词组 | kick off |
释义 | 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. |
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