boot
n
1 outer covering for the foot and ankle, made of eg leather or rubber 靴子
a pair of football boots 一雙足球靴
tough boots for walking 耐穿的輕便靴. =>illus 見插圖. Cf 參看 sandal, shoe 1.
2 (usu sing 通常作單數(shù)) (infml 口) blow with the foot; kick 踢
He gave the ball a tremendous boot. 他重重地踢了這球一腳.
3 (Brit) (US trunk) compartment for luggage, usu at the back of a motor car 行李箱（通常在汽車後部）
Put the luggage in the boot. 把行李放在汽車行李箱里. =>illus at App 1 見附錄1之插圖, page xii.
4 (idm 習(xí)語(yǔ)) be/get too big for one's boots => big. the boot is on the other `foot the situation has been reversed 情況變得與原來(lái)相反. die with one's boots on =>die2. give sb/get the `boot (infml 口) dismisssb/be dismissed from a job 解雇某人; 某人被解雇:If you're late once more you're getting the boot. 你再遲到一次, 就要把你解雇了. have one's heart in one's boots => heart. lick sb's boots => lick. put the `boot in (infml 口 esp Brit) kick sb brutally; be ruthless 狠踢某人; 殘忍無(wú)情. tough as old boots => tough. boot, v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
kick (sth/sb) 踢（某物[某人]）
boot a ball (about) 踢球
boot sb in the face 踢某人的臉.
2 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p]
~ (sth) (up) (computing 計(jì)) load (an operating system, a program, etc) into a computer's memory, esp automatically; prepare (a computer) for operation in this way 引導(dǎo); （尤指自動(dòng)地）將（操作系統(tǒng)、程序等）寫入, 裝入, 寄存於計(jì)算機(jī)、存儲(chǔ)器; 以上述方法啟動(dòng)（計(jì)算機(jī)）.
3 (phr v) boot sb out (of sth) (infml 口)
(a) throw sb out by force 把某人趕出去
His father booted him out of the house. 他父親把他從家里趕了出去.
(b) dismiss sb from a job 解雇某人.
boot n (idm 習(xí)語(yǔ)) to boot (arch or joc 古或謔) in addition; as well 除此以外; 再者
She's an attractive woman, and wealthy to boot. 她是個(gè)很有魅力的女人, 而且很富有.
?? 考研助記
boot-foot(腳):穿在腳上的 大頭皮靴
?? 擴(kuò)展釋義
*[bu:t]n. 長(zhǎng)靴, 踢, 解雇, 效用vt. 使穿靴, 踢, 解雇, 有用【計(jì)】 引導(dǎo), 自舉【化】 進(jìn)料斗; 接受器【醫(yī)】 靴【經(jīng)】 附得利益, 補(bǔ)價(jià)相關(guān)詞組: to boot get the boot give sb the boot put the boot on the wrong leg boot out...
?? 醫(yī)學(xué)釋義
①長(zhǎng)統(tǒng)靴 ②罩，防護(hù)罩
?? 同詞根單詞
balloonn. 氣球;熱氣球;[建]球飾;
vt. 膨脹，漲大;乘熱氣球飛行;使激增;
adj. 氣球狀的;（貨物等）分量輕而體積大的;（分期付款）最后一筆大數(shù)目的;
vi. 乘氣球飛行;膨脹;激增;
ballotn. 投票;投票用紙;投票總數(shù);投票權(quán);
vi. 投票表決;抽簽決定;
vt. 使投票表決;拉選票;通過(guò)投票[抽簽]選出;抽簽;
elbown. 肘部;彎頭，扶手;肘形管，彎管;
vt. 用肘推擠（另一人或另一些人）;用手肘推開;
vi. 用肘推搡著前進(jìn);在拐角處轉(zhuǎn)彎;