knockout

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

knock·out [knockout knockouts] noun, adjective BrE [ˈnɒkaʊt] NAmE [ˈnɑːkaʊt]
noun
1. (abbr.KO) (in boxing)a blow that makes an opponent fall to the ground and be unable to get up, so that he or she loses the fight
•The match ended in knockout in the fifth round.
2. (informal)a person or thing that is very attractive or impressive
•She's an absolute knockout.

Example Bank:
•Sanchez won by a second-round knockout.
•The cancellation of the flight delivered the knockout blow to his plans.

 
adjective only before noun
1. (especially BrE)a knockout competition is one in which the winning player/team at each stage competes in the next stage and the losing one no longer takes part in the competition
•the knockout stages of the tournament
2. a knockout blow is one that hits sb so hard that they can no longer get up
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  hard, severe, KO, kayo