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

• Desirous of knowing something about the operations, I stood and watched the spectacle
  因为非常希望了解那些行动的情况，我就站着观看那场面。
• 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。
• I can remember the thrill of not knowing what I would get on Christmas morning
  我还记得自己不知道圣诞节早晨会得到什么礼物时内心有多么激动。
• 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？
• Ron gave her a knowing smile
  罗恩朝她会意地一笑。
• He said his goodbyes knowing that a long time would pass before he would see his child again
  他道了别，知道要过很久才能再见到他的孩子。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He had acted in bad faith when he sold them the car knowing it needed a lot of repairs.
  他明明知道那辆车需要大修，可他存心不良地把它卖给了他们。