knuckle

1. N-COUNT Your knuckles are the rounded pieces of bone that form lumps on your hands where your fingers join your hands, and where your fingers bend. 指關(guān)節(jié)

Brenda's knuckles were white as she gripped the arms of the chair. 布倫達(dá)緊緊抓著椅子的兩個扶手時指關(guān)節(jié)白了。

2. rap sb's knuckles, rap sb on/over the knuckles→see rap