boot

英 [buːt]

美 [buːt]

n. 靴子; (汽车后部的)行李箱; 猛踢
v. 猛踢; 装入操作系统; 启动(计算机); (计算机)启动，操作系统已安装; 在(通常为非法停放的汽车)车轮上装制动装置

复数：boots　过去分词：booted　过去式：booted　现在分词：booting　第三人称单数：boots　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2176 / COCA.2347

短语动词

boot out
1. 解雇；开除；赶出

boot up
1. 启动（计算机）

boot sb↔out (of sth)

be given the boot

get the boot

被解雇；被抛弃；（和某人的关系）被解除
to be told that you must leave your job or that a relationship you are having with sb is over

the boot is on the other foot

情况正好相反；宾主易位
used to say that a situation has changed so that sb now has power or authority over the person who used to have power or authority over them

put/stick the boot in

猛踢（倒地的人）
to kick sb very hard, especially when they are on the ground
乘人之危抨击（某人）
to attack sb by criticizing them when they are in a difficult situation

to boot

be/get too big for your boots

自视过高；妄自尊大
to be/become too proud of yourself; to behave as if you are more important than you really are

fill sb's shoes/boots

lick sb's boots

阿谀奉承；谄媚；拍马屁
to show too much respect for sb in authority because you want to please them

(as) tough as old boots

(as) tough as nails

noun

靴子
a strong shoe that covers the foot and ankle and often the lower part of the leg
1. walking boots
  便靴
2. hiking boots
  旅行靴
3. a pair of black leather boots
  一双黑皮靴
4. cowboy boots
  牛仔靴
（汽车后部的）行李箱
the space at the back of a car that you put bags, cases, etc. in
1. I'll put the luggage in the boot.
  我去把行李放进行李箱里。
猛踢
a quick hard kick
猛踢
a quick hard kick

verb

猛踢
to kick sb/sth hard with your foot
1. He booted the ball clear of the goal.
  他一个大脚把球踢离了球门。
装入操作系统；启动（计算机）；（计算机）启动，操作系统已安装
to prepare a computer for use by loading its operating system ; to be prepared in this way
在（通常为非法停放的汽车）车轮上装制动装置
if you or your car is booted , a piece of equipment is fixed to the car's wheel so that you cannot drive it away, usually because the car is illegally parked

See also:He sat in a kitchen chair, reached down and pulled off his boots...He was wearing riding pants, high boots, and spurs.see also wellington
N-COUNT (步行、运动等时穿的）厚底短筒靴
Bootsare 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.
1. The soldiers' boots resounded in the street...
  士兵的军靴声在街上回荡。
2. Equip yourself with stout walking boots and sticks.
  你自己要准备好结实的步行靴和拐杖。
VERB 猛踢（球等）
If youbootsomething such as a ball, you kick it hard.
1. He booted the ball 40 yards back up field...
  他一脚踢出40码远，把球踢回前场。
2. One guy booted the door down.
  一个人猛地踹倒了门。
N-COUNT （汽车的）行李箱，后备箱
Thebootof a car is a covered space at the back or front, in which you carry things such as luggage and shopping.
1. He opened the boot to put my bags in...
  他打开行李箱把我带的包放了进去。
2. Harris got a rope from the car boot.
  哈里斯从汽车行李箱里拿出一条绳子。

in AM, use 美国英语用 trunk

VERB （用丹佛锁扣）锁住（汽车）
Toboota car means to fit a Denver boot to one of its wheels so that it cannot be driven away.
1. 'If we're gettin' booted, we sure as hell ain't leavin' it for the locals.'
  “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

PHRASE 被解雇；被抛弃；
If youget the bootorare 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.
1. 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。
2. His girl gave him the boot.
  他被女友抛弃了。
（在某人已感到虚弱或苦恼时）说刻薄伤人的话，落井下石
If someoneputs the boot in, they attack another person by saying something cruel, often when the person is already feeling weak or upset.
PHRASE 而且；另外；加之
You can sayto bootto emphasize that you have added something else to something or to a list of things that you have just said.
1. He is making money and receiving free advertising to boot!
  他既挣了钱，又做了免费的广告！
2. 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。

noun

the act of delivering a blow with the foot
1. he gave the ball a powerful kick
2. the team's kicking was excellent
Synonym:kickkicking
a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed
footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
British term for the luggage compartment in a car
an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg
Synonym:the bootiron bootiron heel
protective casing for something that resembles a leg
the swift release of a store of affective force
1. they got a great bang out of it
2. what a boot!
3. he got a quick rush from injecting heroin
4. he does it for kicks
Synonym:bangchargerushflushthrillkick

verb

cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes
1. boot your computer
Synonym:rebootbring up
kick

'If we're gettin' booted, we sure as hell ain't leavin 'it for the locals.'
“如果我们的车轮被锁住，我们绝不会把车留给当地人。”
Don't expect these types of boot to take the punishment that gardening will give them.
不要指望能穿着这类靴子去干园艺活儿，它们没那么耐穿耐磨。
Equip yourself with stout walking boots and sticks.
你自己要准备好结实的步行靴和拐杖。
I put the luggage in the boot.
我把行李放在汽车行李箱里。
He booted the ball 40 yards back up field
他一脚踢出40码远，把球踢回前场。
Sadly when the lid of the boot sprang open, it was empty.
不幸的是，当后备箱的盖子弹开时，里面却是空的。
He opened the boot to put my bags in
他打开行李箱把我带的包放了进去。
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。
He kicked it shut with the heel of his boot.
他用靴子的后跟将它踢上。
We entered a dark cavern redolent with manly scents& gun oil and cigar smoke and boot polish.
我们进入一个昏暗的洞穴，里面充满了男人的气味&枪油、雪茄烟味和擦靴子油味。