| 释义 |
boot1/bu:t/ n. & v.●n. 1 an outer covering for the foot, esp. of leather, reaching above the ankle, often to the knee (尤指皮革制的)靴，(脚踝以上的)短筒靴，(及膝的)长筒靴 2 Brit. the luggage compartment of a motor car, usu. at the rear [英] (通常设在汽车后部的)行李箱 3 colloq. a firm kick [口]狠踢 4 (prec. by 前接 the) colloq. dismissal, esp. Brit. from employment [口]打发走；[尤英]解雇 gave them the boot 解雇了他们 5 a covering to protect the lower part of a horse's leg (马的)皮护腿 6 hist. an instrument of torture encasing and crushing the foot [史义]“铁靴子”(一种箝足夹腿的刑具) 7 derog. a person [贬]人 ●v. tr. 1 kick, esp. hard (尤指猛)踢 2 (often foll. by 常后跟 out) dismiss (a person) forcefully 逐出，撵走；解雇(某人) 3 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 up) put (a computer) in a state of readiness (cf. 参见 BOOTSTRAP 2) 启动(计算机)，引导装入程序 □ the boot (or N. Amer. [北美] shoe) is on the other foot (or leg) the truth or responsibility is the other way round 情况正好相反 □ die with one's boots on (of a soldier etc.) die fighting (士兵等)阵亡；因公殉职，死于工作岗位 □ put the boot in Brit. [英] 1 kick brutally 猛踢 2 act decisively against a person (对他人)坚决地采取行动 □ you bet your boots slang it is quite certain [俚语]尽打赌无妨，准保没错 □ booted adj.[Middle English, from Old Norse bóti or Old French bote, of unknown origin] |