kick1 /kɪk/ ●●● S2 W3 verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] 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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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?
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。
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。
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。
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]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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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.