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  1. 1熱鬧派對（英式）

    A knees-up is a loud, cheerful party — singing, dancing, drink, and a bit of mess. It is British, informal, and a little old-fashioned, though people still say it with a smile. It comes from a music-hall song, 'Knees Up Mother Brown' (sung from at least 1918; published in 1938), which had dancers lifting their knees. So it is not a stretch class, and it is not a medical word. Americans generally do not use it this way. Think pub, wedding, street party — not a quiet dinner.

    「knees-up」指熱鬧的派對，有人唱歌、跳舞、喝酒，場面可能有點亂。它是英式口語，有點舊式，常常帶著笑意來說。這個字來自一首歌舞廳的老歌「Knees Up Mother Brown」，舞者跳舞時會把膝蓋抬高，所以它和伸展課或醫學用語沒有關係。大家會想到酒吧、婚禮或街頭派對，而不是安靜的晚餐。美式英文通常不這樣用。

From the word’s history

UK, 20th century, from the song 'Knees Up Mother Brown'; suggests the motions of dancing.

出自英國歌曲〈Knees Up Mother Brown〉，像跳舞抬膝的樣子。

Wiktionary

組成Does not really split as a meaning. UK, 20th century: from the song 'Knees Up Mother Brown', suggesting the motions of dancing.

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

knees-upnoun

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    informalA party.

    • Let's have a bit of a knees-up, Arp.
    • However, having heard all the mutinous chants Taxpayer FC’s fans sang about Gollivan at Vicarage Road, Moyes has realised it’s probably part of his remit to spread some love and urge everyone in east London to have a good old Cockney knees-up before Friday’s visit from Leicester City.

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