- 撞倒，击倒；打翻，弄翻：
to knock somebody over
撞倒某人
The cat knocked over the vase on the table.
猫将桌上的花瓶弄翻了。
- 压倒，轻易地打败：
She was knocked over by fever.
她由于发烧而病倒了。
We soon knocked over our competitor.
我们很快打败了我们的竞争对手。
- 克服(困难)，摆脱：
We tried our best to knock over difficulties.
我们尽最大努力克服困难。
- 使震惊，使心烦意乱：
The news fairly knocked me over.
这消息真使我吃惊。
- 完成：
I knocked over a book a day.
我一天读完一本书。
- [俚语]偷，抢，抢劫：
I wondered where he got all those jewels. He must have knocked them over.
我猜测着他在哪儿弄到的那么多珠宝。他一定是偷来的。
The bank around the corner was knocked over last night.
昨天夜里位于拐角的那家银行被抢了。
- 挣得(收入)：
My husband knocked over a good sum last year.
去年我丈夫得到了一笔可观的收入。
- 使深受感染；使激动得鼓掌(或喝彩)：
The audience was knocked over by her perfect performance.
观众为她的完美演技深深感动了。
- [俚语]突然抄查；搜查，逮捕：
The police knocked the gambling joint over yesterday.
昨天警察抄查了赌窟。
- [美国俚语](尤指一下子)吃掉；喝下：
to knock over a drink
喝杯酒