;靴子Boots are shoes that cover your whole foot and the lower part of your leg.
He sat in a kitchen chair, reached down and pulled off his boots...
他坐到厨房的椅子上,俯身脱掉了靴子。
He was wearing riding pants, high boots, and spurs.
他穿着马裤和长筒靴,靴上带着马刺。
2
[N-COUNT 可数名词](步行、运动等时穿的)厚底短筒靴Boots are strong, heavy shoes which cover your ankle and which have thick soles. You wear them to protect your feet, for example when you are walking or taking part in sport.
The soldiers' boots resounded in the street...
士兵的军靴声在街上回荡。
Equip yourself with stout walking boots and sticks.
你自己要准备好结实的步行靴和拐杖。
3
[VERB 动词]猛踢(球等) If you boot something such as a ball, you kick it hard.
[V n adv/prep]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
He booted the ball 40 yards back up field...
他一脚踢出40码远,把球踢回前场。
One guy booted the door down.
一个人猛地踹倒了门。
4
[N-COUNT 可数名词](汽车的)行李箱,后备箱 The boot of a car is a covered space at the back or front, in which you carry things such as luggage and shopping.
[BRIT 英]
He opened the boot to put my bags in...
他打开行李箱把我带的包放了进去。
Harris got a rope from the car boot.
哈里斯从汽车行李箱里拿出一条绳子。
in AM, use 美国英语用 trunk
5
[VERB 动词](用丹佛锁扣)锁住(汽车) To boot a car means to fit a Denver boot to one of its wheels so that it cannot be driven away.
[V-ed]
[Also V n]
[AM 美]
'If we're gettin' booted, we sure as hell ain't leavin' it for the locals.'
“如果我们的车轮被锁住,我们绝不会把车留给当地人。”
in BRIT, use 英国英语用 clamp
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[PHRASE 短语]被解雇;被抛弃; If you get the boot or are given the boot, you are told that you are not wanted any more, either in your job or by someone you are having a relationship with.
[V inflects]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
She was a disruptive influence, and after a year or two she got the boot...
她总是影响正常的工作,一两年后便被解雇了。
His girl gave him the boot.
他被女友抛弃了。
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[PHRASE 短语](在某人已感到虚弱或苦恼时)说刻薄伤人的话,落井下石 If someone puts the boot in, they attack another person by saying something cruel, often when the person is already feeling weak or upset.
[V inflects]
[BRIT 英]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
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[PHRASE 短语]而且;另外;加之 You can say to boot to emphasize that you have added something else to something or to a list of things that you have just said.
[cl/group PHR]
[emphasis]
[FORMAL 正式]
He is making money and receiving free advertising to boot!
他既挣了钱,又做了免费的广告!
They have to be thin, attractive and well-dressed to boot.
她们必须得既苗条又迷人,而且一定要打扮漂亮。
相关词组:
boot out
boot up
Oxford
boot★/buːt; NAmEbuːt/
noun
,
verb
bootbootsbootedbootingnoun★ _boots_shoes_comp.jpg _boot.jpg 1★a strong shoe that covers the foot and ankle and often the lower part of the leg 靴子◆( BrE) walking boots 便靴◆( NAmE) hiking boots旅行靴◆a pair of black leather boots一双黑皮靴◆cowboy boots牛仔靴☞see also
desert boot
,
football boot
,wellington2( BrE) (NAmEtrunk)the space at the back of a car that you put bags, cases, etc. in (汽车后部的)行李箱◆I'll put the luggage in the boot.我去把行李放进行李箱里。☞see also
car boot sale
3[usually singular ]( informal) a quick hard kick 猛踢◆He gave the ball a tremendous boot.他抽起脚猛踢了一下球。4( NAmE) =
Denver boot
IDIOMSbe given the ˈboot | get the ˈboot( informal) to be told that you must leave your job or that a relationship you are having with sb is over 被解雇;被抛弃;(和某人的关系)被解除the boot is on the other ˈfoot( BrE) (NAmEthe shoe is on the other ˈfoot)used to say that a situation has changed so that sb now has power or authority over the person who used to have power or authority over them 情况正好相反;宾主易位put/stick the ˈboot in( BrE) ( informal) 1to kick sb very hard, especially when they are on the ground 猛踢(倒地的人)2to attack sb by criticizing them when they are in a difficult situation 乘人之危抨击某人to boot( old-fashionedorhumorous) used to add a comment to sth that you have said (用作附带评述)而且,另外,加之◆He was a vegetarian, and a fussy one to boot.他是个素食主义者,而且过于讲究。☞more at
big
adj.,
fill
v.,
lick
v.,
tough
adj.verb1[transitive ]bootsth + adv./prep. to kick sb/sth hard with your foot 猛踢◆He booted the ball clear of the goal.他一个大脚把球踢离了球门。2[intransitive , transitive ]boot(sth) (up) ( computing 计) to prepare a computer for use by loading its operating system;to be prepared in this way 装入操作系统;启动(计算机)3[transitive ]be/get booted( NAmE) ( informal) if you or your car is booted,a piece of equipment is fixed to the car's wheel so that you cannot drive it away, usually because the car is illegally parked 在(通常为非法停放的汽车)车轮上装制动装置☞see also
clamp
v. (3 )PHRASAL VERBˌboot sb↔ˈout (of sth)( informal) to force sb to leave a place or job 赶走;解雇SYN
throw out
boot/buːt; NAmEbuːt/
LDC
boot1 noun
boot2 verb
bootboot1 /buːt/ ●●●S2W3 noun [countable]
Word Origin
Examples
word sets
Collocations
Phrases
1a type of shoe that covers your whole foot and the lower part of your leg → Wellington: hiking boots a pair of boots →
rubber boot
2 British English an enclosed space at the back of a car, used for carrying bags etcSYN trunk American English: The new model has a bigger boot.3the boot informal when someone is forced to leave their jobSYN the sack British English → dismiss: The chairman denied that he had been given the boot. He should have got the boot years ago.4to boot in addition to everything else you have mentioned: She was a great sportswoman, and beautiful to boot.5put the boot in British English informala)to criticize or be cruel to someone who is already in a bad situationb)to attack someone by kicking them repeatedly, especially when they are on the ground6the boot is on the other foot British English 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 them7American English a metal object that the police attach to one of the wheels of an illegally parked car so that it cannot be movedSYN wheel clamp British English8boots 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)
COLLOCATIONStypes of bootsleather boots· He bought some sturdy leather boots.wellington boots British English, rubber boots American English (=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.phrasesa pair of boots· I really need a new pair of boots this winter.
boot1 noun
boot2 verb
bootboot2 verb
Word Origin
Verb Table
Examples
Thesaurus
Collocations
Phrases
1 (also boot up) [intransitive, transitive] to start the program that makes a computer ready to be used → load2[transitive] informal to kick someone or something hardboot something in/round/down etc The goalkeeper booted the ball upfield.3[transitive] American English to stop someone from moving their illegally parked vehicle by fixing a piece of equipment to one of the wheelsSYN clamp British Englishboot out phrasal verb informalto force someone to leave a place, job, or organization, especially because they have done something wrongSYN throw out: His fellow students booted him out of the class.
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