Know是個大家都認識的英語單詞，不過和know有關的短語大家卻不見得都知道是什么意思，一起來看看吧。

be in the know
熟悉內情的，知情的

例句：

Talk to Tim. He's in the know.
跟蒂姆談談，他有內幕消息。

Are you in the know about the current crisis?
關于目前的危機，你有什么內幕消息嗎？

know better
明白事理，很懂得(而不至于…)

例句：

You know better than to do that!
你明知道不應該那么做!

You are old enough to know better than to spend all your money on clothes.
你年紀足夠大了，應當知道不該把錢全花在買衣服上。

know-how
專門知識，技能

例句：

I'd call technical support and ask someone with the know-how.
我要打技術支持電話問個明白人。

He hasn't got the know-how to run a farm.
他沒有經營農場的專門知識。

know the tricks of the trade
了解某門生意或職業的訣竅

例句：

Let's ask Tom. He knows all the tricks of the trade.
咱們去問問湯姆吧，他知道這里面的門道。

I think we need to bring in a specialist who knows the tricks of the trade.
我覺得我們需要引進一位懂行的專家。

know one's ABCs
了解基礎的知識

例句：

I don't think he should do this. He doesn't even know his ABCs.
我認為他不應該做這個，他對此一無所知。

Do you know the ABCs of programming?
你了解編程的基礎知識嗎?

know someone or something like a book
熟悉，深知，對…了如指掌

例句：

She knows Jerry like a book.
她非常了解杰瑞。

We've been married now for thirty years-long enough to know my wife like a book.
我們已經結婚30年了，我對我的妻子是非常了解的。

know sb by sight
似乎相識，面熟

例句：

I know her by sight.
我與她并不熟識。

I have never met our new neighbours; I simply know them by sight.
我從未接觸過我們的新鄰居, 只見過面。

know the ropes
知道內情，懂得(某種行業的)竅門，很內行

例句：

We need to bring in somebody who knows the ropes.
我們應該找個懂行的人。

I've never used Linux so I really don't know the ropes of installation.
我從沒用過Linux系統，所以我真不知道這個應該怎么安裝。

know the score
了解實際情況，心中有數

例句：

I know the score. Don't try to fool me.
我知道事情的真相，別想糊弄我。

Please stop making excuses. I know the score and I know you are to blame.
別再找借口了，怎么回事我心中有數，我也知道這件事應該怪你。

know something inside out
對某事認識很透徹,了解徹底

例句：

Susan is the expert. She's knows this stuff inside out.
蘇珊是專家，她非常了解這些事。

We know each other inside out.
我們對彼此都了如指掌。

（來源：聽力課堂 編輯：劉明）