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

• There was no knowing when he could be back.
  无法知道他什么时候回来。
• In the future people can go to a football match knowing that they are safe from hooliganism
  今后人们去看足球比赛时可以不必担心会受到足球流氓的骚扰。
• What with the heavy rain and his not knowing the way, he was late.
  下着大雨，再加道儿不熟，所以他迟到了。
• 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？
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• Dan exchanged a knowing look with Harry.
  丹和哈丽心照不宣地交换了一下眼神。
• He whispered my name to newspapermen, knowing that it would be bandied about
  他把我的名字悄声告诉了记者，明知道这会到处传开的。
• Most of us know we should cut down on fat. But knowing such things isn't much help when it comes to shopping and eating
  我们大多数人都知道应该减少脂肪的摄入量。但是在购物和吃东西的时候，这些常识就丢到一边去了。