kick off

英 [ˈkɪk ɒf]

美 [ˈkɪk ɔːf]

（在足球比赛中）开球; （使）（事件、比赛或讨论等）开始; 踢掉（鞋）; 强使离开; 赶走

牛津词典

• 以上各词均用以指事情开始发生或开始做某事。
  These words are all used to talk about things happening from the beginning, or people doing the first part of sth.
• 指开始发生或存在、以…开始、以…为起点：
  to begin to happen or exist; to begin in a particular way or from a particular point
  1. When does the class start?
     什么时候上课？
• 指开始发生或存在、以…开始、以…为起点、开始讲话：
  to start to happen or exist; to start in a particular way or from a particular point; to start speaking
  1. When does the concert begin?
     音乐会什么时候开始？
• 指进行或开展起来、首先进行、一开始是：
  ( rather informal ) to start happening or doing sth; to start by doing or being sth
  1. The discussion started off mildly enough.
     讨论颇为温和地开展起来。
• 尤指以…开始（活动）、（活动）以…开始：
  ( informal ) to start an event or activity, especially in a particular way; (of an event, activity, etc.) to start, especially in a particular way
  1. Tom will kick off with a few comments.
     汤姆讲话时要先发表几点意见。
  2. The festival kicks off on Monday, September 13.
     节期从9月13日星期一开始。
• 指开始发生：
  ( formal ) to start happening
  1. The meeting is scheduled to commence at noon.
     会议定于午间召开。
• 指以…开始（活动）、（活动、电影或书）以…开头／开篇：
  to start an event or activity in a particular way; (of an event, film/movie or book) to start, especially in a particular way
  1. The story opens with a murder.
     故事以一宗谋杀案作序幕。
• 指开始：
  to start
  1. Preparations have got under way for a week of special events in May.
     五月份特别活动周的准备工作已经开始。

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB （在足球比赛中）开球
  In football, when the playerskick off, they start a game by kicking the ball from the centre of the pitch.
  1. Liverpool kicked off an hour ago.
     利物浦队一小时前开的球。
• PHRASAL VERB-ERG (事件、比赛或讨论等)开始
  If an event, game, series, or discussionkicks off, oris kicked off, it begins.
  1. The shows kick off on October 24th...
     演出10月24日开始。
  2. The Mayor kicked off the party...
     市长宣布晚会开始。
  3. We kicked off with a slap-up dinner.
     我们先是享用了一顿考究的晚餐。
• PHRASAL VERB 踢掉（鞋）
  If youkick offyour shoes, you shake your feet so that your shoes come off.
  1. She stretched out on the sofa and kicked off her shoes.
     她四肢平摊躺在沙发上，踢掉了鞋子。
• PHRASAL VERB 强使离开；赶走
  Tokicksomeoneoffan area of land means to force them to leave it.
  1. We can't kick them off the island.
     我们不能把他们从岛上赶走。

英英释义

verb

• commence officially
  Synonym:inaugurate

双语例句

• When you kick off a new search, Step One is defining your ideal candidate.
  当你开始一次新搜索时，第一步是定义你的理想候选人。
• Then I must have missed the kick off.
  但是我肯定回错过比赛的开球。
• I want you to go out there and kick off.
  沃要你去中线开球。
• Ready for kick off at the final-the brand new Adidas Teamgeist footballs have fewer panels than an ordinary ball.
  决赛就要开球了！崭新的阿迪达斯“团队之星”足球与普通足球相比，球面拼块更少了。
• You are ready to kick off your presentation with some hilarious jokes.
  你正准备好以一个有趣的话，来开始你的简报。
• The Mayor kicked off the party
  市长宣布晚会开始。
• We kicked off with a slap-up dinner.
  我们先是享用了一顿考究的晚餐。
• These are the questions we have to repeatedly ask ourselves before we kick off.
  在我们开始学习之前我们必须问自己这些问题。
• At the start of a football match the referee tosses up to decide which team will kick off.
  在足球比赛时，裁判员掷钱币决定哪一队开球。
• I'll ask Tessa to kick off the discussion.
  我叫特萨开始讨论。