| 单词 | boot |
| 释义 | boot¹ 1.(heavy shoe)靴子 (for hiking, climbing)旅行靴；登山靴 (for football)足球靴 I haven't got any climbing boots.我没有登山靴。 He was wearing a woolly hat and heavy boots, which he wore unlaced.他戴着羊毛帽子, 穿着厚重的靴子, 靴子没系带。 I put on my fur coat and boots.我套上裘皮大衣, 穿上靴子。 I walked in the house in my muddy football boots.我穿着沾满烂泥的足球靴在屋子里走来走去。 walking boots步行靴 Equip yourself with stout walking boots and sticks.你自己要准备好结实的步行靴和拐杖。 2.(ankle boot)及踝靴；短靴 3.+of soldier, cowboy高筒靴 He was wearing riding pants, high boots, and spurs.他穿着马裤和高筒靴, 靴子上带着马刺。 4.<英>+of car行李箱；后备箱 Is the boot open?行李箱开着吗？ Put these boxes in the boot.把这些盒子放到后备箱里。 5.【机】(protective cover)罩；防护罩；保护罩 6.<美,加拿大>(for puncture)(修补轮胎用的)垫胎片, 胎垫 7.【史】(instrument of torture)铁靴子(一种箝足夹腿的刑具) 8.(for horse's leg)(马的)皮护腿 9.(kick)(一)踢 When I found out, I wanted to give him a boot up the backside.我发现真相的时候真想朝他屁股上踢一脚。 10.<美,俚>(recruit)(海军或海军陆战队的)新兵蛋子, 受训新兵 11.<古>(advantage)利益；好处；优势 12.<方>(thing added)(尤指为使交易平衡而)额外给予之物；补贴 a ten-pound boot to settle the bargain为成交而另给的10英镑 idiom boot² ◆to bet your boots准保没错 You can bet your boots he'll come.他会来的, 准保没错。 ◆to boot<正式>而且；加上；除此之外 It's cold and musty, and damp to boot.这个地方很冷, 有股霉味, 而且还很潮湿。 She was brilliant, rich, and beautiful to boot.她才华横溢、富有, 而且貌美。 He is making money and receiving free advertising to boot!他既挣了钱, 又做了免费的广告！ ◆the boot is on the other foot<英>情况刚好相反 ◆to die with your boots on (die while active)在工作中死去；退休前死去 (die in battle)战死 ◆to get the boot<非正式>被开除；被抛弃 She was a disruptive influence, and after a year or two she got the boot.她是个捣乱分子, 过了一两年就被开除了。 ◆to give sb the boot<非正式>将某人开除；将某人抛弃 His girl gave him the boot.他的女朋友把他甩了。 ◆to lick sb's boots奉承某人；巴结某人；拍某人的马屁 The Opposition regularly accuses the Prime Minister of licking the boots of the US President.反对党经常指责首相对美国总统溜须拍马。 ◆an old boot丑陋的人 Because she's such an old boot herself, she's cheered to find that another female can still identify her as the same gender.她是个丑老太婆, 因此, 当发现另一个女人还能认出她也是女人, 她觉得非常高兴。 ◆to put the boot in<英,非正式>(criticize)说刻薄伤人的话；往伤口上撒盐 (finish off brutally)落井下石；趁火打劫 It pokes fun, but seldom puts the boot in.那也就是开开玩笑, 很少趁火打劫故意中伤。 The Tory leader, finally put the boot in when he asked about the shortcomings of the comprehensive education system.保守党领袖终于落井下石, 问起了综合教育体制的缺陷。 ◆too big for your boots<英>妄自尊大；自以为是 In Ireland, if you're too big for your boots, you'll be cut down to size.在爱尔兰, 如果你太自以为是, 会有人来教训你的。 I think he's getting too big for his boots.我觉得他太自以为是了。 1.(kick)(尤指足球运动中)猛踢 One guy booted the door down.一个人猛地踹倒了门。 2.(provide boots for)给…靴子；使穿靴子 See alsobooted, 1 3.<非正式>(boot out)逐出；撵走 Valkonen, who lived at the Salvation Army's hostel, was booted from the facility.在救世军旅社居住的瓦尔科宁被撵出来了。 4.<非正式>(dismiss)解雇；开除 They booted me off the project.他们把我逐出了这个项目。 5.(boot up)+ computer启动 6.<古>有益于；对…有用 What boots it to complain?发牢骚有什么用呢？ Phrasal Verbsboot out,boot up |
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