42 KICK: 踢；戒掉；使突然加速

42 KICK: 踢；戒掉；使突然加速

词组讲解

1. kick a 〔the〕 habit * 戒掉某种习惯

解 俚语；词义溯源：戒掉［习惯（habit）］

例 I don't smoke anymore. I kicked the habit when my baby was born.

2. kick off *** （足球）开球；离去，死去

解 〈口〉短语动词；词义溯源：将…踢到［远方（off）］

例 The home team kicks off to the visiting team to open the game.

Mr. Robinson kicked off a few years back. I think he had a heart attack.

3. kick oneself for doing sth. / kick oneself ** 捶胸顿足；后悔（做了某事）

解 习语；词义溯源：因为做了某事而踢自己

例 I could kick myself for not buying stock in the company when it was still cheap.

4. kick sb. or sth. around *** 粗暴（或轻蔑地）对待，虐待；非正式讨论

解 〈口〉短语动词；词义溯源：［上下左右地（around）］踢某人或某物

例 Keep kicking that dog around and one of these days he's going to bite you.

The president asked his staff to kick the proposal around and report on it later.

5. kick sb. or sth. out *** 驱逐；解雇，开除

解 短语动词；词义溯源：将某人或某物踢［出去（out）］

例 Mike told me you guys got kicked out of the ice rink. Why?

He has been kicked out of the office.

6. kick sth. in / kick in sth. *** 把（门等）踢开；砸开；缴付，捐助

解 〈口〉短语动词；词义溯源：将某物踢［进去（in）］

例 The machine took his money but didn't give him coffee, so he kicked it in.

For every dollar we raise for the project, the city has promised to kick in two more.

7. kick sth. off / kick off sth. *** 发起；开始

解 短语动词；词义溯源：将某物踢［远、开（off）］

例 Candidates are forbidden to kick off their campaigns before November 22nd.

8. kick up a fuss 〔row〕 ** 闹事，骚动

解 〈口〉习语；词义溯源：使［喧闹（fuss）］或［口角（row）］［向上（up）］加速

例 Hundreds of concert-goers kicked up a fuss when the cancellation was announced.

9. kick up one's heels ** 尽情享乐

解 〈口〉习语；词义溯源：［脚后跟（heels）］向［上（up）］踢

例 You work too much. Don't you ever go out and just kick up your heels?

参考译文

1. 我不再吸烟了。我孩子出生的时候我就把这个习惯戒了。

2. 主队把球开给客队，比赛开始。

鲁滨逊先生几年前去世了。我想他是心脏病发去世的。

3. 如果在那家公司的股票很便宜的时候我没买的话，我会后悔死的。

4. 你要是一直虐待那只小狗，总有一天它会咬你的。

董事长要求下属对这个提议进行讨论，稍后向他报告。

5. 迈克跟我说，你们被溜冰场赶出来了。为什么？他被解雇了。

6. （自动售货的）机器吞了他的钱，却没有给他咖啡，所以他把机器给砸坏了。

市政府承诺，我们每为该项目筹集一美元，政府就再捐助两美元。

7. 在11月22日之前，候选人不能开始竞选活动。

8. 当演唱会被取消的消息公布之后，来听演唱会的人们开始闹事。

9. 你工作得太辛苦了。你没去外面走走，尽情放松一下吗？