1 N-COUNT 靴子 Boots are shoes that cover your whole foot and the lower part of your leg.
靴子 -
He sat in a kitchen chair, reached down and pulled off his boots.
他坐到厨房的椅子上,俯身脱掉了靴子。
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He was wearing riding pants, high boots, and spurs.
他穿着马裤和长筒靴,靴上带着马刺。
SYN wellington, welly, gumboot, wader
3 N-COUNT (步行、运动等时穿的)厚底短筒靴 Boots are strong, heavy shoes which cover your ankle and which have thick soles. You wear them to protect your feet, for example when you are walking or taking part in sport.
(步行、运动等时穿的)厚底短筒靴 4 VERB 猛踢(球等) If you
boot something such as a ball, you kick it hard.
猛踢(球等) [informal] SYN kick,
punt,
put the boot in(to) [slang] ,
drop-kick 5 N-COUNT (汽车的)行李箱,后备箱 The
boot of a car is a covered space at the back or front, in which you carry things such as luggage and shopping.
(汽车的)行李箱,后备箱 [British] in AM, use 美国英语用 trunk
6 VERB (用丹佛锁扣)锁住(汽车) To
boot a car means to fit a Denver boot to one of its wheels so that it cannot be driven away.
(用丹佛锁扣)锁住(汽车) [US] [Also VERB n] -
'If we're gettin' booted, we sure as hell ain't leavin' it for the locals.' [VERB-ed]
“如果我们的车轮被锁住,我们绝不会把车留给当地人。”
in BRIT, use 英国英语用 clamp
7 PHRASE 被解雇;被抛弃; If you
get the boot or
are given the boot, you are told that you are not wanted any more, either in your job or by someone you are having a relationship with.
被解雇;被抛弃; [informal] -
She was a disruptive influence, and after a year or two she got the boot.
她总是影响正常的工作,一两年后便被解雇了。
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His girl gave him the boot.
他被女友抛弃了。
8 PHRASE (在某人已感到虚弱或苦恼时)说刻薄伤人的话,落井下石 If someone
puts the boot in, they attack another person by saying something cruel, often when the person is already feeling weak or upset.
(在某人已感到虚弱或苦恼时)说刻薄伤人的话,落井下石 [British, informal] 9 PHRASE 而且;另外;加之 You can say
to boot to emphasize that you have added something else to something or to a list of things that you have just said.
而且;另外;加之 [formal, emphasis] -
He is making money and receiving free advertising to boot!
他既挣了钱,又做了免费的广告!
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They have to be thin, attractive and well-dressed to boot.
她们必须得既苗条又迷人,而且一定要打扮漂亮。
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