| 释义 |
kick¹ /kɪk/ vi. | vt. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vi.
1. 踢
This horse kicks. 这匹马有踢蹄子的习惯。
2. (舞蹈等时)踢腿，举腿
The audience applauded when we kicked higher. 我们把腿举得更高时观众鼓起掌来。
3. (枪、炮等)反冲，后坐
4. 【足】踢球得分；踢悬空球；【足】【板】(球)高高弹起
5. 〈口〉埋怨；反对；反抗
Why's he kicking? I think this place is attractive. 他有什么可抱怨的呢? 我看这地方很好嘛。
6. 〈口〉戒绝恶习(如吸毒等)
I'll help you, man, 'cause I know you want to kick. 朋友，我会帮助你的，因为我知道你想戒掉恶习。
7. 〈口〉活跃，精力充沛
continue to wax fat and kick 继续发福并精力充沛
8. 〈口〉换汽车(尤指赛车)排挡
He kicked into third and passed the bigger car. 他把汽车换到第三挡，超越了那辆大汽车。
9. 〈俚〉死亡
Enoch Arden kicked. 伊诺克·阿登死了。
10. (发动机等)猛烈震动
11. 【电信】突跳；(仪表指针)急冲
❷ vt.
1. 踢
kick a ball 踢球
kick sb. on the shin 踢某人的胫部
kick sb. to death 把某人踢死
He kicked her into a faint. 他把她踢昏。
2. 踢着辟出(路)
He kicked his way through the crowd. 他用双脚踢着通过人群。
She dove and kicked her way down toward the bottom. 她潜入水中，用脚打水向水底游去。
3. (舞蹈等时)踢(腿)，举(腿)
Together we kicked our legs higher. 我们一起把腿踢得更高些。
4. (枪、炮等)朝…反冲，朝…后坐
The gun kicked my shoulder. 那支枪(发射时)向我肩部反冲。
5. 使(赛马、赛车等)突然加速，使冲刺
The driver kicked the car forward. 司机突然加快车速前进。
6. 【足】踢进(球门)得分
7. 〈口〉戒绝(吸毒等恶习)
kick the habit 戒掉吸毒恶习
kick heroin 不再服用海洛因
8. 〈美方〉拒绝(某人)的邀请(或求婚)；(女子)抛弃(情人)
II n.
1. 踢；踢脚；(游泳时的)打水，蹬水，踢水
He gave the door a hard kick. 他朝门猛踢一脚。
receive a kick on the shin (in the stomach) 在胫部(腹部)被踢一脚
2. (舞蹈中的)踢腿，举腿
3. 【美橄】踢球；踢法；踢出的球；球踢出的距离；踢球的机会；【英足】球员
a 40-yard kick 踢出40码远的球
a good (bad) kick 好(差)球员
4. 猛烈震动，冲击力；(枪、炮等射击时的)反冲，后坐
He felt the sudden kick of the drill in his hand as the power was turned on. 一通电他便觉得那台钻机在他手中突然猛烈震动。
5. 【体】(尤指中距离赛跑将近终点时的)冲刺
6. 〈口〉抱怨；反对；反抗；抱怨(或反对、反抗)的缘由
He had a kick against the new boss. 他对新的上司不满。
You're getting paid enough, you've got no real kicks. 你得到的报酬够多了，没有什么可抱怨的了。
7. 〈口〉极度的快感(或刺激)，极大的乐趣
Gambling gives him a kick. 赌博给他带来极大的乐趣。
He gets his kicks bossing people around. 他以把别人差来遣去为乐。
8. 〈口〉(酒、毒品等的)刺激性
That whiskey has quite a kick. 那种威士忌酒很有劲儿。
a sort of beer with little kick to it 一种劲儿不大的啤酒
9. 〈口〉精力，活力；气力
He's a sick man, but he still has some kick in him. 他是个病人，但还有一点活力。
10. 〈俚〉一时的爱好(或狂热)
be on an exercise kick 一时热中于锻炼身体
go on a mystery-reading kick 开始热中于阅读疑案小说
They were off the kick. 他们不再热中于此道了。
11. 〈俚〉话题；想法
We must get off this kick that every job is a career. 我们必须抛弃任何职业都是一种事业的想法。
12. [the kick]时兴的东西
13. 〈美俚〉(事态、情节等的)意外发展(或结局)，突然的转折
The novel ended with an ironical kick. 小说以富有讽刺意味的意外结局告终。
14. 〈俚〉袋(常指裤袋)；钱包
without a dime in one's kick for a cup of coffee 钱包里连喝杯咖啡的钱也没有
15. 〈美俚〉加薪
a salary kick 加薪
16. 〈美俚〉军士
the top kick 军士长
17. (凸出于小折刀刀身前部用以防止刀身全部收入刀套的)挡凸
18. 〈俚〉(尤指军籍的)开除；[the kick]解雇
The maximum penalty is a year and a kick. 最重的处罚是一年监禁并开除军籍。
get the kick 被解雇
give sb. the kick 解雇某人
19. 〈英俚〉[只用于复合词中]六便士硬币
two-and-a-kick 2先令6便士
20. [kicks] 〈俚〉鞋子；〈美俚〉裤子
[<ME kiken < ? Scan] phr. a kick at the can (或 cat) 〈加拿大口〉成功的机会 a kick in one's gallop〈俚〉古怪念头，奇想 a kick in the ass1. 出乎意料的拒绝；坏消息 It may not be much, but it's better than a kick in the ass. 所得可能无几，但总比碰一鼻子灰好些。 2. 鞭策；使人精神振奋的事物 a kick in the pants (或 teeth) 1. 责备，非难；拒绝 All she got for her trouble was a kick in the teeth. 她费尽周折换来的却是责备。 2. 重大挫折 You deserve a kick in the pants making such a darned slob of yourself.瞧你这懒懒散散的鬼样子，活该栽大跟斗。alive and kicking 见 alive
for kicks 〈口〉为了取乐(或刺激、好玩)
He drives fast just for kicks.他只是为了寻求刺激而开飞车。
kick about= kick around
kick against 反对；反抗；厌恶
It's no use trying to kick against the rules.试图反抗规定是徒劳的。
kick and scream 〈口〉大声抱怨
kick around 1. 轻蔑地对待；粗暴地对待，虐待；(仗势)欺凌
Business was so good he felt he could kick the customers around a little.生意如此兴隆，以致他认为稍许怠慢一下顾客也无妨。
John liked to kick around the little boys. 约翰喜欢欺侮小孩。
2. (尤指漫无目的地)到处游荡；常换职业(或行业)
During the weekends he usually just kicks around the house.周末他通常只是在家里晃来晃去。
3. 随便谈一谈，非正式讨论(问题等)；试着干(或写等)，试演(乐曲等)
We kicked around the idea of going swimming. 我们扯了一下去游泳的想法。
4. [常用于进行时态]被到处乱丢于；被闲置于
The old coat has been kicking around the closet for years. 那件旧上衣一直被扔在壁橱里已有多年了。
kick at 1. 向…踢去
kick at a dog 踢狗
2. = kick against
kick away 1. 不断地踢
kick away at sth.不停地踢某物
2. 踢掉；踢开
He kicked away the posts and brought the whole thing down.他把支柱踢掉使整个东西塌了下来。
kick away a dog 把狗踢开
kick back1. (突然而猛烈地)反冲；踢回；反击 (at)
kick back at unfair allegations对不公正的武断结论加以反击
2. 退赔；退还(赃物)
The thief kicked back the wallet but kept the money.那个窃贼退回了钱包，但把钱拿走了。
3. (出于不得已或早先协议等)付给(回扣、酬金等)
The luggage workers kicked back half of their take to the hall porter.搬行李小工将所得的一半交给门厅行李工作为酬金。
4. 〈美口〉放松，休闲
kick down 1. 踢倒
kick one's opponent down 把对手踢倒
2. 把(汽车或摩托车等)换到低挡
kick downstairs1. 把…踢下楼
2. 降…的级
Fred was kicked downstairs to a job in a small city.弗雷德被降级到一个小城市供职。
kick in 1. 把(门等)踢开；踢掉；砸开
kick sb.'s teeth in 踢掉某人的牙齿
The store's safe had been kicked in and robbed of ￡12000. 商店的保险箱被砸开，12000镑被盗。
2. 〈俚〉捐助；缴付(自己应付的一份)：
An unknown contributor kicked in with ￡50,000.一位隐名捐助人捐了5万镑。
We all agreed to kick in 10% of the cost. 我们都同意缴付10%的费用。
3. 〈俚〉死亡
He kicked in at the ripe old age of 90.他死时90岁，寿尽天年。
4. 〈口〉(暖气装置等)开启，接通
The heating (air conditioning) kicks in at about 7:00.暖气(空调)在7时左右开放。
5. (药物)生效
kick it1. 戒掉恶习(指抽烟、吸毒、酗酒等)
He finally kicked it. 他终于戒掉了恶习。
2. 纵情演奏爵士乐(或摇滚乐)
kick off 1. 挥脚甩掉(脚上的鞋子)；踢开
kick a dog off把狗踢开
2. 【足】开球；(中线)开球；(足球比赛)开始；(足球队)开始比赛
3. 〈口〉(使)开始；引起
The concert kicked off with a folk song.音乐会以一曲民歌开始。
The fund-raising campaign was kicked off by a benefit concert. 募集基金运动以一场义演音乐会开始。
An increase in oil prices would kick off a new round of inflation. 石油价格的上涨将引起新的一轮通货膨胀。
4. 〈口〉死亡
He might kick off any minute.他随时都可能死去。
5. 〈美口〉出发；离开
Are you ready to kick off? 你准备出发了吗?
6. 〈英口〉生气，发火
kick on 1. 开(开关等)
2. (机器等)开始工作，启动
Suddenly the motor kicked on. 马达突然启动了。
kick oneself 责备自己；内疚；懊悔
I kicked myself for letting that opportunity slip by.我为错过了那个机会而自责不迭。
kick out1. 开除；撵走；声明同(子女等)脱离关系
be kicked out of office because of embezzlement因盗用公款而被开除公职
They kicked me out immediately when I entered the house. 我一进屋子就被他们撵了出来。
He was kicked out by his father. 他父亲声明与他脱离父子关系。
2. 【足】踢(球)出界
3. 【体】(冲浪运动中)转板迎浪
kick over1. 把…踢翻
2. 〈口〉(引擎)启动；启动(引擎)
The engine kicked over and the plane started on its takeoff.引擎启动了，飞机开始起飞。
3. 〈美口〉缴付；捐赠
All members have to kick over ＄10 a week to the club.所有成员每周都得向俱乐部缴付10美元。
4. 〈美俚〉抢劫；袭击；搜查
The police kicked over the spot.警方搜查了现场。
kick round 〈口〉随便谈一谈，非正式讨论(问题等)
kick sb. when he is down 对某人落井下石
kick up1. 踢起；扬起
The wind kicked up a cloud of dust. 风扬起了一团尘埃。
The breeze kicked up small waves. 微风吹得水波荡漾。
2. 〈口〉提高；升高；激起，引起
He kicked the bid up another thousand. 他把投标价又提高了1000元。
Dawn came and the sea began to kick up. 黎明来临，海浪开始升腾。
These measures would disastrously kick up inflation. 这些措施势必灾难性地激起通货膨胀。
kick up a fuss 起哄
3. 〈口〉(机器等)出毛病
The air conditioner suddenly started kicking up. 空调突然出了毛病。
4. 不听话，闹独立性
kick upstairs〈口〉以升官职为名排斥，使明升暗降
The only way to get rid of old Smith is to kick him upstairs. 赶走史密斯老头的唯一办法是将他明升暗降。
more kicks than halfpence 苛待多于优遇；责怪多于表扬
You get more kicks than halfpence in this job.你做这工作吃力不讨好。 |