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boot
[bu:t] noun
SHOE 鞋
IMPROVER countable
■a type of shoe that covers the whole foot and the lower part of the leg 靴子•wellington boots长筒胶靴 •walking boots轻便靴 •riding boots马靴
[bu:t] noun
CAR 车
countable UK (US trunk)
■a covered space at the back of a car, for storing things in （汽车后部的）行李箱
[bu:t] noun
END 结束
the boot only singular informal
■when your job is taken away from you, usually because you have done something wrong or badly 解雇，开除（通常指因犯错误或表现差而失去工作）•She got the boot for stealing money from the till.她因为从收银机里偷钱而被解雇了。 •Williams has been given the boot from the team.威廉斯已经被开除出队了。
[bu:t] noun
KICK 踢
countable informal
■a kick with the foot 猛踢，猛踹•He gave the ball a good boot.他猛地踢了球一脚。
[bu:t] noun
WHEEL 车轮
countable (also Denver boot) US
■a wheel clamp 车轮固定夹
[bu:t] noun
put the boot in informal
■to kick someone when they are already on the ground （在对方已倒地后）继续踢打
■to make a bad situation worse, by criticizing or being unkind 雪上加霜•After he lost his job, his wife put the boot in by announcing she was leaving him.他失去工作后妻子又说要离开他，真是雪上加霜。
[bu:t] noun
the boot / shoe is on the other foot
■the situation is now the opposite of what it was, especially because someone who was weak now has power 情况完全反了过来；此一时，彼一时
[bu:t] noun
to boot old-fashioned
■in addition; also 除此以外，而且，加之•He's kind, handsome and wealthy to boot.他善良、英俊，还很富有。
[bu:t] verb
KICK 踢
transitive usually + adverb or preposition informal
■to kick someone or something hard with the foot 猛踢，猛踹•They booted him in the head.他们猛踢他的头部。
[bu:t] verb
COMPUTER 电脑
intransitive or transitive (also boot up) specialized
■When a computer boots (up), it becomes ready for use by getting the necessary information into its memory, and when you boot (up) a computer, you cause it to do this. （使）（电脑）启动 |