1 [T] to hit or move sb/sth with your foot 踢:
He kicked the ball wide of the net.他把球踢得离网很远。The police kicked the door down.警察把门踢倒了。
2 [I,T] to move your foot or feet 踢腿:
You must kick harder if you want to swim faster.必须更用力踢腿才可以游得快一点。
kick the habit to stop doing sth harmful that you have done for a long time 戒掉恶习
kick yourself to be annoyed with yourself because you have done sth stupid, missed an opportunity, etc (因干了傻事、失去机会等而)责备自己,懊悔
make, kick up, etc a fuss→FUSS¹
kick off to start a game of football (足球)开球
kick sb out (of sth)(informal 非正式) to force sb to leave a place 开除:
to be kicked out of university被大学开除
*kick²
/kɪk ||; kɪk/noun[C]
1 an act of kicking 踢:
She gave the door a kick and it closed.她用脚一踢就把门关上了。
2 (informal 非正式) a feeling of great pleasure, excitement, etc 痛快;刺激;兴奋:
He seems to get a real kick out ofdriving fast.他似乎觉得开快车很刺激。