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 firmplans 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。
Examples from the Corpus
kick around• Journalists have always had inflight magazines to kick around.• Civicpromotion 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 realeyeopener.• Throughout all of this Manchester United has been kicked around like a football.• These meetings are useful for kicking aroundpreliminary ideas.• Academics have been kicking around the idea for three decades.• But the fact is Lombardi and Barnett have kicked around the idea of Grtezky joining the Sharks.
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.