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. 佈倫達(dá)緊緊抓著椅子的兩個(gè)扶手時(shí)指關(guān)節(jié)白了。

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