Elbow

(noun.) the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow.

(noun.) the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint; 'his coat had patches over the elbows'.

(noun.) a sharp bend in a road or river.

(noun.) a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it.

(noun.) hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped.

(verb.) shove one's elbow into another person's ribs.

(verb.) push one's way with the elbows.

整理:佩吉

• That depends,' said Mrs. Bardell, approaching the duster very near to Mr. Pickwick's elbow which was planted on the table. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• In the first case, I advise you, as a friend, to have nothing to do with that cold ham at your elbow, and to wait till the omelette comes in. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• A little more elbow-room is all we want here. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• He had taken up a book from the stall, and there he stood, reading away, as hard as if he were in his elbow-chair, in his own study. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• With these words, the matron dropped into her chair, and, once more resting her elbow on the table, thought of her solitary fate. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• How would he blush in presence of the man with fingers on his elbow? 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• The telephone clicked, and Archer, turning from the photographs, unhooked the transmitter at his elbow. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• She stood silent, resting her thin elbows on the mantelpiece, her profile reflected in the glass behind her. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• Robert Jordan sunk his elbows into the ground and looked along the barrel at the four riders stopped there in the snow. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• The brushing of skirts and elbows, sometimes the bumping of shoulders, could be heard against the very panels. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• He got onto his elbows, stretched the left leg well behind him with both hands and a far, sweating, push with the right foot and there he was. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• She set down her basket, squatted herself down, and resting her elbows on her knees said, O Lord! 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• The little creature had been leaning back, attentive, with her elbows resting on the elbows of her chair, and her chin upon her hands. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Mr. Mell, with his elbows on his desk and his face in his hands, sat, for some moments, quite still. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• I gave him a nickel, and he elbowed his way in; and throwing the money on the counter, the store being filled with women clerks, he said: 'Give me three pairs. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Archer pushed forward, elbowing through the crowd, and staring blindly into window after window of the high-hung carriages. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• Come, none o' that 'ere, old Strike-a-light,' interposed Mr. Weller, elbowing himself into the front rank. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.

编辑:诺拉