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Knock out of Meaning in English

expression

NAHK-owt-uhv
NOK-owt-ov

释义

To force someone or something to leave a competition, situation, or place, often by defeating them.

用法与细微差别

Commonly used in sports and competitions ('knock out of the tournament') and can also mean removing someone from a place or group. Always used with a noun after 'of' to specify where they are removed from. Informal register.

例句

They knocked him out of the competition.

basic

Losing this game will knock us out of the playoffs.

basic

One bad mistake could knock you out of the running.

basic

Did you see that goal? It knocked them out of the tournament!

natural

The new rule might knock a lot of teams out of the league next year.

natural

He got knocked out of the meeting for being late three times in a row.

natural