elbow

noun

1. the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow

2. the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint

e.g. his coat had patches over the elbows

3. a sharp bend in a road or river

4. a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it

5. hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped

Synonym: elbow jointhuman elbowcubituscubital jointarticulatio cubiti

verb

1. shove one's elbow into another person's ribs

2. push one's way with the elbows

1. 肘
Your elbow is the part of your arm where the upper and lower halves of the arm are joined.

e.g. He slipped and fell, badly bruising an elbow.
他滑倒了，一只胳膊肘严重擦伤。

2. 用肘推挤
If you elbow people aside or elbow your way somewhere, you push people with your elbows in order to move somewhere.

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e.g. They also claim that the security team elbowed aside a steward...
他们还声称保安人员将一位乘务员推搡至一边。
e.g. Mr Smith elbowed me in the face...
史密斯先生一肘撞在我脸上。

3. 跻身;挤掉;排挤
If someone or something elbows their way somewhere, or elbows other people or things out of the way, they achieve success by being aggressive and determined.

e.g. Non-state firms gradually elbow aside the inefficient state-owned ones...
非国有企业逐渐挤掉了效率低下的国有企业。
e.g. Environmental concerns will elbow their way right to the top of the agenda.
环境问题将挤到议事日程之首。

4. to rub elbows with -> see rub

1. 肘管：拟车削15cm直径之肘管(elbow)端面,其较适当的夹持装置是角板与 (A) 四爪夹头 (B) 花盘 (C) 驱动盘 (D) 自动夹头. 下列有关车刀叙述何者为真? (A) 右手车刀切削时,系自左向右车削 (B) 圆鼻车刀,系用於粗削或光削工作 (C) 切螺丝刀,