

美 [ˈnoʊɪŋ]

adj.  会意的; 心照不宣的; 知情的
v.  知道; 知悉; 了解; 认识到; 懂得; 意识到; 确信; 确知; 肯定
know的现在分词

现在分词：knowing　

BNC.14767 / COCA.12589

牛津词典

adj.

• 会意的；心照不宣的；知情的
  showing that you know or understand about sth that is supposed to be secret
  1. a knowing smile
     会意的微笑

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 会意的；心照不宣的；知情的
  Aknowinggesture or remark is one that shows that you understand something, for example the way that someone is feeling or what they really mean, even though it has not been mentioned directly.
  1. Ron gave her a knowing smile...
     罗恩朝她会意地一笑。
  2. Dan exchanged a knowing look with Harry.
     丹和哈丽心照不宣地交换了一下眼神。

英英释义

noun

• a clear and certain mental apprehension

adj

• highly educated
  1. knowing instructors
  2. a knowledgeable critic
  3. a knowledgeable audience
  Synonym:knowledgeablelearnedletteredwell-educatedwell-read
• evidencing the possession of inside information
  Synonym:wise(p)wise to(p)
• alert and fully informed
  1. a knowing collector of rare books
  2. surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on
  Synonym:knowledgeable
• characterized by conscious design or purpose
  1. intentional damage
  2. a knowing attempt to defraud
  3. a willful waste of time
  Synonym:intentional

双语例句

• He had acted in bad faith when he sold them the car knowing it needed a lot of repairs.
  他明明知道那辆车需要大修，可他存心不良地把它卖给了他们。
• By the time he's twenty he'll know everyone worth knowing in Washington.
  到20岁时，他就会认识华盛顿所有值得认识的人。
• Dan exchanged a knowing look with Harry.
  丹和哈丽心照不宣地交换了一下眼神。
• He said his goodbyes knowing that a long time would pass before he would see his child again
  他道了别，知道要过很久才能再见到他的孩子。
• The problem of knowing what Afghans think is an obstacle more generally.
  一般地说，理解阿富汗人的想法存在障碍问题。
• Can you abstract the watch from my pocket without my knowing it?
  你能从我衣袋里把表偷走而不让我察觉吗？
• He fumbled his lines, not knowing what he was going to say.
  他因为不知道接下来要说什么而把台词给念砸了。
• I can remember the thrill of not knowing what I would get on Christmas morning
  我还记得自己不知道圣诞节早晨会得到什么礼物时内心有多么激动。
• In the future people can go to a football match knowing that they are safe from hooliganism
  今后人们去看足球比赛时可以不必担心会受到足球流氓的骚扰。
• What with the heavy rain and his not knowing the way, he was late.
  下着大雨，再加道儿不熟，所以他迟到了。