n (1) 肘(joint or bent between the forearm and the upper arm) [C]：lean an～on the table 把胳膊肘支在桌子上; lean forward on one's～用胳膊肘支撑住身体; sit with one's～on the table 坐在桌前并把胳膊肘支在桌子上; take one's～off the desk 将胳膊肘从课桌上挪开; With～s bent he sat，chin in his hands，fixedly staring at the TV. 他坐在那里，两臂弯曲，手托着下巴，眼睛紧紧地盯着电视屏幕。

(2) (衣服的)肘部 (part of a sleeve that covers the elbow) [C]： a jacket with worn～s肘部破了的夹克衫; a coat patched at the～肘部打着补丁的外衣; I've torn the～s of my blouse. 我把罩衫的肘部撕破了。

(3) 肘状物体(anything that bends sharply or has a sharp angle in it) [C]：an～joint in the pipe 管子的弯头;

at one's elbow 近在手边，在身边：The journalist always works with a dictionary at his～. 那个记者在工作时手边总是放一本词典。Mary practiced for several years to become a champion-swimmer，and her mother was always at her～to help her. 玛丽为成为游泳冠军已经训练了好几年，她的母亲总是不离左右地帮助她。

out at (the) elbows (衣衫)褴褛的，破旧的：He always wears that old jacket although it is out at～s. 虽然那件旧外衣已经破了，但他一直穿着它。

rub elbows with 掺杂在一起，与富(名)人交往：City people and country people，old and young，rub～s at the horse show. 在马展上，城里人、乡下人、老年人、年轻人摩肩接踵，熙熙攘攘。

up to one's elbow (in) 忙于： He is up to his～in work/in making jam. 他正忙于(着)工作/做果酱。

vt 用胳膊肘推挤着前进 (force one's way through a group of people by pushing with one's elbow or elbows) [T+n+prep(into/through)，T+n +adv(forward)]：～into/through the crowd 挤进/挤过人群;～one's way forward 推挤着朝前走;～sb out of the way/off the sidewalk (用胳膊肘)将某人挤出去/挤下便道; He～ed his way over to where we stood. 他推挤着来到我们站着的地方。to～right and left 左推右搡