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

• How can any woman rest easy now, knowing her breast cancer may be misdiagnosed?
  知道自己的乳腺癌可能被误诊，哪个女人能不担心呢？
• Dan exchanged a knowing look with Harry.
  丹和哈丽心照不宣地交换了一下眼神。
• 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。
• He fumbled his lines, not knowing what he was going to say.
  他因为不知道接下来要说什么而把台词给念砸了。
• With his door key in his hand, knowing Millie and the kids awaited him, he wouldn't change places with anyone.
  手里拿着房门钥匙，知道米莉和孩子们在等他，这一刻千金不换。
• 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。
• By the time he's twenty he'll know everyone worth knowing in Washington.
  到20岁时，他就会认识华盛顿所有值得认识的人。
• The luscious Miss Wharton gave me a demure but knowing smile.
  性感迷人的沃顿小姐对我羞涩地会心一笑。
• We held each other's hand, not knowing what to say.
  我们握住彼此的手，不知说什么好。
• 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。