词汇 | boot |
释义 | boot noun uk/buːt/ us/buːt/ (SHOE) A1 [ C ]靴子 a type of shoe that covers the whole foot and the lower part of the leg walking boots 步行靴,远足靴 riding boots 马靴
(CAR) B1 [ C ] UK (US trunk)(汽车后部的)行李箱,后备箱 a covered space at the back of a car, for storing things in I always keep a blanket and a toolkit in the boot for emergencies. 我总是在汽车后备箱里放一条毯子和一个工具箱以备急用。 Stolen goods were found in the boot of her car. 被偷的物品在她汽车后备箱里发现了。 (END) the boot[ S ] informal 解雇,开除(通常指因犯错误或表现差而失去工作) the situation in which your job is taken away from you, usually because you have done something wrong or badly She got the boot for stealing money from the cash register. 她因为从收银机里偷钱而被解雇了。 Williams has been given the boot from the team. 威廉斯已经被开除出队了。 (KICK) [ C ] UK informal猛踢;猛踹 a kick with the foot He gave the ball a good boot. 他猛地踢了球一脚。 (WHEEL) [ C ] US (also Denver boot); (UK wheel clamp)(惩罚违章停车的)车轮固定夹 a metal device attached to the wheel of an illegally parked car that will only be removed when the owner pays an amount of money Idioms put the boot inidiom informal (在对方已倒地后)继续踢打 to kick someone when they are already on the ground 雪上加霜 to make a bad situation worse, by criticizing or being unkind After he lost his job, his wife put the boot in by announcing she was leaving him. 他失去工作后妻子又说要离开他,真是屋漏偏逢连夜雨。 the boot/shoe is on the other footidiom 情况完全反了过来;此一时,彼一时 the situation is now the opposite of what it was, especially because someone who was weak now has power to bootidiom old-fashioned 除此以外,而且,加之 in addition He's kind, handsome, and wealthy to boot. 他善良、英俊,还很富有。 boot verb uk/buːt/ us/buːt/ (KICK) [ T usually + adv/prep ] informal猛踢;猛踹 to kick someone or something hard with the foot They booted him in the head. 他们猛踢他的头部。 (COMPUTER) [ I or T ] (also boot up)(使)(计算机)启动 When a computer boots (up), it becomes ready for use by getting the necessary information into its memory, and when you boot (up) a computer, you cause it to do this. Phrasal verbs boot someone out (of something) informal迫使…离开;迫使…辞去 to force someone to leave a job or not allow them to continue with an activity She was booted out of her highly paid job. 她丢掉了自己的高薪工作。 boot someone off (something) informal迫使…离开;迫使…停止 to force someone to stop taking part in an activity He was a terrible dancer and was booted off the show after the first week. 他的舞技很差,第一周就被节目淘汰。 |
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