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 俚) die 死; 蹬腿儿.
`kick the habit (infml 口) 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 口)
cause a disturbance, esp by protesting about sth
闹事, 骚动（尤指抗议某事）. ,
kickup one's `heels (infml 口)
enjoy oneself enthusiastically
尽情享乐; 乐得手舞足蹈. ,
kick somebody up stairs (infml 口)
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 口)
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 口)
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 口)
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.
