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

With his door key in his hand, knowing Millie and the kids awaited him, he wouldn't change places with anyone.
手里拿着房门钥匙，知道米莉和孩子们在等他，这一刻千金不换。
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。
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。
By the time he's twenty he'll know everyone worth knowing in Washington.
到20岁时，他就会认识华盛顿所有值得认识的人。
Very often you cannot know one without knowing the other.
如果你不知其一，往往也不能知其二。
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。
In the future people can go to a football match knowing that they are safe from hooliganism
今后人们去看足球比赛时可以不必担心会受到足球流氓的骚扰。
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。
The luscious Miss Wharton gave me a demure but knowing smile.
性感迷人的沃顿小姐对我羞涩地会心一笑。
The problem of knowing what Afghans think is an obstacle more generally.
一般地说，理解阿富汗人的想法存在障碍问题。