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IELTS BNC: 2176 COCA: 2347

boot

Word family 
Related topics: Clothes, Motor vehicles
boot1 /buːt/ ●●● S2 W3 noun [countableC]  
1  SHOEDCCa type of shoe that covers your whole foot and the lower part of your leg 靴子 → Wellington
 hiking boots
远足靴
 a pair of boots
一双靴子
→ rubber boot →4  See picture of 见图 FOOTWEAR →5 see picture at 见图 shoe1
2  TTC British EnglishBrE an enclosed space at the back of a car, used for carrying bags etc 〔汽车后部的〕行李箱 SYN American English trunk
 The new model has a bigger boot.
新型号的行李箱更大。
3  the boot informal when someone is forced to leave their job 解雇，炒鱿鱼 SYN British English the sack → dismiss
 The chairman denied that he had been given the boot.
主席否认他是被炒鱿鱼的。
 He should have got the boot years ago.
他早就该被炒掉了。
Examples from the Corpus
got the boot• What's worse, they all got the boot but have since proved they can do the business at the highest level.• Later, he got the boot.
4  to boot AND/ALSOin addition to everything else you have mentioned 并且，加之
 She was a great sportswoman, and beautiful to boot.
她是一名伟大的运动员，同时也是个大美人。
Examples from the Corpus
to boot• The Corrado is a car that's small, quick, and stylish to boot.
5  put the boot in British EnglishBrE informal
a) UNKINDto criticize or be cruel to someone who is already in a bad situation 〔对本已倒霉的人〕再踩上一脚，落井下石
b) ATTACKto attack someone by kicking them repeatedly, especially when they are on the ground 猛踢〔尤指已倒地的人〕
Examples from the Corpus
put the boot in• At her wedding Phil took spectacularly to the bottle and put the boot in with some brio.• And putting the boot in ... the recycling service for wellies.• Gregory put the boot in ... metaphorically speaking!• Time had put the boot in.• I think they just sucked up to David, and began to put the boot in really, quite unnecessarily and unfairly.• And the judge, emboldened by the new case management powers decides to put the boot in.• Low-brow pedestrians of all parties, egged on by the press, were only too happy to put the boot in.• I wouldn't like to be stuck down a dark alley at night with whoever put the boot in here.
6. the boot is on the other foot British EnglishBrEPOWER used to say someone who has caused problems for other people in the past is now in a situation in which people are causing problems for them 局势逆转，宾主易位
7. American EnglishAmE a metal object that the police attach to one of the wheels of an illegally parked car so that it cannot be moved 车轮夹锁〔用于锁住违规停放的车辆〕 SYN British English wheel clamp
n8. boots on the ground soldiers present somewhere taking military action, or prepared to take military action
→ be/get too big for your boots at big1(14), → lick somebody’s boots at lick1(7), → tough as old boots at tough1(2)
n COLLOCATIONS
types of boots
leather boots
He bought some sturdy leather boots.
wellington boots British EnglishBrE, rubber boots American EnglishAmE (=rubber boots that stop your feet and legs getting wet)
The kids put on their rubber boots and went out in the rain.
walking/hiking boots
In the mountains you’ll need some strong walking boots.
football/rugby/riding/ski boots
Take your muddy football boots off before you come inside.
ankle boots (=only as high as your ankles)
Ankle boots are fashionable again this autumn.
long boots (=as high as your knees or thighs)
I bought a pair of long leather boots.
knee-high boots
She looked fabulous in a mini-skirt and knee-high boots.
phrases
a pair of boots
I really need a new pair of boots this winter.
Examples from the Corpus
boot• Boxes of shoes and boots filled the corners of the room.• The unit badge a pigeon wearing flying boots!• a pair of hiking boots• Amelia, in boots, breeks, and leather jacket is smiling into the distance.• Skintight jeans tucked into a pair of brown leather boots and a terrific figure.• I swung my boots up on to the bed and stretched out full length.• When they first made their appearance in this country, crag rats sported nailed boots and tweed plus-fours.• But the re-organisation means the boot is now on the other foot as far as money is concerned.• Wes followed me and watched as I opened the boot and laid Duke gently on top of my black working coat.
Related topics: Computers, Motor vehicles
boot2 verb  
1. TD (also boot up) [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to start the program that makes a computer ready to be used 启动（计算机） → load
2  [transitiveT] informalKICK to kick someone or something hard 猛踢
boot something in/round/down etc
 The goalkeeper booted the ball upfield.
守门员一脚把球踢向前场。
3. [transitiveT] American EnglishAmETTCSCP to stop someone from moving their illegally parked vehicle by fixing a piece of equipment to one of the wheels 给〔违规停放的车辆〕加上夹锁 SYN British English clamp
4 boot somebody ↔ out phrasal verbphr v informal to force someone to leave a place, job, or organization, especially because they have done something wrong 赶走；开除 SYN throw out
 His fellow students booted him out of the class.
他的同学把他赶出了班级。
Examples from the Corpus
boot out• And there I was in those cowboy boots walking out.• His hand was hard around her waist; his boots tapped out an intricate rhythm like a drum.• And her outdoor boots were sticking out from under the bed.• His fellow students booted him out of the class.• His boots were laid out on a newspaper, and had been scraped and polished.• Robert's friend stooped over the boot, pulling out suitcases.• Her pounding boots beat out the rhythm of a wild Slavonic stomp.• Measure your boot before going out to buy.
Examples from the Corpus
boot• This can be accessed even if the machine won't boot.• Jaeger booted a 37-yard field goal for the winning points.• Suddenly this big heavy guy came up and booted me in the stomach.• Lord Halifax and the other grand residents got us booted out at last.• The lifters were tested three weeks ago and were booted out of the Olympics for taking Clenbuterol.• If the usher caught you throwing popcorn, you were booted out of the theater.• He booted the ball up to the other end of the playing field.• Loren Carpenter boots up the ancient video game of Pong on to the immense screen.
From Longman Business Dictionary
bootboot /buːt/ (also boot up) verbCOMPUTING
1[intransitiveI] if a computer boots, it starts working and is ready to use
The machine takes a long time to boot up.
2[transitiveT] to make a computer ready to be used by getting all the programs it needs into its memory
It’s impossible to boot the system from the hard disk.
Origin boot1
1. (1300-1400) Old French bote
2. (1300-1400) Old English bot “advantage, profit, use”
 boot2
1. (1900-2000) bootstrap “to boot up” ((1900-2000)), probably from bootstrap (noun); → BOOTSTRAPS
2. (1800-1900) → BOOT1
boot1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1boot2 verb
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IELTS BNC: 2176 COCA: 2347
boot

noun¹

 1strong shoe結實的鞋ADJECTIVE | ... OF BOOTS | VERB + BOOT | BOOT + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤heavy重靴▸➤light, lightweight輕便靴▸➤high, knee-length, thigh-high, thigh-length長筒靴；到膝蓋的靴子；到大腿的靴子▸➤ankle, desert（到腳踝的）短靴；沙漠靴▸➤calf-high, calf-length到小腿的靴子▸➤muddy沾滿泥的靴子▸➤polished擦亮的靴子▸➤leather, plastic, suede皮靴；塑料靴；絨面革皮靴▸➤rain, rubber, snow, wading, waterproof, Wellington (BrE) 雨靴；膠靴；雪地靴；涉水靴；防水靴；威靈頓長筒靴▸➤lace-up繫帶靴▸➤high-heeled高跟靴▸➤hobnail, hobnailed, thick-soled釘有平頭釘的靴子；厚底靴▸➤steel-capped, steel-toecapped, steel-toed (especially NAmE) 鋼頭靴▸➤work勞動靴▸➤army, combat軍靴；作戰靴▸➤baseball, football, rugby (all BrE) (cleats in NAmE) 棒球靴；足球鞋；橄欖球靴▸➤climbing, cowboy, hiking, riding, ski, walking (BrE) 登山靴；牛仔靴；遠足鞋；馬靴；滑雪靴；步行靴... OF BOOTS➤pair一雙靴子◇a pair of heavy walking boots一雙厚重的步行靴VERB + BOOT➤have on, wear穿着靴子▸➤put on穿上靴子▸➤pull off, remove, take off脫下靴子▸➤lace up, unlace繫上／解開靴帶➤polish擦亮靴子BOOT + NOUN➤polish靴油PHRASES➤as tough as old boots (especially BrE) 硬得咬不動◇The meat was as tough as old boots.這肉硬得咬不動。➤the toe of sb's boot某人的靴尖◇She kicked at the snow with the toe of her boot.她用靴頭踢雪。  ➡ topic at clothes
boot

noun²

 2 (BrE) of a car, etc.汽車  ➡ see also trunk ADJECTIVE | VERB + BOOT | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤car汽車行李箱VERB + BOOT➤open打開汽車行李箱➤close, shut關上汽車行李箱PREPOSITION➤in the boot在汽車行李箱裏◇What have you got in the boot?你汽車後備箱裏有什麼？
IELTS BNC: 2176 COCA: 2347
IELTS BNC: 2176 COCA: 2347

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