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

• 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。
• Don't worry about not knowing much about the goods; just compare and you will see which is better.
  不怕不识货，就怕货比货。
• 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。
• There was no knowing when he could be back.
  无法知道他什么时候回来。
• 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。
• Parents often feel helpless, knowing that all the cuddles in the world won't stop the tears
  父母经常感到无能为力，因为他们知道无论多少次拥抱也无法止住眼泪。
• 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？
• She always decides things without knowing all the facts.
  她总是没弄清全部事实就决定事情。
• How time flies! without knowing it, twenty years have passed.
  时光过得真快，一晃二十年了。
• Very often you cannot know one without knowing the other.
  如果你不知其一，往往也不能知其二。