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

• She spread out her arms, not knowing what to do.
  她扎煞着手，不知该干什么。
• Parents often feel helpless, knowing that all the cuddles in the world won't stop the tears
  父母经常感到无能为力，因为他们知道无论多少次拥抱也无法止住眼泪。
• With his door key in his hand, knowing Millie and the kids awaited him, he wouldn't change places with anyone.
  手里拿着房门钥匙，知道米莉和孩子们在等他，这一刻千金不换。
• Very often you cannot know one without knowing the other.
  如果你不知其一，往往也不能知其二。
• 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。
• Ron gave her a knowing smile
  罗恩朝她会意地一笑。
• He whispered my name to newspapermen, knowing that it would be bandied about
  他把我的名字悄声告诉了记者，明知道这会到处传开的。
• I started puttering around outside, not knowing what I was doing
  我开始在外面闲荡，不知道自己在做什么。
• 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。
• 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。