kick off
短语踢脱, 中线开球
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释义与例句
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1.
To make the first kick in a game or part of a game.
及物/不及物The players kick off for the third quarter and the clock starts.
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2.
To start; to launch; to set in motion.
及物/不及物 习语Let's kick off this project with a planning meeting.
The project kicked off with an energy-sapping meeting.
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3.
To dismiss; to expel; to remove from a position.
及物I got kicked off the team after a string of poor performances
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4.
To die or quit permanently.
美国 非正式 委婉 习语 不及物It's a wonder that old dog hasn't kicked off yet.
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5.
To shut down or turn off suddenly.
美国 习语 不及物The washer was working fine until it kicked off in the middle of a cycle.
The circuit breaker, a power failure, and the e-stop button are the only things we can think of that might have caused that pump to kick off when it did.
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6.
To suddenly become more active.
习语 不及物The party kicked off when the third bottle of wine was opened.
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7.
To force the weaning of a bovine cow's calf by restricting the calf's access to its mother's udders, whether by literally kicking it away or another method.
美国 习语 俚语 及物A week after we kicked off her calf that cow was still bawling.
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8.
To be overcome with anger, to start an argument or a fight; to behave aggressively.
英国 非正式 习语 不及物When she called him a drunk, it was the last straw. He just kicked off.
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9.
To have a fight or argument start; to fight or argue.
英国 非正式 习语 不及物It really kicked off in town when the team lost.