kick start

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A metal bar on a motorcycle used to start its engine.
  2. An act of starting a motorcycle by quickly depressing the kick start with one's foot.
    — The motorcycle requires a kick start.
  3. A fast or strong start; help with starting or beginning well. figuratively
    — As a kick start for the group, let's write up some ideas.
  4. An impetus that starts or restarts some process.
动词 v.
  1. To start a motorcycle. transitive
    — He kick started the motorcycle and took off.
  2. To start or begin strongly or quickly. figuratively,transitive
    — To kick start your learning, let's summarize the basics.
  3. To make (something) active, functional, or productive again; to reinvigorate (an activity, system, or process). figuratively,transitive
    — To kick start the economy with a large construction project.

词形变化

kick starts plural kickstart alternative kick-start alternative kick starts present,singular,third-person kick starting participle,present kick started participle,past kick started past kickstart alternative kick-start alternative

词汇关系

相关词
head start flying start jump start kick off

词源

词源 1
From kick + start. Compare push-start.
词源 2
From kick + start. Compare push-start.
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