plural boots
plural boots
Learner's definition of BOOT
1
[count] : a covering usually of leather or rubber for the entire foot and the lower part of the leg(皮革或橡膠制的)靴子 -
You'll need a pair of warm boots for winter.你需要一雙暖和的靴子過冬。
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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]遠足靴
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riding boots [=boots worn for horseback riding]馬靴
— 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解僱 -
He got the boot [=got fired] for talking to the press about company secrets.他因向媒體洩露公司機密而被解僱。
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I heard they gave her the boot. [=they fired her; they told her she could no longer work for them]我聽說他們把她解僱了。
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[count] British : the trunk of a car(汽車後部的)行李廂
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反複踢(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)離開 -
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]市長連任競選失利以後,他退出了公共服務領域。
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Any players who start a fight will get booted from the game.任何球員打架滋事均將被罰出比賽。
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often + out b : to dismiss (someone) suddenly from a job解僱;革職;開除 3
: to start a computer啓動計算機;開機 [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(車輪鎖)鎖住(汽車輪子)