单词：know
v. be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
v. know how to do or perform something
v. be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt
考试类型：[中考/高考]
know的用法和样例：
例句
- What do you know about us?你对我们有什么了解?
- I didn't know the truth until she told me what happened.直到她告诉我发生的事,我才了解真相。
- I know what happened.我知道发生了什么事。
- Excuse me, do you know how to play chess?请问,你知道怎么下国际象棋吗?
- I've known Tom for years.我认识汤姆很多年了。
- Somebody in the know told me he's going to resign.有知情者告诉我他要辞职了。
- A friend who is in the know says she already left the country.一位知情的朋友说，她已经离开这个国家了。
常见句型
- I honestly don't know.我真的不知道。
- How could I know?我怎么知道呢?
- Spring had come before I knew.不知不觉已是春天。
- Who knows, perhaps they don't wish to come.谁知道,也许他们不愿来呢。
- Don't you know?She has been laid up for the last four days.你还不知道?她已病倒四天了。
- “The meeting has been put off.” “Yes,I know.”“会议延期了。”“ 我知道。”
- This, you know, is what I have in mind.你知道,这就是我的想法。
- There's no need to break the news gently,I've known for some weeks.没有必要这么小心翼翼地向我透露这个消息,我已经知道好几个星期了。
- She never got to know any of her neighbours though many years she stayed there.她虽然在那里住了那么多年,却连一个邻居都不认识。
- He knew all the surrounding fishing grounds like the palm of his hands.他对周围的渔场全都了如指掌 。
- He knows English and French.他懂英文和法文。
- Who knows most says least.懂得最多的人,说得最少。
- To know everything is to know nothing.样样皆通,样样不通。
- He knew poverty and sorrow in his early days.他早年饱尝过穷困和忧愁。
- They had never known modern medical care.过去他们从来没接受过现代化的医疗。
- “He teaches English at a nice school called The Chen Jinglun.”“I know it.”“他在一所挺不错的学校教英语,叫陈经伦。”“我知道那所学校。” 1
- A friend is never known till needed.患难之时认真友。
- We all don't know how to start the engine.我们都不知道怎样发动这个引擎。
- Alf doesn't know how to appreciate favours.阿尔夫不识抬举。
- I really don't know which to choose, because they are both very nice.我真不知道该选哪一个,因为两个都很漂亮。
- The truly free man is he who knows how to decline a dinner invitation without giving any excuse.不用什么借口便知道如何谢绝人家邀请吃饭的人,才是一个真正独来独往的人。
- You know where to get in touch with them, don't you?你知道在哪里和他们联系,是吧?
- They know they are working for themselves.他们知道他们是为自己工作。
- They knew they could never have what city folks had.他们意识到他们将永远不会拥有城里人拥有的东西。
- You know that I am not a prejudiced man.你知道我不是怀有偏见的人。
- He knows that this is quite true.他意识到这是千真万确的事。
- Do you know where the conference is to be held?你知道会议在哪里召开吗?
- Do you know who was Napoleon?你知道拿破仑是谁吗?
- Do you know what I mean?我的意思你懂吗?
- God knows why they did it.没人知道他们为什么做那件事。
- I haven't been out anywhere since I don't know how long.也不知有多久了,我一直哪儿也没去。
- I don't know whether you like flowers.我不知道你是否喜欢花。
- She wants to know if she is right.她想知道自己是否正确。
- I know him to be an American.我知道他是美国人。
- We know him to be honest.我们知道他很诚实。
- I've never known you so cheerful.我从来没看见你这样高兴 。
- They never knew him so excited before.他们从来没看见他这样激动过。
- They knew themselves to be in a difficult position.他们知道自己的处境很困难。
- You may know this film as Never Give an Inch －its British title.你或许知道这部电影的英国名字,《决不后退》。 1
- The actress likes to be known as May Diamond, although it is not her real name.尽管“五月钻石”不是这个女演员的名字,但她乐意别人这样称呼她。
- The African lion is known as the king of the forest.非洲狮子被称为森林之王。
- Mr. White is known in the town as a good family doctor.在该镇,怀特先生被认为是一位很好的家庭医生。
- We've never known him to do anything unjust.我们从来没有说他做过任何不公正的事情。
- I never knew him to act without thinking.我从未发现他轻率行事过。 1
- He was known to have taken part in the Long March.人们都知道他参加过长征。
常用短语
- 名字被记录在案 have one's name recorded by officials
- 知道,了解 be aware of sb/sthknow about sb/sth
I happened to know about him.
我正巧了解一些有关他的情况。
We know about magnetism by the way magnets act.
我们通过磁铁的作用知道磁性是怎么一回事。
As for your hope of winning the first prize,I don't know about that.
至于说到你在希望获头奖,对此我没有多大把握。
know sth about sb/sthDo you know anything about astronomy?
你懂天文学吗?
He knows some damaging facts about the firm's dealings.
他知道该公司在经营中的一些丑事。
David certainly knows a thing or two about car engines.
戴维肯定对汽车发动机非常在行。
I'll let you know all about it later on.
以后,我全让你知道此事。
- 能够区别 be able to recognize the difference between two or more things or peopleknow sb/sth apart
The two brothers are so much alike that even their own mother hardly knows them apart.
这兄弟俩长得如此相像,甚至他们的母亲也很难识别。
- 熟知; 精通 have learned very thoroughlyknow sth backwards
Every actor ought to know his lines backwards before he goes on stage, as nervousness may make him forgetful.
所有演员在上台前都应当把台词记得滚瓜烂熟,因为一紧张就容易忘词。
You can't fool me; I know the whole story backwards.
你骗不了我,这件事我了解得清清楚楚。
- 最了解 have the best informed opinion; be the best judge of sb/sthknow best
No, you really ought to stay in bed, remember,Mother knows best!
不,你真应当卧床静养。记住,母亲说得最有道理!
know sb bestDoctors should ask nurses their opinion, after all, they know the patients best.
医生应当征求护士们的意见,毕竟护士最清楚病人的情况。
- 更明白事理,没愚蠢到… be wise enough not to do itknow better
You ought to have known better!
你怎么这么糊涂呢!
He ran away from school.He ought to have known better.
他从学校逃跑,他本来就应该知道那是不对的。
know better than to-vShe is old enough to know better than to spend all her money on clothes.
她长大了,应该懂得不该把所有的钱都花在衣服上。
I thought you knew better than to go to such places as that.
我原以为你不至于糊涂到会上那些地方去。
You ought to know better than to go swimming on such a cold day.
你应该知道，这样冷的天是不该去游泳的。
You ought to know better than to damage the state property.
你应该知道损坏国家财产是不对的。
He ought to know better than to come into the house without knocking at the door.
他该懂得不敲门是不能进屋的。
She certainly knows better than to tackle such problems by herself.
她那么明智的人当然不至于自个儿去解决这类问题。
They knew better than to come to my front door.
他们挺聪明的,没有跑到前门去。
- 根据…认出〔了解〕 recognize sb/sth because of sight or sign; tell sbknow sb/sth by sth
You will know the house by its tall chimneys.
看到那些大烟囱你就会认出那所房子。
I have never met our new neighbors; I simply know them by sight.
我从未接触过我们的新邻居,只见过面。
I know that poem by heart.
我可以背诵那首诗。
Shall I let you know by letter or by word of mouth?
我写信告诉你还是口头通知你?
Let me know it immediately by telephone.
马上打电话通知我。
You must keep repeating the lines until they are known by heart.
你必须反复朗读这几行,一直到能背诵为止。
- 很了解 know wellknow fine (that-)clause
I know fine that he's not to be trusted.
我很清楚他是不可信的。
We know fine that's a good idea.
我们很清楚那是个好主意。
- 认识到(某人)是 recognize sb as being a certain kind of personknow sth for sth
It is known for its handicraft products.
这地方因出产手工艺品而闻名。
The place is nationally known for its melons and fruit, especially its seedless grapes.
这里的瓜果,尤其是无核葡萄驰名全国。
know sb for sbI know you for a thief and a liar!
我算认识你了,一个又偷又骗的家伙!
- 辨别,分辨 be able to tell the difference between sb/sthknow sb/sth from sb/sth
You'd better first know a friend from an enemy.
你得首先分清敌友。
They're twins and it's almost impossible to know one from the other.
他们是孪生子,旁人几乎无法辨别。
He doesn't know a knife from a fork.
他连刀叉也分不清。
Don't listen to him, he doesn't know a hawk from a handsaw.
别听他的,他什么也分不清。
We must learn to know good from evil.
我们要学习区分善恶。
It's important for one to be able to know right from wrong.
对一个人来说,能分辨是非非常重要。
- 知道,听说 be aware of the existence of; hear ofknow of sb/sth
I don't know the writer, but I know of him.
我不认识这个作家,但我是晓得他的。
Do you know of any oil-filling station around here?
你知道这一带有加油站吗?
What do you know of this theatre company?
这个剧团的情况你知道些什么?
“Has he gone to Shanghai?”“ Not that I know of.”
“他到上海去了吗?”“据我所知他并没有去。”
He would wish that he had never known of it.
他但愿自己根本不晓得这件事。
I know of a shop where you can buy things like that.
我听说过有一家商店,在那里,你可以买到那些东西。
I know of his books, but I haven't read any of them.
我听说过他写的书,但一本也没有读过。
Such a kind of thing has never been known of before.
这种事情以前闻所未闻。
- 非常了解 understand sb/sth perfectlyknow sb/sth ⇔ through
He thought he knew his wife through, until she deceived him.
在妻子骗他之前,他一直认为自己非常了解她。
- 懂行,在行 be able to do sth; be well done
词汇搭配
- know art懂艺术
- know delight体验喜悦
- know English懂英语
- know grief and happiness体验欢乐与悲伤
- know hunger挨过饿
- know one's address知道某人的地址
- know one's business精明能干
- know poverty and sorrow经历过贫苦和忧伤
- know the answer知道答案
- know the facts了解事实
- know best最了解
- know long结识很久
- know most最清楚
- know well相当了解
- know absolutely绝对知道
- know exactly确切知道
- know grimly可怕地经历
- know immediately马上告知
- know instinctively了如指掌
- know intimately过往甚密
- know personally认识其人
- know positively确切知道
- know superficially略知一二
- know thoroughly完全了解
- know about知道…
- know all about Chinese history精通中国历史
- know as作为…认识
- know by以…方式熟悉,在…方面了解
- know sb by name只知某人的名字
- know sb by sight同某人面熟
- know from能分辨…
- know a friend from an enemy分清敌我
- know right from wrong分清是非
- know of听说过,知道
经典引文
I knew I had guessed right about those missing hours.
出自：Scott FitzgeraldThe Fanners were known as good landlords.
出自：J. MortimerThe art of dressing is to know what you look good in.
出自：Sunday Times