plural boots
plural boots
Learner's definition of BOOT
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[count] : a covering usually of leather or rubber for the entire foot and the lower part of the leg(皮革或橡胶制的)靴子 -
You'll need a pair of warm boots for winter.你需要一双暖和的靴子过冬。
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It's been snowing, so you'd better wear your boots.一直在下雪,所以你最好穿上靴子。
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hiking boots [=boots worn for hiking]远足靴
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riding boots [=boots worn for horseback riding]马靴
— see picture at shoe; see also booted, cowboy boot, hobnail boot, ski boot 2
[count] : a forceful kick with the foot用力一踢 3
the boot informal : a sudden dismissal from a job解雇 -
He got the boot [=got fired] for talking to the press about company secrets.他因向媒体泄露公司机密而被解雇。
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I heard they gave her the boot. [=they fired her; they told her she could no longer work for them]我听说他们把她解雇了。
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[count] British : the trunk of a car(汽车后部的)行李厢
as tough as old boots
— see 1tough
lick someone's boots
— see 1lick
the boot is on the other foot
— see 1foot
too big for your boots
— see 1big
to put the boot in
British, informal 1
: to treat someone in a cruel or critical way虐待,苛求(某人)
2
: to kick someone again and again反复踢(某人)
2 boot /ˈbuːt/ verb
boots; booted; booting
boots; booted; booting
Learner's definition of BOOT
1
[+ object] : to kick (something) forcefully猛踢(某物) 2 [+ object] informal
a : to force (someone) to leave a place or situation逼走(某人);迫使(某人)离开 -
He left public service after voters booted him from the mayor's office. [=he chose not to work for the government after he was not reelected as mayor]市长连任竞选失利以后,他退出了公共服务领域。
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Any players who start a fight will get booted from the game.任何球员打架滋事均将被罚出比赛。
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often + out b : to dismiss (someone) suddenly from a job解雇;革职;开除 3
: to start a computer启动计算机;开机 [no object]
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often + up [+ object]
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often + up — see also reboot 4
[+ object] US : to lock a special device (called a Denver boot) onto one of the wheels of (a car) so that the car cannot be moved用(车轮锁)锁住(汽车轮子)