knock someone up

Related to word: knock

片語動詞

Definition (懷孕)

  1. to cause a woman to become pregnant

    讓某人懷孕

    • They just started dating, and he knocked her up soon after.

      他們剛開始約會,不久後他就讓她懷孕了。

    • The movie tells the story of a young man who accidentally knocked his girlfriend up.

      這部電影講述了一個年輕人不小心讓女友懷孕的故事。

    • People are talking about the couple, saying that they knocked each other up.

      人們在談論這對情侶,說他們讓彼此懷孕了。

Definition (喚醒)

  1. to rouse someone from sleep by knocking on their door

    敲門喚醒某人

    • He knocked me up in the morning to wake me up.

      他早上敲門叫醒我。

    • If you sleep in too late, I can knock on your door to get you up.

      如果你睡得太晚,我可以敲門叫你起床。

    • He often knocks up my roommate to wake her up for class.

      他經常敲門叫醒我的室友去上課。