kick off

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make the first kick in a game or part of a game. ambitransitive
    — The players kick off for the third quarter and the clock starts.
  2. To start; to launch; to set in motion. ambitransitive,idiomatic
    — Let's kick off this project with a planning meeting.
  3. To dismiss; to expel; to remove from a position. transitive
    — I got kicked off the team after a string of poor performances
  4. To die or quit permanently. US,colloquial,euphemistic,idiomatic,intransitive
    — It's a wonder that old dog hasn't kicked off yet.
  5. To shut down or turn off suddenly. US,idiomatic,intransitive
    — The washer was working fine until it kicked off in the middle of a cycle.
  6. To suddenly become more active. idiomatic,intransitive
    — The party kicked off when the third bottle of wine was opened.
  7. To force the weaning of a bovine cow's calf by restricting the calf's access to its mother's udders, whether by literally kicking it away or another method. US,idiomatic,slang,transitive
    — A week after we kicked off her calf that cow was still bawling.
  8. To be overcome with anger, to start an argument or a fight; to behave aggressively. UK,colloquial,idiomatic,intransitive
    — When she called him a drunk, it was the last straw. He just kicked off.
  9. To have a fight or argument start; to fight or argue. UK,colloquial,idiomatic,impersonal,intransitive
    — It really kicked off in town when the team lost.

词形变化

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