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 was a little at a loss, not knowing where to begin.
  他有点儿发蒙了，不知道从哪里下手。
• Don't worry about not knowing much about the goods; just compare and you will see which is better.
  不怕不识货，就怕货比货。
• She spread out her arms, not knowing what to do.
  她扎煞着手，不知该干什么。
• I married you for better or worse, knowing all about these problems.
  这些问题我都知道，不管怎样我还是嫁给了你。
• 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。
• How time flies! without knowing it, twenty years have passed.
  时光过得真快，一晃二十年了。
• 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？
• There was no mistake at least about his being intelligent and cultivated and knowing almost everything in the world.
  确实，有一点至少是错不了的，那就是他很聪明，见多识广，对世界几乎了如指掌。
• 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。
• 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。