| 词组 | kick |
| 释义 | kick [kicked, kicked, kicking] kick about ► see ↑kick around kick (out) against kick (out) against sth to show that you feel angry with something because it controls your life in a way that you do not like: ▪ It's the story of a young girl growing up and kicking against society. ▪ Getting married too young can place demands on people which they will eventually kick out against. kick around 1. kick around/about sth • kick sth around/about informal to discuss an idea with a group of people in an informal way: ▪ We've been kicking around the idea of asking Gretsky to join our team. ▪ The idea of a business merger has been kicked around for more than a year now. 2. be kicking around/ about (sth) informal if something is kicking around a place, it is somewhere in that place but it has been forgotten about, or not used for a long time: ▪ I found a photograph of his last girlfriend kicking about among the clothes on the floor. ▪ That book's been kicking around the house for ages, but now that I want it, it's disappeared! ■ SIMILAR TO: be knocking around informal, be lying around informal 3. kick around/about sth • kick around/about informal to spend time in a place or travelling around a place, doing whatever you want to do or doing very little: ▪ After university, I decided to kick around Europe for the summer. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑bum around informal 4. kick sb around/about usually passive informal to treat someone badly or unfairly, especially by expecting them to do whatever you tell them to do: ▪ She's always being kicked around by him - I don't know why she stays. get kicked around/about ▪ Some of the staff definitely feel that they get kicked around too much. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑shove around, ↑push around kick back 1. kick back AmE informal to relax: ▪ Stewart decided to kick back and enjoy himself Wednesday afternoon. ▪ The players have been kicking back a little between Tuesday's game and their next game tonight. ■ SIMILAR TO: relax 2. kick back sth • kick sth back AmE to pay someone part of the money you earned from a deal because they helped you to make the deal. This is usually done in a secret or illegal way.: ▪ The travel agencies kicked back part of their commission to corporations who signed contracts with them. kickback n C,U AmE money that you pay to someone because they have helped get a larger amount of money, usually from a secret or illegal deal, plan etc: ▪ Roth has been charged with collecting more than $224,000 in kickbacks from companies that sold supplies to his employer. kick down kick sth down • kick down sth to break a door or other structure by kicking it violently: ▪ He threatened to kick down the door if she didn't open it. kick in 1. kick in sth • kick sth in to break open a door, window etc by kicking it very hard, especially in order to enter a building: ▪ Firemen kicked in a window and managed to get the children out of the house. ▪ When we got home, we found that the door had been kicked in and several things were missing. 2. kick in informal to start to have an effect or start to work: ▪ For some people it can take several hours before the effects of the drug kick in. ▪ Sales of between 10,000 and 30,000 copies are needed before profits kick in. ▪ The heating will kick in if the temperature falls below a certain level. 3. kick in sth • kick in AmE to join with others in giving money or help: ▪ If you and your neighbors will donate $100, I'll kick in $300. ▪ He doesn't really kick in and do his share of the housework. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑contribute, ↑chip in informal kick off 1. kick off • kick off sth • kick sth off if an event kicks off or you kick it off, it starts: ▪ The conference is scheduled to kick off at noon. + with ▪ Phelps kicked off the night's music with a beautiful Mozart symphony. ■ SIMILAR TO: begin, ↑start 2. kick off if a game of football kicks off, the game starts: ▪ The game kicked off an hour late after heavy rain. ■ SIMILAR TO: begin, ↑start kick-off n C the time when a game of football starts, or the first kick: ▪ Leeds were the better team right from kick-off. kick off if a team or its players kick off, they start to play a game: ▪ We'll have to hurry if we want to watch the match - they're kicking off at seven o'clock. + against ▪ England will kick off against France at 2 o'clock this afternoon. 3. kick off BrE informal to become angry and start complaining or criticizing someone or something + about ▪ Don't tell Daniel - he's bound to kick off about it. kick out kick sb/sth out • kick out sb/sth to force someone or something to leave a place, organization, or position of power: ▪ The landlord kicked me out of my apartment as soon as I couldn't pay the rent. ▪ I'm sure this government will be kicked out at the next general election. + of ▪ Amy was kicked out of university for failing her exams. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑chuck out informal, ↑throw out informal, ↑boot out informal kick (out) against ► see kick against kick over kick over AmE if an engine kicks over, it starts working: ▪ It won't kick over, so I guess we'll have to tow the car to the garage. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑turn over kick up 1. kick up a fuss/kick up a stink BrE to complain a lot about something so that people will know that you are very annoyed about it: ▪ People in the neighbourhood are kicking up a fuss about the noise from the airport. ▪ Many businesses have been kicking up a stink about the high interest rates. 2. kick up a storm/controversy to cause a lot of trouble or discussion about something: ▪ If the government goes ahead with the new tax, it will kick up a political storm. 3. kick up sth • kick sth up AmE informal to increase something, usually a price: ▪ When the landlord kicked up his rent, Mallory packed his bags and left without notice. ■ SIMILAR TO: raise, increase, ↑hike up informal |
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