Blair's concession of the referendum marks the moment when politics formally bowed the knee.布莱尔政府在公民投票问题上的让步正式标志着其在政治上正式作出妥协。

She was on her knees in the kitchen.她跪在厨房里。

I'm just about on my knees by the end of the season.在赛季末尾的时候我几乎是筋疲力尽。

Our aim is to bring this government to its knees, to force it to the negotiating table.我们的目标就是击垮这个政府, 迫使它回到谈判桌上来。