| 释义 |
boot¹ /buːt/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. (皮革、橡胶等制的)靴；〈英〉(男式)短统靴；橡胶套鞋
a pair of high boots 一双(及膝的) 高统靴
riding boots 马靴
2. (马的)皮护腿
3. 罩，防护罩；【植】花序鞘
4. 一踢；[the boot] 解雇
give the ball a boot 踢一下球
put a heavy boot to the dissidents 用高压政策对付持不同意见者
5. 〈口〉快感，刺激
get a big boot out of (doing) sth. 从(做)某事中得到极大的乐趣
6. 〈美俚〉(美海军、海军陆战队)受训的新兵
a boot lieutenant 负责新兵训练的中尉
7. “铁靴子”(旧时一种箝足夹腿的刑具)
8. 〈英〉(一般设在汽车后部的)行李箱；(旧时马车夫座下的)放行囊处
Cars lined up with their boots wide open. 汽车排列成行，行李箱全大敞着。
9. (敞篷马车驾驶座的)座前挡板；(敞篷汽车车篷摇落时的)落篷容纳处
10. 〈美〉(贴于薄弱处防破裂的)垫胎片，胎垫
11. (簧风琴中的)管靴
12. 〈英俚〉丑陋的人
13. 〈英俚〉预付款，定洋
14. 〈美俚〉(棒球运动中的)失误，差错
15. 〈俚〉黑人(男子)
16. [boots] 〈美俚〉(非法接在民用波段电台上以增强其发射能力的)线性放大器
17. 【计】启动(= boot-up)
a boot disk 启动盘
18. [boots] 〈美俚〉擦鞋童
19. 〈美〉= Denver boot
20. [boots] 〈英〉〈旧〉(旅馆中擦皮鞋及搬行李等的)杂役
II ❶ vt.
1. 使穿靴；向…供给靴子
boot an army 使部队穿上军靴
2. 猛踢，对…猛踢一下
The goalkeeper places the ball and boots it upfield to the outside left. 守门员把球放好，一脚猛踢到前场给左边锋。
He booted the door and it crashed open. 他对准门猛踢一脚，一下子把它蹬开。
boot an empty can off the sidewalk 把一只空罐从人行道踢开
3. 〈口〉逐出，撵走；解雇 (out)
The tourists were booted out of the country on spy charges. 这些旅游者被以间谍罪驱逐出境。
I was in a loading zone and a cop booted me out. 我当时在装货区，一名警察把我撵开。
boot sb. out of office 将某人革职
4. 〈美俚〉(棒球运动中)击(球)失误；防守(滚地球)失误
5. 〈美俚〉因出错失去(机会)；弄错，搞糟
6. 用“铁靴子”给…上刑
7. 在赛马中骑(马)
8. 〈美〉用车轮固定夹夹住(非法停车)
9. 〈美俚〉(为加强迷幻针剂药效)用回抽法注射(指慢推注射器后抽静脉回血与药剂混和再行注入)
❷ vi.
1. 【计】启动
2. 〈美俚〉用回抽法注射迷幻针剂
[< ME bote < OFr] phr. be (get 或 grow) too big for one's boots 见 big
boot it 1. 步行；〈美俚〉(受训的新兵)行军
2. 〈美俚〉出错
boot one 〈美俚〉(尤指在棒球运动中)出一次错
boots and all 〈澳新口〉
1. 拳打脚踢都来
The next thing he'll do is counter-attack, boots and all. 他计划下一步发起反击，演出全武行。
2. 整个儿地；彻底地
boot(s) and saddle(s) 上马(指对骑兵的号令，法语 boute selle [备鞍]的误译)
boot up 【计】启动
boot up one's PC 启动计算机
die with one's boots on (或 die in one's boots) 见 die¹
fill one's boots 〈口〉想要多少就有多少；尽情做某事
get the boot 被解雇，被开除
give sb. the boot (或 give sb. the order of the boot) 解雇某人，开除某人
go to bed in one's boots 见 bed
hang up one's boots (足球运动员)挂靴，停止足球生涯
have one's boots laced 〈美俚〉保持警觉
have one's heart in one's boots 见 heart
I'll eat my boots if... 见 eat
lick the boots of 〈口〉奉承，拍…的马屁
He looks for courtesy from his subordinates, but he doesn't expect them to lick his boots. 他期待下属对他谦恭有礼，而并不希望他们拍马奉承。
like old boots 〈俚〉拼命地；勇猛地；极度地
I was working like old boots. 我竭尽全力拼命干。
make one boot serve for either leg 说话模棱两可
make sb. lick one's boots 彻底击败某人后加以羞辱
old boot 〈口〉难看又讨厌的老太婆
put the boot in 〈主英口〉(通常在对方已倒地后)再踢上一脚，作出不必要的残酷行为；(尤指在橄榄球赛中)做危险动作
The presidential aide decided to put the boot in — to tell the true story. 总统助理决定落井下石——把真实情况和盘托出。
put the boot on the wrong leg 错爱；错怪；毁誉不当
quiver (或 quake, shake, shiver) in one's boots 吓得发抖
ride in sb.'s old boots 喝某人的涮锅水，与某人玩厌后抛弃的女人结婚
The boot is on the other leg (或 foot). 1. 情况正好相反。
2. 这应由其他方面负责。
wipe one's boots on sb. 侮辱某人
with one's heart in one's boots 吓得要命；非常沮丧
you (can) bet your boots 尽打赌无妨，准保没错
You can bet your boots that they would not try their best. 他们决不会尽力而为，这点准错不了。 |