English Dictionary

knock-up

名詞

俗語

(sports) A short practice session before a tennis match. / Something constructed shoddily or hastily. / (slang) A pregnancy.

日本語の意味

テニスの試合前の短い練習セッション / 雑にまたは急いで作られたもの / （俗語）妊娠

We arrived early to fit in a quick knock-up before the doubles match began.

ダブルスの試合が始まる前に、短いウォームアップをするために早めに到着した。

意味（1）

(sports) A short practice session before a tennis match.

In the way of friendly knockups I played at times with both the Renshaws and Lawford, but at that time there is no doubt that they were better than I was.

意味（2）

Something constructed shoddily or hastily.

One of those unadorned late-fifties hillside knockups posing as intentionally contemporary but really the product of a tight construction budget.

意味（3）

(slang) A pregnancy.

When will we wake up? I see young girls pregnant and young boys adding up their “knock-ups” like a scorecard at a mob gambling venue.

knock-ups （ plural ）