/ ni:l; nil/ v (pt, pp knelt / nelt; nZlt/ or esp US kneeled) =>Usage at dream 用法见dream. [I, Ipr, Ip] ~ (down) go down on one or both knees; rest on the knee(s) 单膝或双膝跪下; 屈膝: She knelt in prayer. 她跪下祈祷. * kneel down (on the grass) to examine a flower （在草地上）跪下细看一朵花.