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kick (obj) HITkIkvto hit (someone or something) with the foot, or to move the feet and legs suddenly and violently踢I kicked the ball as hard as I could. [T]我用尽全力踢这个球。He was accused of kicking a man in the face. [T]他被控踢了一个男人的脸。He kicked her up the backside when she wasn't looking. [T]他趁她不注意时在她屁股上踢了一下。Astley kicked his fourth goal in the final minute. [T]阿斯特利在最后一分钟踢入第四个球。She felt the baby kicking inside her. [I]她感到肚子里的婴儿在踢她。If a gun kicks, it jumps back suddenly and with force when the gun is fired. [I]（枪、炮等）反冲(Am) If you kick about something you complain about it.因…而发牢骚，抱怨I wouldn't kick about the size of your pay raise if I were you. [I]我是你的话，就不会抱怨报酬增加了多少。(Br infml) If you kick against something you refuse to accept it and react strongly against it.反对;反抗As a boy he always kicked against his father's authority. [I]小时候他总是不服父亲的管束。(infml) If you kick an idea around you talk about it generally in a group. [M]非正式讨论When they realized it was locked, the youths just kicked the door in/down (= opened it by kicking it very hard). [M]当这些年轻人发现门锁住了，他们干脆把它踢开。When a game of football kicks off it begins, with one player kicking the ball.（足球比赛）开始(fig. ) The new TV series kicks off (= begins) with an investigation into private healthcare. [I]这部新的电视系列剧从调查私人医疗业开始。[KICKOFF]I sat in a comfortable armchair and kicked off my shoes (= removed them by shaking my feet). [M]我坐在一把舒服的靠手椅里，踢掉鞋子。At the age of fifteen she was kicked out of school (= forced to leave by the people in charge). [M]她15岁时被开除出校。There's no point in kicking against the pricks (= complaining about things that you cannot change).抱怨无法改变的事毫无意义。(Am slang) When the sergeant finds out what you guys have been doing, he's really going to kick (some) ass (= punish the people who have done wrong).当军士发现你们这些人干的事时，就会惩罚违法的人。(slang) To kick the bucket /(Am) kick off is to die.死When did old Albert kick the bucket then?那么老艾伯特什么时候咽气的？If you kick a/the habit you give up something that you have done for a long time.戒掉恶习She used to be a heavy smoker but she kicked the habit last year.她以前烟抽得很厉害，可去年戒了。(Br) If you are kicking your heels you are forced to wait for something and have nothing to do while you wait.干等(Am and Aus) If you kick up your heels you have an enjoyable time or are suddenly very pleased.欣喜若狂; (工作后)轻松愉快一番We really like to kick up our heels when friends come to visit, take them to dinner and a show and so on.朋友来访时我们真想好好乐一乐，带他们去吃饭看戏什么的。(Br) Our plans to buy a new car have had to be kicked into touch (= moved to a later time).我们买新汽车的计划已不得不推迟。(dated) If someone kicks over the traces they behave badly and show no respect for authority.摆脱控制;不听指挥It was no wonder that soldiers who risked death every day tended to kick over the traces on their evenings off.那些天天冒生命危险的士兵晚间自由活动时不服管束是不奇怪的。(infml) If someone kicks up a fuss/row they show great annoyance about something, esp. when this does not seem necessary.大吵大闹He kicked up a tremendous fuss about not being given the best table at the restaurant.没有给他餐馆里最好的桌子，他大吵大闹。If you say that someone has been kicked upstairs you mean that they have been moved to a job which although it seems better than the one they had, in fact has less power.使明升暗降In Britain important politicians are given a peerage and kicked upstairs to the House of Lords.在英国重要的政治家们被授予贵族头衔，明升暗降到上议院。If you say you are kicking yourself, you mean that you are very annoyed because you have done something stupid or missed a chance.责备自己;内疚;懊悔They must be kicking themselves for having sold their shares too early.他们一定在为自己过早出售了股票而感到懊悔。When I realized what I had done I could have kicked myself.当我意识到自己做了些什么时，我真恨不得痛打自己。To kick-start a motorcycle is to make its engine start by pressing with your foot a metal bar connected to the engine.用脚踏起动器启动（摩托车等的发动机）(fig.) The Marshall Plan helped to kick-start western Europe's economic recovery (= to make it start working again).马歇尔计划帮助西欧开始经济恢复。"To kick against the pricks" (Bible, Acts 9. 5)意为抗争无济于事（《圣经·使徒行传》）
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