kick in

短语
大学

向里踢进去; 踢坏; <非正>缴付

发音

AU

词形变化

kicked in kicking in kicks in 三单 kicks in kicking in 现在分词 kicked in 过去式 kicked in 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To kick; to collapse or break by kicking.

    To kick or strike so as to cause the object struck to collapse or fall inwards.

    及物

    Upon hearing residents in the burning house, the passerby kicked in the front door and yelled to those inside.

    You touch me again, I swear I’ll kick your teeth in.

  2. 2.

    To kick; to collapse or break by kicking.

    To kick or strike (a person); to beat up.

    俚语 及物
  3. 3.

    To begin, contribute or join in on.

    To start, connect, or take effect, especially in a sudden way; to begin functioning.

    习语 不及物

    You have to push the switch hard to get the heater to kick in.

    I took my medication an hour ago, and it hasn't kicked in yet.

  4. 4.

    To begin, contribute or join in on.

    To join or begin.

    俚语

    You should kick in on the work.

    The rhythm section will kick in after that point.

  5. 5.

    To begin, contribute or join in on.

    To contribute, especially to a collection of money; to hand over.

    习语 不及物 及物

    For the year-end party, we're asking each employee to kick in twenty dollars.

    This is a worthy charity, so everyone should kick in.

  6. 6.

    To die; to give up on something.

    习语

    The business is going to kick in most likely.

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