kick in

动词 v.

中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.

To kick; to collapse or break by kicking.; To kick or strike so as to cause the object struck to collapse or fall inwards. transitive

— Upon hearing residents in the burning house, the passerby kicked in the front door and yelled to those inside.
To kick; to collapse or break by kicking.; To kick or strike (a person); to beat up. slang,transitive
To begin, contribute or join in on.; To start, connect, or take effect, especially in a sudden way; to begin functioning. idiomatic,intransitive

— You have to push the switch hard to get the heater to kick in.
To begin, contribute or join in on.; To join or begin. slang

— You should kick in on the work.
To begin, contribute or join in on.; To contribute, especially to a collection of money; to hand over. idiomatic,intransitive,transitive

— For the year-end party, we're asking each employee to kick in twenty dollars.
To die; to give up on something. idiomatic

— The business is going to kick in most likely.

kicks in present,singular,third-person kicking in participle,present kicked in participle,past kicked in past