the joint between the forearm and the upper arm
肘
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she propped herself up on one elbow. 她用一只胳膊肘撑着身子。
the part of the sleeve of a garment covering the elbow
（衣服的）肘部。
a thing resembling an elbow, in particular a piece of piping bent through an angle
肘状物；（管子等的）弯曲部；L形弯管。
strike (someone) with one's elbow
用肘击打（某人）
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one player had elbowed another in the face .一个球员用肘部击打了另一个球员的脸部。
[no obj., with adverbial of direction]move by pushing past people with one's elbows
用肘挤着前进，用肘推
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people elbowed past each other to the door 人们用肘互相挤推着来到门口
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furiously, he elbowed his way through the crush .他疯狂地从拥挤的人群中挤过去。
〈喻〉 对…置之不理；把…扔在一旁
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the issues which concerned them tended to be elbowed aside by men .有关他们的问题往往被男人们丢在一旁。
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at one's elbow close at hand; nearby 在手头；在附近 -
elbow-to-elbow very close together 摩肩接踵地，紧挨着 -
give someone the elbow informal reject or dismiss someone in a rough, almost contemptuous manner 〈非 正式〉 排挤某人，排斥某人I tried to get her to give him the elbow 我试图让她抛弃他figurative 〈喻〉she decided to give tradition the elbow . 她决定抛开传统 -
up to one's elbows in informal with one's hands plunged in （something） 〈非正式〉 把手插入（某物）I was up to my elbows in the cheese-potato mixture . 我把手伸进了奶酪土豆泥里 -
figurative deeply involved in （a task or undertaking） 〈喻〉 深深卷入，忙于（某任务或事业）
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