Knocked out Meaning in English
expression · lemma: knock out
释义
To make someone become unconscious, usually from a hit, or to eliminate someone from a competition.
用法与细微差别
Informal; often used in sports or fighting contexts (boxing, MMA), but also for being extremely tired or affected by medicine ('The medicine knocked me out'). Can be both literal (physically unconscious) and metaphorical (eliminated in competitions, overwhelmed by sleep/fatigue).
例句
He was knocked out in the first round of the boxing match.
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The team was knocked out of the tournament last night.
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She felt knocked out after working all day.
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That medicine knocked me out last night—I barely remember going to bed.
natural
Our basketball team got knocked out in the semifinals, but we played well.
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After pulling an all-nighter, I was so knocked out I slept for twelve hours straight.
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