boot1/but; buːt/n [C] 1 a type of shoe that covers your whole foot and the lower part of your leg 靴子: She wore high-heeled boots. 她穿着高跟靴子。walking/hiking/football boots 徒步靴/远足靴/足球靴see picture at见 SHOE1 图2 BrE an enclosed space at the back of a car, used for carrying bags etc [ trunk AmE 【美】] 【英】〔汽车后部的〕行李箱see picture on page 见 A12 页图3 get/be given the bootinformal to be forced to leave your job [ get the sack ] 【非正式】被解雇CAR BOOT SALE
boot2v 1 also 又作 boot up [I,T] to start the program that makes a computer ready to be used 启动〔电脑〕: My PC won’t boot. 我的电脑启动不了。see box at见 COMPUTER 方框2 [T] informal to kick someone or something hard【非正式】猛踢