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knot

英/nˈɒt/
美/ˈnɑt/
01n.

结, 群, 难题

a tight cluster of people or things; any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object; a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged; something twisted and tight and swollen

02v.

打结, (使)纠缠