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| 1 | I/T to hit something or someone with your foot 踢 |
| Mum! Jimmy kicked me! 妈妈，吉米踢我！ |
| Some children will bite and kick when they get angry. 有些孩子生气时会又咬又踢。 |
| kick sth totowardsaway from sth He kicked the bottle towards the bin and missed. 他把瓶子踢向垃圾箱，但是没踢进。 |
| kick sth around A couple of children were kicking an empty can around. 几个孩子正在把一只空罐子踢来踢去。 |
| kick sth openclosedshut Southgate kicked the door open. 索思盖特踢开了门。 |
| kick sb in the stomach/face/head etc She felt as if she had been kicked in the stomach. 她觉得自己好像被踢中了腹部。 |
| | 1a | to hit a ball with your foot in a game such as football 踢（球） | | the pleasure of kicking a ball across a stretch of grass 将球踢过草地的乐趣 | |
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| 2 | I/T to move your legs as if you were kicking something 踢（腿） |
| Take your baby’ s nappy off and let her kick a bit. 取掉你宝宝的尿布，让她踢踢腿。 |
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| 3 | T informal to stop doing something that is bad for you 戒除（恶习） |
| Amanda has finally managed to kick smoking. 阿曼达最后总算戒了烟。 |
| kick the habit Do you smoke and want to kick the habit? 你是不是吸烟而又想戒掉呢？ |
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| 4 | T to hit a horse’ s sides with your heels to make it move forward （用脚后跟）蹬（马使其前进） |
| Flora kicked her horse into a canter. 弗洛拉蹬了蹬马，让它慢跑起来。 |
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| - | be kicked upstairs informal
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| to be given a job or position that seems more important but has less power |
| 被明升暗降 |
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| - | kick (sb’ s) ass mainly AMERICAN impolite
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| to punish or defeat someone |
| 惩罚（某人）；击败（某人） |
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| If he gives you any problems, let me know and I’ ll kick his ass. 要是他给你惹麻烦，告诉我一声，我会教训他的。 |
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| - | kick (some) ass/butt mainly AMERICAN impolite
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| to show someone what you are capable of doing or achieving, especially in a very determined way |
| 显露本领 |
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| Let’ s get out there and kick some ass! 我们出去露两手吧！ |
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| - | kick the bucket humorous
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| to die |
| 死；翘辫子 |
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| - | kick sb in the teeth informal
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| to upset someone or make them feel disappointed , especially when they are trying hard to achieve something |
| （尤指在其竭力争取某事物时）使某人心烦意乱，使某人大失所望 |
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| - | kick sth into touch BRITISH
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| to stop discussing an idea , suggestion , problem etc because it is clear that you cannot achieve or solve it |
| （由于显然无法做成或解决而）停止讨论某事 |
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| That issue has now been kicked into touch. 那个问题现已不再讨论了。 |
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| - | kick the shit out of sb impolite
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| to attack someone physically in a very violent way |
| 打得某人屁滚尿流 |
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| - | kick sb when they are down
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| to attack or criticize someone when they are already in a weak position |
| 落井下石 |
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| - | kick your heels BRITISH
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| to waste time waiting for someone or something |
| 空等；白等 |
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| They were forced to kick their heels for nearly a quarter of an hour. 他们被迫白等了一刻钟左右。 |
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| - | kick yourself
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| to be very annoyed because you have made a mistake , missed an opportunity etc |
| （由于犯错、丧失机会等而）懊恼，内疚 |
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| He kicked himself for not having made the obvious connection. 连这么明显的联系都没意识到，他很懊恼。 |
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| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˈkick aˌgainst |
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| | kick against sbsth: to react against someone or something that you do not like but cannot change 反对；反抗 | Katherine has an instinct for kicking against the establishment. 凯瑟琳生性反叛权势。 | |
| - | ˌkick aˈround or ˌkick aˈbout |
| PHRASAL VB INFORMAL |
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| 1 | T to discuss an idea or suggestion in an informal way 非正式讨论；随便谈论 | We kicked around a few ideas. 我们随便谈了一些想法。 | |
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| 2 | T kick sb around: to treat someone in an unkind and unfair way 虐待；欺凌；不公正地对待 | He told reporters they wouldn’ t be able to kick him around any more. 他告诉记者他们再也无法欺侮他了。 | |
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| 3 | I if something is kicking around , you have it but you are not sure exactly where it is 被乱丢；被乱放 | There’ s a tin of chocolates kicking around somewhere. 有罐巧克力不知被扔在哪儿了。 | | | 3a | I if ideas or suggestions are kicking around , they exist but no one is doing much about them (观点或建议)不大受重视 | | | | 3b | I/T kick around sthif people are kicking around , or kicking around a place , they are in that place without any definite plans 漫无目的地闲逛；游荡 | | Two friends and I decided to kick around the Loch Tay area for a few days. 我和两个朋友决定在泰湾地区闲游几日。 | | |
| - | ˌkick ˈback |
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| | to relax 放松；休息 | It was time to kick back and forget the worries of the day. 该是放松放松，把一天的烦恼都忘掉的时候了。 | |
| - | ˌkick ˈin |
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| 1 | I informal to start to have an effect 开始起作用；见效；生效 | The medicine took some time to kick in. 这药需要些时间才能见效。 | | The new rules kicked in last year. 新规则去年开始生效。 | |
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| 2 | I/T AMERICAN to give something , especially money 捐助（尤指钱款） | Sweden has kicked in about $10 million a year since 1993. 自1993年以来，瑞典每年捐助约1000万美元。 | |
| | - | kick sb’ s face/teeth/head in
| | to hurt someone badly by kicking them | | 将某人踢成重伤 | | | | The hoodlums kicked Jones’ s teeth in before making off with his money. 这些无赖把琼斯踢成重伤，又抢走了他的钱。 | | | | - | kick the door in
| | to break a door by kicking it | | 把门踢开 | | | | When the police came, they had to kick the door in to get into the flat. 警察来的时候只好踹开门进入那套公寓。 | | | |
| - | ˌkick ˈoff |
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| 1 | I/T informal to begin , or to begin something 开始 | The show kicks off this week at the Moscone Centre in San Francisco. 演出于本周在旧金山的莫斯康中心开演。 | | +with I’ d like to kick off with a quick look at last month’ s sales figures. 我想先大致看看上个月的销售数字。 | |
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| 2 | T to make your shoes come off by shaking your feet 摇晃脚甩掉（鞋） | Phyllis kicked off her sandals. 菲莉斯甩掉了凉鞋。 | |
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| 3 | I when a football match kicks off , the players start it by kicking the ball （足球比赛）开球 | The game kicks off at 7.30. 比赛于7点30分开始。 | |
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| 4 | T kick sb off sth: informal to force someone to leave a place or activity 迫使（某人）离开 | He was kicked off the course for failing to hand in any work. 由于什么作业都没交，他被取消了修读那门课的资格。 | |
| - | ˌkick ˈout |
| PHRASAL VB INFORMAL |
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| | to force someone to leave a place or organization 强迫（某人）离开；开除 | kick sb out of sth Sonia’ s been kicked out of her house. 索尼娅已被撵出家门。 | |
| - | ˌkick ˈup |
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| | kick up sth: to make something go up into the air 扬起；掀起 | The storm kicked up waves big enough to destroy homes. 暴风雨掀起的巨浪足以摧毁房屋。 | |
| | - | kick up a fuss/stink/row informal
| | to complain very angrily about someone or something | | 抱怨；大吵大闹 | | | | The decision was changed after he kicked up a fuss. 在他大吵大闹之后，决定被改变了。 | | | |
| See also | | - alive | | - drag 1 | |
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