◙ noun 1. the joint between the forearm and the upper arm • 肘 »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；L形弯管 ◙ verb, [with obj. and adverbial] 1. strike (someone) with one's elbow • 用肘击（某人） »one player had elbowed another in the face. 一个球员用肘部击中了另一球员的脸部。 [no obj., with adverbial of direction] move by pushing past people with one's elbows • 用肘挤着前进，用肘推 »people elbowed past each other to the door. 人们互相挤着来到门口。 »furiously, he elbowed his way through the crush. 他疯狂地从拥挤的人群中挤出来。 (figurative)get rid of or disregard (a person or idea) in a cursory and dismissive way • [喻] 对…弃之不顾，把…推到一边去 »the issues which concerned them tended to be elbowed aside by men. 有关他们的问题往往被弃之不顾。
【IDIOMS】
◘ at one's elbow 1. close at hand;nearby • 在手头；在附近 ◘ elbow-to-elbow 1. very close together • 摩肩接踵地，紧挨着 ◘ give someone the elbow 1. [informal] reject or dismiss someone in a rough, almost contemptuous manner • [非正式] 对…弃之不顾，抛开，排斥 »I tried to get her to give him the elbow. 我试图让她抛开他。 »she decided to give tradition the elbow. 她决定抛开传统。 ◘ up to one's elbows in 1. [informal] with one's hands plunged in (something) • [非正式] 手深陷于某物之中 »I was up to my elbows in the cheese-potato mixture. 我的手深陷在奶酪土豆泥里。 (figurative)deeply involved in (a task or undertaking) • [喻] 深深卷入，忙于（某任务或事业）
【语源】
1. Old English elboga, elnboga, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch elleboog and German Ellenbogen (seealso ell,bow)