*knee/ni; niː/ n [C] 1 the middle part of your leg, where it bends 膝，膝盖 2 the part of your trousers that covers your knee 〔裤子的〕膝部: His jeans had holes in both knees. 他的牛仔裤膝部上都有破洞。 3 bring sth to its knees to make it impossible for a country, company etc to continue 使某事难以继续，使某事物瘫痪: The country was brought to its knees by a wave of strikes. 在罢工浪潮中该国处于瘫痪状态。