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kick1 /kɪk/ ●●● S2 W3 verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] 
1 KICKto hit something with your foot 踢
1 KICKto hit something with your foot 踢kick something down/over/around etc
Billy was kicking a ball around the yard.
比利在院子里踢球。
The police kicked the door down.
警察踢倒了门。
kick somebody in the stomach/face/shin etc
There was a scuffle and he kicked me in the stomach.
我们打起来了，他一脚踢在我肚子上。
2 KICKto move your legs as if you are kicking something 踢蹬，踢腿
He kicked off his shoes and lay back on the bed.
他踢掉鞋子，躺倒在床上。
a row of dancers kicking their legs in the air
做腾空踢腿动作的一排舞蹈演员
A horse trotted past, kicking up dust from the road.
一匹马小跑而过，扬起了一路尘土。
3 kick yourself spokenANNOY used to say that you are annoyed with yourself because you have done something silly, made a mistake etc [因做了蠢事、犯了错等]责备自己，生自己的气
You’ll kick yourself when I tell you the answer.
等我把答案告诉你，你会懊恼的。
United will be kicking themselves for missing several chances.
联队将因错过多次机会而自责。
Examples from the Corpus
kick yourself• A few executives, though, kicked themselves.• Glen Day had eight birdies in a round of 64 and was kicking himself.• It was easy to see that the boy was kicking himself.• Jeeze, I could kick myself.• She was kicking herself for forgetting the most basic Capricorn trait of allowing nothing to stand in the way of their goal.• I could have kicked myself for getting her name wrong.• Never slam a door in temper, you may need to come back through it in the future: kick yourself instead.• Blue is shocked by the fare and kicks himself mentally for not following the woman instead.• I have to kick myself to think that it was Xmas only 3 weeks ago.
4 kick the habit to stop doing something that is a harmful habit, such as smoking, taking drugs etc 戒除恶习
The scheme helps smokers to kick the habit.
这项计划帮助烟民戒烟。
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kick the habit• After nearly 60 years, it's hard to kick the habit.• After finally getting her to the hospital, the guys resolve to kick the habit.• But knowing is not doing, and many people find it well nigh impossible to kick the habit.• Do I have tolerance for a crack addict who does little to kick the habit?• In recent years, more than 11 million smokers in Britain have kicked the habit.• Once the motivation to stop arises, it is not so difficult to kick the habit.• They're members of Wendy Jeffery's tap dancing class, and they just can't kick the habit.• Wally Reid was actually keen to kick the habit.• She used treats and kindness rather than nagging to persuade her mum to kick the habit for at least two weeks.
5 kick somebody when they are down CRITICIZEto criticize or attack someone who is already in a weak or difficult position 对某人落井下石
The media can’t resist kicking a man when he’s down.
媒体忍不住要干落井下石的事。
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kick somebody when they are down• The newspapers cannot resist kicking a man when he is down.
6 kick somebody in the teeth (also kick somebody in the stomach/pants American EnglishAmE) informal to disappoint someone or treat them badly at a time when they need help 使某人非常失望；粗暴地对待某人[指在其需要帮助之时]
We all have times when life kicks us in the teeth.
我们都有生活不如意的时候。
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kick somebody in the teeth• Graham sitting there waiting for me to kick him in the teeth.• If he had come begging and pleading, I would have laughed at him and kicked him in the teeth.• I couldn't kick him in the teeth after three years of good work and live with myself.
7 kick somebody’s ass/butt American EnglishAmE informal not polite to punish or defeat someone 惩罚某人；打败某人
We’re gonna kick San Francisco’s ass good tonight.
今晚我们要好好教训一下旧金山队。
8 kick ass American EnglishAmE informal not polite used to say that someone or something is very good or impressive 非常棒，很棒
Tucson pop band Shoebomb kick some serious ass.
图森市的流行乐队Shoebomb非常棒。
9 kick your heels British EnglishBrESPEND TIME to waste time waiting for something 浪费时间等待
We were left kicking our heels for half the day.
让我们白等了半天。
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kick your heels• For a guy like me to hang around kicking his heels ain't natural.• I sat in the pie shop kicking my heels and pondering the problem.• I kicked my heels and ran my eye along the ruff of mountains surrounding Cuzco, like a tongue over broken teeth.• The clash of steel jarred up his arm, then he kicked his heels back to force the stallion towards the road.• That has set Crosby into conflict with Murray and left Armstrong kicking his heels instead of a football.• My son, I began to fear, was still kicking his heels on a fog-bound airport in Birmingham.
10 kick up your heels to enjoy yourself a lot at a party, event etc [在聚会、活动等中]玩得很高兴，尽情享乐
The charity ball is a chance to kick up your heels and help a good cause.
慈善舞会是让人既玩得痛快又能帮着做好事的一次机会。
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kick up your heels• She deserves to kick up her heels.• This is your chance to kick up your heels and support this group of anonymous women artists.• Women in cowgirl outfits kicked up their heels before an audience of 24,000.• But perhaps you too are kicking up your heels elsewhere by now.• Women in white boots, short shorts and frilly cowgirl outfits kicked up their heels on it.• BThey kicked up their heels, spun, twirled and got down till dawn.
11 kick something into touch British EnglishBrE informal to stop a plan or project before it is completed 中止某计划[项目]
A hitch resulted in the deal being kicked firmly into touch.
一个小问题使得这笔交易彻底中止了。
Examples from the Corpus
kick something into touch• He would always kick it back into play whereas Lukic, more often than not, would kick it into touch.• When a penalty is kicked directly into touch the same team will have the throw-in.
12 kick up a fuss/stink/row informal to complain loudly about something 闹事、吵闹
Won’t he kick up a fuss when he discovers they’re missing?
他发觉它们不见了的话会不会闹起来？
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kick up a fuss/stink/row• It's financial clout that counts or, failing that, kicking up a stink.• It's for your protection, so that you have the union behind you if Mellowes kicks up a stink.• Yet when pedestrianisation was first announced the city's shopkeepers, taxi drivers and disabled groups kicked up a fuss.• It will still contain plenty of business and mortgage borrowers to kick up a stink about base rates.• It might be partly because I didn't kick up a fuss when I lost the captaincy.
13 kicking and screaming protesting violently or being very unwilling to do something 又踢又叫；极不情愿
The company was dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century.
伦敦证券交易所极不情愿地被拖进了20世纪。
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was dragged kicking and screaming• Nobody across the programme was dragged kicking and screaming out of their hospital bed into the community.• He was dragged kicking and screaming to a van parked nearby.
14. kick the shit out of somebody informal not polite to hurt someone very badly by kicking them many times 把某人踢得半死
15. kick against the pricks British EnglishBrE informal to hurt or damage yourself by trying to change something that cannot be changed 自讨苦吃
16. kick somebody upstairs LEAVE A JOB OR ORGANIZATIONto move someone to a new job that seems to be more important than their last one, but that actually gives them less influence 把某人明升暗降，把某人提升到有职无权的职位上
17 be kicking (it) American EnglishAmE spoken to be relaxing and having a good time 尽情享乐
I was just kicking with my buddies.
我正和伙伴们玩得开心。
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be kicking (it)• The ball the three youngsters were kicking about landed near Scott once more.• The adults were soon chanting and singing; the baby was kicking and cooing.• Her nose wrinkled at the smell of beer, and she kicked off her mink-trimmed bootees as if she were kicking Boyd.• She was kicking herself for forgetting the most basic Capricorn trait of allowing nothing to stand in the way of their goal.• Glen Day had eight birdies in a round of 64 and was kicking himself.• It was easy to see that the boy was kicking himself.• When I pull into the driveway Quincy and Phoenix are kicking it on the deck again.• Victor and his friends were kicking it on the porch.• John is kicking the car too.
18 be kicking it American EnglishAmE spoken to be having a romantic or sexual relationship with someone 谈恋爱；发生性关系
be kicking it with
My sources say that she was kicking it with Thomas while she was on tour.
我听得消息，说她在旅途中和托马斯好上了。
Examples from the Corpus
be kicking it• When I pull into the driveway Quincy and Phoenix are kicking it on the deck again.
19. kick over the traces British EnglishBrE old-fashioned to start behaving badly by refusing to accept any control or rules (开始)摆脱约束，不服管束
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kick over the traces• But perhaps even misogynists can kick over the traces.• They fall down and get up again; they educate themselves and kick over the traces.• If one of them kicked over the traces, there was hell to pay until he fell obediently back into line.
20. kick the bucket old-fashionedDIE to die – used humorously 死，蹬腿儿[幽默用法]
PHRASAL VERBSExamples from the Corpus
kick the bucket• If Primrose was in a black mood she would like as not kick the bucket over.• Jinny was so startled that she nearly kicked the bucket over.• When I kick the bucket you'll be able to live on my life insurance.
21 kick (out) against something phrasal verbphr v REACTto react strongly against something 反对；反抗
She has kicked out against authority all her life.
她一生都在反抗权威。
Examples from the Corpus
kick (out) against • And kicking against an impersonal organisation was more fun and less threatening than confronting the old man directly.
22 kick around phrasal verbphr v
a) DISCUSS kick something around to think about or discuss an idea before making a decision [作决定之前]考虑[讨论]某事
We kicked that suggestion around and in the end decided to go ahead.
我们讨论了那个提议，最后决定着手进行。
b) CRUEL kick somebody around to treat someone badly and unfairly 粗暴地对待某人，虐待某人，欺凌某人
I have my pride, you know. They can’t kick me around.
要知道，我也是有自尊心的，他们不能欺侮我。
c) kick around (something) to be in a place doing things, but without any firm plans 毫无计划地做(某事),漫无目的地做(某事) SYN knock around
He kicked around India for a few months.
他在印度游荡了几个月。
d) to be left in a place untidily or forgotten 被闲置，被搁置
There’s a copy of the report kicking around somewhere.
报告有一份副本放在什么地方了。
Examples from the Corpus
kick around• Journalists have always had inflight magazines to kick around.• Civic promotion is an idea that had been kicked around before.• He believed they understood what it was like to be kicked around by white men.• Being kicked around can be a real eye opener.• Throughout all of this Manchester United has been kicked around like a football.• These meetings are useful for kicking around preliminary ideas.• Academics have been kicking around the idea for three decades.• But the fact is Lombardi and Barnett have kicked around the idea of Grtezky joining the Sharks.
kick around (something)• Journalists have always had inflight magazines to kick around.• Children whom everyone was too exhausted to stop were kicking around an empty fizzy-drink can.• Civic promotion is an idea that had been kicked around before.• He believed they understood what it was like to be kicked around by white men.• Being kicked around can be a real eye opener.• Throughout all of this Manchester United has been kicked around like a football.• But the fact is Lombardi and Barnett have kicked around the idea of Grtezky joining the Sharks.
23 kick back phrasal verbphr v American EnglishAmE to relax 放松
Your waitress will take your order while you kick back and enjoy the game.
服务员会来请你点菜的，你尽管轻松愉快地玩游戏吧。
Examples from the Corpus
kick back• So, hey, kick back.• I'm just going to kick back and wait for the end of the semester.
24 kick in phrasal verbphr v
a) informalEFFECTIVE to start or to begin to have an effect 开始见效；开始运作
The storm is expected to kick in shortly after sunrise.
预计风暴将在日出后不久到来。
The painkillers kicked in and he became sleepy.
止痛药开始起作用，他昏昏欲睡了。
b) kick in (something)GIVE to join with others in giving money or help 凑分子，捐助；出份力 SYN chip in
Bill never wants to kick in.
比尔从来都不肯出力。
We were each asked to kick in 50 cents toward the cost.
我们每个人都被要求出50美分分摊这笔费用。
c) kick somebody’s head/face/teeth inINJURE to injure someone badly by kicking them 把某人严重踢伤
He threatened to come round and kick my head in.
他威胁说要过来踢死我。
d) kick a door in to kick a locked door so hard that it breaks open 把门踢开
We had to get the police to kick the door in.
我们只得叫警察来把门踢开。
Examples from the Corpus
kick in• Hence the special holiday offers about to kick in.• My adrenaline kicked in and the world got quieter.• That Rogaine better kick in before the millennium.
kick in (something)• Hence the special holiday offers about to kick in.• Door kicked in and rented video stolen.• My adrenaline kicked in and the world got quieter.• That Rogaine better kick in before the millennium.• A stained glass window was recently kicked in - causing fifteen hundred pounds worth of damage.• On another occasion he kicked in the glass in a series of school doors.• I felt like I had been kicked in the stomach.• SunSoft will be kicking in with its ONC+.
kick somebody’s head/face/teeth in• It goes with some people wanting to kick my head in.• Lou and Van burst into tears and Hamburglar kicks their heads in.• So they are all there, kicking our teeth in.• But they would kick your head in if you spilt their pint just the same.
25 kick off phrasal verbphr v
a) START TO HAPPEN, EXIST ETCSTART DOING somethingif a meeting, event, or a football game kicks off, it starts [会议、活动]开始；[足球比赛]开球
What time does the laser show kick off?
激光表演什么时候开始？
The match kicks off at noon.
比赛中午开始。
with
The series kicked off with an interview with Brando.
该系列节目一开始是对白兰度的采访。
b) informal if you kick off a discussion, meeting, event etc, you start it 开始[讨论、会议、活动等]
OK Marion, would you care to kick off?
好的，玛丽昂，你要现在开始吗？
kick something ↔ off (with something)
I’m going to kick off today’s meeting with a few remarks about the budget.
今天的会议我先就预算讲几句。
c) kick somebody off something informal to remove someone from a team or group 从[队伍或团体中]开除[逐出]某人
Joe was kicked off the committee for stealing funds.
乔因窃取资金而被逐出委员会。
d) American EnglishAmE informal to die 死，蹬腿儿
e) British EnglishBrE spoken if a fight kicks off, people start fighting [打斗]开始，发生
I think it might kick off in here with all these football fans around.
这么多球迷聚在这里，我觉得他们可能会打起来。
Examples from the Corpus
kick off• If the meeting kicks off on time, we should be finished by 12 o'clock.• The carnival kicked off with a wonderful firework display.
kick with• Phelps kicked off an outstanding night's music with a beautifully played Mozart Symphony.• The laibon kicks off with a creation myth.• The company kicked off with a hefty dose of early nitrogen, which with hindsight was the right choice.• On Sunday, the gastronomic action kicks off with a pancake breakfast sponsored by the Rotary Club.• It will kick off with a seminar on diet and fitness before looking at every aspect of becoming a successful pro racer.• Our annual conference kicked off with a speech from the President.• The conference kicked off with a swingeing attack on local government reform by Arthur Midwinter, professor of politics at Strathclyde University.• The campaign kicks off with advertising on Tesco Clubcard recipe cards and in health food trade titles.• Let's kick off with an Indian meal somewhere, and go on to a club after that.• The new series kicks off with brilliant action shots taken at SummerSlam, the record breaking Wembley event.• Maybe we kicked off with that hot blonde who took her ... No.
kick something ↔ off (with something)• The stage area at the casino in Le Touquet was almost close enough to the tables to kick the glasses off.• I took a couple of Tylenol with codeine, kicked my shoes off, and crawled into the folds of my quilt.• He kicked his boots off and tried to grip with his toes.• Otherwise they would kick them off and we'd lose them.• You can kick the ball off the park when and where you want.
26 kick somebody ↔ out phrasal verbphr v LEAVE A JOB OR ORGANIZATIONLEAVE A SCHOOL OR COLLEGEto make someone leave a place, job etc 撵出，逐出 SYN throw out
Bernard’s wife kicked him out.
伯纳德的老婆把他赶了出来。
of
He was kicked out of the golf club.
他被逐出了高尔夫球俱乐部。
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kick out• But I had my own place then and I could kick him out.• He said, I kicked them out.• Otherwise, you may discreetly kick him out.• But two years later, it secretly decided to upgrade the base and kicked the city out in 1953.• I still haven't figured out how Roy Evans managed to kick Fat Pat out of her own house.• Clayt kicked it out of sight into the stern of the boat.• They kicked him out of the Soviet Union two years ago.• A free kick 25 yards out perfectly placed and left the Derby defence bemused and helpless.
kick of• All they know is, they can kick these cases out of court.• I still haven't figured out how Roy Evans managed to kick Fat Pat out of her own house.• Clayt kicked it out of sight into the stern of the boat.• Giuliani demanded that the State Department kick both diplomats out of the country.• Many times her parents had carried her kicking and screaming out of the grocery store or the local department store.• She kicked Blue Dove out of the office, too.• They kicked him out of the Soviet Union two years ago.• It kicks them out of their jobs.
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kick• Next came his three younger sisters whom he began to terrorise - biting, kicking and scratching them.• He was dragged kicking and screaming into a waiting police car.• One boy lay on the floor, kicking and screaming.• He believed they understood what it was like to be kicked around by white men.• And if you gave them any grief at all, they said they would just kick her out.• Michael kicked him in the back, the force of the blow sending Tommy across the dirt-strewn floor.• One of the gang kicked him in the stomach.• That means sales of anywhere from 10,000 to 30,000 copies are needed before profits kick in.• I could feel the baby kicking inside me.• The boy behind me kept kicking my chair.• He just kept right on kicking Pikey, and Pikey kept right on taking it.• Some jerk was kicking the back of my seat the entire flight.• Who kicked the ball over the fence?• They retailed around £38-£45, depending on the model, and for sound kicked the shit out of my Levin.• Men, however, do not tend to kick the tobacco habit.
kick somebody in the stomach/face/shin etc• Hicks kicked him in the shin.• Of course, Sam said it again and I ran at him and kicked him in the shins.• Others looked as if they would like to kick him in the face.• The 20-year-old threw his first victim to the ground and kicked her in the face.• The first time I went there, I extended my hand, and the patient proceeded to kick me in the shins.• He then knocked a 21-year-old girl over and kicked her in the face, before half choking and battering a 23-year-old.• Haines fell over and a Corporal kicked him in the stomach, shouting at him to stand up.• As I slid to the floor I was kicked hard in the face with a slippered foot.
Football
kick2 ●●○ S3 noun [countableC] 1 KICKa movement of your foot or leg, usually to hit something with your foot 踢；蹬
Brazil scored with the last kick of the match.
巴西队在全场比赛的最后一次射门进球了。
Rory aimed a kick at her leg and missed.
罗里对准她的腿踢去，但没有踢到。
kung fu kicks
中国功夫的踢腿
If the door won’t open, just give it a good kick.
如果门打不开的话，就使劲踢一脚。
2 DSFDSOthe act of kicking the ball in a sports game such as football, or the ball that is kicked and the direction it goes in 〔球类比赛的〕踢球；踢出的球
Benjamin struck a post with an overhead kick.
本杰明一个倒钩球踢在门柱上。
free/penalty kick (=an opportunity, allowed by the rules, for a player in one team to kick the ball without being stopped by the other team) 任意球/点球
Pearce came forward to take the free kick.
皮尔斯上前踢任意球。
3 ENJOY/LIKE DOING somethingsomething that you enjoy because it is exciting 极大的乐趣 SYN thrill
get a kick out of/from (doing) something
Gerald gets a kick out of dressing as a woman.
杰拉德觉得男扮女装很刺激。
give somebody a kick
It gives her a kick to get you into trouble.
给你惹出麻烦她就开心。
do something (just) for kicks
She used to steal from shops for kicks.
她以前经常从商店偷东西来寻求刺激。
4 a kick up the arse/backside/pants etc informalCRITICIZEPUNISH criticism or strong encouragement to make someone do something they should have done 批评；激励
What Phil needs is a good kick up the arse.
得好好教训一下菲尔。
Examples from the Corpus
a kick up the arse/backside/pants etc• They like to see officialdom and the upper classes getting a kick up the backside.• I think I just needed a kick up the backside.• He was gormless, spoke in a funny nasal accent and looked as if he could do with a kick up the backside.
5 a kick in the teeth informalDISAPPOINTED something that is very disappointing or upsetting that happens when you need support 〔需要支持时〕极度的失望〔苦恼〕
This broken promise is a real kick in the teeth for our fans.
这次食言真让我们的支持者极其失望。
Examples from the Corpus
a kick in the teeth• That is why the settlement of 4.4 percent. is rightly described as a kick in the teeth.
6 a kick informalSTRONG TASTE OR SMELL used to talk about the strong effect of a drink or drug or the strong taste that some food has 〔酒、毒品、某些食物等的〕劲，刺激性，浓烈
The wine had a real kick.
这酒很有劲。
n COLLOCATIONS
verbs
give something a kick
The door was stuck; he gave it a kick.
get a kick
He got a kick on the ankles from Anne.
aim a kick at somebody/something
adjectivesLifting her foot, she aimed a kick at her brother.
a good kick (=a strong kick)
The only way to make the drinks dispenser work is to give it a good kick.
a hard kick
A hard kick to the knee could cause a lot of damage.
a high kick (=when someone raises their foot high into the air)
The dance routine was full of high kicks.
Examples from the Corpus
kick• Andy Stevenson's powerful strike as half time approached was followed by an injury time free kick from Ian Helliwell.• One karate kick can kill someone.• So Muster gave it a swift karate kick.• Newry clinched the points with almost the last kick of the game, Ralph scoring after sub Gary Hughes put him clear.• As it is, a penalty kick at goal can take up to two minutes out of the match.• It may be that Gary McAllister simply made a mess of his penalty kick.• Bahr's kick went just to the left of the goal post.• The length of time you hold it down determines the strength of the kick.• And what a tremendous kick that was - straight into the goal from 200 yards.
give ... a ... kick• The cyclist gave him a parting kick as he pedalled off.• He gave a kick, and something skittered across the alley and bounced against the wall opposite.• And her heart gave just a little kick of worry as she turned to Ted Morgan again.• Pallister was responsible for one goal and Ince gave away the free kick for the other.• Also, it gave her a kick to trail her coat.• You put caffeine behind some other drug you've got inside you, and it gives that drug a kick.• Marvin gave me a smart kick under the table, nearly breaking the skin on my shin.• As he passed, Weasel gave the newspaper a kick with the toe of his Doc Martens.
take ... kick• Coming through the door off - balance, taking the deflected kick - he'd absorbed that.• Demmollari took the spot kick, Wright parried and substitute Tlis Shulkai headed over the rebound.• Barnes put the Lions in front before Hastings took over the kicks after the interval.• I gave you three minutes to be in the bathroom and you have taken four. Kick.• Anthony should be higher cos he takes free kicks.• I take a kick at him.• Sutter took the kick himself and Adrian Knup rose unchallenged to head down and past the stranded Goram.• Both of them took turns to kick him in the mouth and eyes.
do something (just) for kicks• Kent blew up things just for kicks.
From Longman Business Dictionary
kickkick /kɪk/ verb
→ kick in
→ kick something → off
→ kick somebody → out
→PHRASAL VERBS1kick2 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1