Thursday, January 17, 2013

Learn a word a day - Kick


kick
1 / kɪk / verb 
1
(a) [Tn, Tn.pr] hit (sb/sth) with the foot 踢(某人[某物]:
Mummy, Peter kicked me (on the leg)!
妈妈, 彼得踢我(腿)!

(b) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] move (sth) by doing this 踢动(某物):
He kicked the ball into the river.
他把球踢进河里了.

* Can we kick the ball around for a while?
我们可以在这一带踢一会儿球吗?

(c) [Tn.pr] make (sth) by kicking
踢成(某物):
He kicked a hole in the fence.
他在篱笆上踹了个洞.

(d) [I, Ip] move the foot or feet in a jerky violent way
猛烈地蹬、 跺:
The child was screaming and kicking.
那孩子边喊叫边跺脚.
* Be careful of that horse,  it often kicks.
小心那匹马--它常尥蹶子.

* (fig 比喻) She kicks out when she's angry.
她发起怒来暴跳如雷

2 [Tn] kick oneself
be very annoyed with oneself because one has done sth stupid, missed an opportunity, etc
(因干蠢事、 坐失良机等)懊悔, 内疚, 自责:
When I discovered I'd come for the appointment on the wrong day, I could have kicked myself.
我来赴约发现把日期弄错了, 感到非常懊恼

3 [Tn] (esp in Rugby football)
score (a goal or conversion) by kicking the ball
(尤指英式橄榄球)踢球(射门)得分:
That's the twentieth goal he's kicked this season.
这是他本赛季踢进的第二十个球

4 [I] (of a gun) jerk backwards when fired
(指枪炮)反冲, 后坐

5 (idm 习语) alive and kicking => alive. hit/kick a man when he's down => man. ,
kick against the pricks
hurt oneself by useless resistance or protest
作无谓的抵抗而自身受损; 自讨苦吃. ,

kick the `bucket (sl ) die ; 蹬腿儿.
`kick the habit (infml ) give up an addiction
戒除某嗜好:
Doctors should try to persuade smokers to kick the habit.
医生应说服吸烟者戒烟. ,
kick one's heels
have nothing to do while waiting for sth
无聊地等待某事物:
She had to kick her heels for hours because the train was so late.
火车晚点, 她无聊地等了几小时. ,
kick over the traces (of a person)
refuse to accept discipline or control (from parents, etc)
(指人)拒不接受(父母等的)管束, 控制.
kick up/raise a dust => dust1. ,kick up a `fuss, `row, shindy, stink, etc (infml ) cause a disturbance, esp by protesting about sth
闹事, 骚动(尤指抗议某事). ,
kickup one's `heels (infml )
enjoy oneself enthusiastically
尽情享乐; 乐得手舞足蹈. ,
kick somebody up stairs (infml )
get rid of sb by promoting him to a position that seems more important but in fact is less so
使某人明升暗降

5 (phr v) kick against sth
protest about or resist sth
反对或反抗某事物:
It's no use kicking against the rules.
反对这些规定是徒劳的.
kick around (infml )
be present, alive or in existence
活着; 健在; 存在:
I've been kicking around Europe since I saw you last.
你我分别以来, 我一直在欧洲各地生活.
* My shirt is kicking around on the floor somewhere.
我的衬衫在地板上的什么地方.
* an idea which has been kicking around for some considerable time
酝酿已久的意见.
kick sth around/round (infml )
discuss (plans, ideas, etc) informally
随便商谈, 非正式地讨论(计划、 想法等):
We'll kick some ideas around and make a decision tomorrow.
我们先酝酿一下, 明天再作决定.
kick sth in break sth inwards by kicking
向内踢某物:
kick in a door 从外面把门踢开
* kick sb's teeth in 踢掉某人的牙.
kick `off
start a football match (by kicking the ball)
足球)开球:
United kicked off and scored almost immediately.
联队开球后旋即得分.
kick (sth) off begin (a meeting, etc)
开始(会议等):
I'll ask Tessa to kick off (the discussion). 我叫特萨开始(讨论).
kick sth off remove sth by kicking
踢掉某物:
kick off one's slippers, shoes, etc
踢脱拖鞋、 鞋等. kick sb out (of sth) (infml ) expel sb or send him away by force 驱逐某人; 用武力逼走某人: They kicked him out (of the club) for fighting. 他因为斗殴被开除(出俱乐部).
 > kicker n person who kicks 踢或踹的人.
 # `kick-off n start of a football match
(足球比赛的)开球.

kick
noun
1.
a strike with the foot, tendangan, sepakan; (with sole of foot) terajang;
give someone a kick,
menendang seseorang;

free kick,
tendangan bebas;

indirect kick,
tendangan tak terus;

penalty kick,
tendangan penalti;

2.
forceful motion of the leg(s)
menghayunkan kaki:
the dancers were practising high kicks,
penari-penari itu berlatih menghayunkan kaki tinggi-tinggi;

3.
(of gun) tendangan, sentakan;

4.
vigour,
tenaga:
he is so tired he has no kick left in him,
dia begitu letih sehingga tdk mempunyai tenaga lagi; 

for kicks,
utk berseronok-seronok (sahaja);
get a kick out of,


berasa seronok:
vandals get a big kick out of defacing public property,
budak-budak jahat berasa amat seronok merosakkan harta benda awam;

give someone a kick,
menyebabkan seseorang seronok;

vi
1. strike with the foot,
menendang, menyepak;
(with sole of foot)
menerajang:
to kick and scream,
menendang dan menjerit;

2.
(out of habit)
suka menendang:
be careful, that horse kicks,
berhati-hati,kuda itu suka menendang;

3.
(colloq) object strongly,
membantah keras;
vt
1.
strike with the foot,
menendang, menyepak;
(with sole of foot) menerajang:
to kick a ball high into the air,
menendang bola tinggi ke udara;

2.
strike on recoil,
menendang, menyentak:
the gun kicked him in the shoulder,
senapang itu menendang pada bahunya;

3.
score by kicking,
menendang, menyepak/ masuk, menjaringkan:

he kicked three goals,
dia telah menendang masuk tiga gol;

kick oneself,(colloq),
(berasa) geram pada diri sendiri;

kick someone upstairs,
 (fig.) menaikkan pangkat seseorang;

kick about, kick around

a.
move from place to place in,
mengembara /di, di merata/:

he kicked around Europe for six months,
dia mengembara di merata Eropah selama enam bulan;

b.
lie unused in,
terbiar (sahaja):
a table lamp that has been kicking around the house for years,
lampu meja yg sudah bertahun-tahun terbiar sahaja di rumah itu;

kick someone around, about
menganiayai seseorang, memperlakukan seseorang dengan kasar:
she couldn’t stand being kicked around,
dia tidak tahan dianiayai;

kick something around, about (colloq)
berbincang-bincang tetang sesuatu:
they kicked the suggestion around before making a decision,
mereka berbincang-bincang tentang cadangan itu sebelum membuat keputusan;

a.
kick at,
against, object to,
membantah keras (terhadap):
he kicked at the treatment given him,
dia membantah keras layanan yg diberikan kepadanya;

b.
defy, menentang: to kick against fate,
menentang nasib;
kick off,
bermula:
the game is due to kick off in five minutes,
perlawanan itu akan bermula lima minit lagi;
kick something off
menanggalkan sesuatu:
she kicked off her shoes, dia menanggalkan kasutnya;
kick someone out

a.
eject so. forcibly,
menghumbankan, mencampakkan seseorang keluar:
the drunk was kicked out of the bar,
orang yg mabuk itu dihumbankan keluar dari bar;

b.
dismiss, memecat; (from employment)
dibuang kerja, memecat;

c.
(from house) menghalau; 
kick something up,
menyebabkan sesuatut berterbangan:
the galloping horses kicked up a lot of dust,
kuda-kuda yang berlari kencang itu menyebabkan debu berterbangan.   

 

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