English → Chinese
kick
/BrE kɪk 
, AmE kɪk /
A transitive verb
1 (strike) 踢;
to kick sb on or in sth; 踢中某人的某部位;
he kicked me on the shin 他踢到了我的胫骨;
to kick sb in the teeth figurative informal 使某人受到重创
2 (propel) 踢走;
to kick sth away; 把某物踢走;
to kick sb/sth down the stairs/over a wall/under the bed 把某人／某物踢下楼梯／踢过墙／踢到床下;
he kicked dust into my face 他把尘土踢到了我脸上;
to kick the ball into touch (in rugby) 把球踢出边线
3 (create by striking) 踢出 ‹hole, dent›;
to kick a hole in sth 在某物上踢出一个洞
4 (flail) 踢腾 ‹feet›;
to kick one's legs in the air «baby, dancer» 踢腿
5 (in rugby) 踢…球得分;
to kick two conversions/penalties 踢两个触地／罚球得分
6 informal (give up)
to kick the habit 戒除恶习
7 US slang
to kick (some) ass (act forcefully) 用强硬手段摆平;
that soundtrack really kicks ass (be excellent) 那配乐真棒
B intransitive verb
1 (strike) 踢;
to kick at sb/sth; 向某人／某物踢去;
alive and kicking «person» 活蹦乱跳的;
bigotry is still alive and kicking 偏执思想仍大行其道
2 Sport (propel ball) 踢球;
to kick for touch (in rugby) 把球踢出边线
3 (move legs) 踢腿;
to kick hard with one's feet 奋力踢腿;
to kick for home «athlete, swimmer, racehorse» 向终点冲刺
4 (recoil) 后冲;
this gun really kicks when you fire it 这支枪射击时后坐力很大
C to kick oneself
reflexive verb
informal 自责;
to kick oneself for doing sth; 懊悔做某事
D noun
1 [countable] (blow with foot) 踢;
to give sb/sth a kick 踢某人／某物一脚;
to get a kick on the shin (from sb/a horse) 被（某人／马）踢到胫骨;
a kick up the backside or in the pants informal literal 对屁股的一踢; figurative 突如其来的猛力鞭策;
to deserve a good kick up the backside 应该受敲打;
a kick in the teeth figurative informal (rebuff) 使人丢脸的回绝; (setback) 重挫
2 [countable] Sport 踢球;
to blast the kick wide 踢大脚球;
to aim a kick at goal 射门
3 [countable] (leg movement) (of swimmer) 蹬水; (of dancer) 踢腿
4 [countable] informal (thrill) 极大的乐趣;
to get a kick out of or from sth/doing sth 从某事物／做某事中得到极大乐趣;
to do sth for kicks 做某事寻求刺激;
to give sb a kick 给某人带来极大乐趣
5 [uncountable and countable] informal (strong effect) 刺激性;
a drink with a lot of kick in it 劲儿大的酒
6 [uncountable] informal (vigour) 活力;
he still has plenty of kick in him 他仍然活力十足
7 [countable] informal (craze) 一时的狂热;
to be on a health-food kick 心血来潮热衷于健康食品
8 [uncountable and countable] (of firearm) 后冲;
this gun has quite a kick 这支枪后坐力很大
Phrasal verbs
● kick about
transitive verb
● kick against
transitive verb
[kick against sb/sth] 竭力反抗 ‹parents, system›;
to kick against the rules 违反规则
● kick around
A [kick sth around]
transitive verb
1 (play with) 把…踢着玩 ‹toy›;
to kick a ball around 踢球玩
2 (discuss) 随便谈谈 ‹idea›
3 (treat badly) 粗暴对待;
I won't be kicked around by anyone 我不会让任何人欺负的
4 (treat roughly) 胡乱摆弄 ‹books, toys›
B [kick around sth]
transitive verb
informal 1 (wander around) 在…四处游荡 ‹town, school›
2 (lie unused in) 被闲置在 ‹house, garden›
C intransitive verb informal
1 (wander) 四处游荡
2 (lie unused) 被闲置;
there's a pen kicking around on my desk 我的桌上有一支多余的钢笔
3 (exist) 存在;
that idea's been kicking around for years 那个想法都提出好几年了
● kick back
intransitive verb
1 (recoil) «firearm» 反冲
2 (mainly US) informal (relax) 放松
● kick down
transitive verb
[kick sth down, kick down sth] 踢倒 ‹door, barrier›
● kick in:
A transitive verb
1 [kick sth in, kick in sth] (smash in) 踢破 ‹door, box›;
kick sb's teeth or face in informal 猛揍某人
2 [kick in sth] US informal (contribute) 捐出 ‹money, amount›
B intransitive verb informal
1 (start working) «machinery» 开始运转; «regulation» 开始生效;
the reforms will kick in later this year 改革将于今年晚些时候开始推行
2 US (contribute) 捐助
● kick off
A intransitive verb
1 Sport 开球
2 to kick off with sth informal (start) 从某事物开始;
to kick off with a few comments 先说几点意见
B transitive verb [kick off sth, kick sth off]
1 (remove) 踢掉 ‹shoes›
2 informal (start) 开始 ‹event, tour, discussion›;
to kick off the season with … 以…开始本赛季的比赛
● kick out
transitive verb
[kick sb out, kick out sb] informal 1 (eject) 撵出 ‹intruder, troublemaker, drunk›
2 (expel, dismiss) 开除 ‹member, employee›
● kick out at
transitive verb
[kick out at sb/sth] 1 literal 猛踢;
she kicked out at her attacker 她猛踢袭击她的人
2 figurative (rebel against) 对…反应强烈;
to kick out at the injustices of the government 强烈质疑政府的不公正行为
● kick over
transitive verb
[kick sth over, kick over sth] 踢翻 ‹vase, bucket›
● kick up
transitive verb
[kick up sth] 踢起 ‹dirt, dust›;
to kick up clouds of dust 踢得尘土飞扬;
to kick up a fuss or stink about sb/sth figurative informal 就某人／某事物起哄