C 肘；（衣服的）肘部joint where the arm bends; part of the sleeve of a coat, jacket, etc.

　give sb the ～　排挤某人
　lean an ～ on the table　将一只胳膊放在桌上
　touch ～s with　与…交往
　at one's ～　在某人旁边
　out at ～s　衣衫褴褛的

　Don't lay your elbows on the desk.　不要将两肘放在书桌上。
　There is a hole on the elbow of my shirt.　我衬衫的肘部有个洞。

　vt. & vi.用肘推〔挤〕 push with the elbow

　～ right and left　左冲右撞
　～ sb aside　把某人挤到一边
　～ forward　挤向前
　～ one's way into　挤入
　～ off　挤出
　～ through　挤过

　He elbowed right and left in the crowd.　他在人群中左冲右撞。
　The lane elbows to the left.　小巷向左转弯。
　He elbowed me to one side when I stood in the doorway.　我站在门口时，他用肘把我推向一边。
　He elbowed me out of the way.　他把我挤开了。
　He was elbowed by them.　他被他们所排挤。

 ♣ elbow aside　(v.+adv.)
　把…挤到一边　push aside
　He elbowed the woman aside.　他把那位妇女挤到一边。
　The rude man elbowed me aside and got on the bus ahead of me.　那个粗鲁的家伙用胳膊肘把我挤到一旁，抢着在我前面上了公共汽车。
　When jobs are scarce, young people entering the work force tend to be elbowed aside in favour of experienced workers with more to offer companies.　工作紧缺时，加入劳动大军的年轻人常会被挤掉，让位于能为公司多做贡献的有经验的人。
 ♣ elbow forward　(v.+adv.)
　挤向前　push forward
　It's not fair, he got to the front by elbow-ing his way forward.　真不像话，他从人群中硬挤到前面来。
 ♣ elbow off　(v.+prep.)
　挤出　push to go out
　Don't elbow me off the sideway.　别把我从小路上挤出去。
 ♣ elbow through　(v.+prep.)
　挤过　push through
　I elbowed my way through the crowd to the front of the hall.　我用肘挤着穿过人群，来到大厅的前部。