kicks
A kick is a forceful hit made with the foot.
He suffered a kick to the knee.
他的膝盖被踢了一脚。
A kick is when you hit a ball or other object with your foot so that it moves through the air.
He missed an easy kick.
他错失了很容易得分的一脚球。
If something gives you a kick, it makes you feel very excited or very happy for a short period of time.
I got a kick out of seeing my name in print.
看到我的名字被印成铅字,我感到非常兴奋。
kick around
If you kick around ideas or suggestions, you discuss them informally.
We kicked a few ideas around.
我们随便谈了一些想法。
They started to kick around the idea of going to Brazil next month.
他们开始商量下个月去巴西的事。
kick off
In soccer or football, when the players kick off, they start a game by kicking the ball.
They kicked off an hour ago.
他们是1小时前开球的。
In football, when the players kick off, they resume a game by kicking the ball.
If an event, game, series, or discussion kicks off, or is kicked off, it begins.
The shows kick off on October 24th.
展览从10月24日开始。
The mayor kicked off the party.
市长揭开了宴会的序幕。
If you kick off your shoes, you shake your feet so that your shoes come off.
She stretched out on the sofa and kicked off her shoes.
她在沙发上伸了个懒腰然后踢掉鞋子。
To kick someone off an area of land means to force them to leave it.
We can't kick them off the island.
我们不能把他们从岛上赶走。
kick out
Kick out means the same as kick.
As its rider tried to free it, the horse kicked out and rolled over, crushing her.
当骑手设法把它放开的时候,准备松开那匹马时,它乱踢并打滚。
To kick someone out of a place or an organization means to force them to leave it.
throw out
The country's leaders kicked five foreign journalists out of the country.
该国首脑将5名外国记者驱逐出境。
kick you when you are down
If you say that someone kicks you when you are down, you think they are behaving unfairly because they are attacking you when you are in a weak position.
In the end I just couldn't kick Jimmy when he was down.
最后我就是不忍对吉米落井下石。
kicking and screaming
If you say that someone is dragged kicking and screaming into a particular course of action, you are emphasizing that they are very unwilling to do what they are being made to do.
He had to be dragged kicking and screaming into action.
他非要被强拉硬拽才肯行动起来。
for kicks
If you say that someone does something for kicks, you mean that they do it because they think it will be exciting.
They made a few small bets for kicks.
为了追求刺激,他们下了几个小赌注。
kick in the teeth
If you describe an event as a kick in the teeth, you are emphasizing that it is very disappointing and upsetting.
We've been struggling for years and it's a real kick in the teeth to see a new band make it ahead of us.
我们一直奋斗了很多年,看到一个新乐队比我们先取得成功,这对我们是个重大打击。
kicks , kicking , kicked
If you kick someone or something, you hit them forcefully with your foot.
He kicked the door hard.
他用力踢门。
He threw me to the ground and started to kick.
他把我摔在地上开始踢我。
When you kick a ball or other object, you hit it with your foot so that it moves through the air.
I went to kick the ball and I completely missed it.
我去踢球却踢了个空。
He kicked the ball away.
他把球踢开了。
If you kick or if you kick your legs, you move your legs with very quick, small, and forceful movements, once or repeatedly.
They were dragged away struggling and kicking.
他们被拖走时挣扎着又蹬又踢。
First he kicked the left leg, then he kicked the right.
他先踢左腿,然后踢右腿。
If you kick your legs, you lift your legs up very high one after the other, for example when you are dancing.
kicking his legs like a cancan dancer.
他像跳康康舞一样将腿高高踢起。
If you kick a habit, you stop doing something that is bad for you and that you find difficult to stop doing.
She's kicked her drug habit and learned that her life has value.
她已经戒掉吸毒的恶习,懂得了她的生命是有价值的。