boot
noun
verb
buːt
noun
1
a
type
of
shoe
that
covers
your
whole
foot
and
the
lower
part
of
your
leg
靴子;
hiking
boots
远足靴
a
pair
of
boots
一双靴子
2
an
enclosed
space
at
the
back
of
a
car,
used
for
carrying
bags
etc
[英] 〔汽车后部的〕行李箱;
BrE AmE
The
new
model
has
a
bigger
boot.
这辆新款车的行李箱更大。
3
the boot
when
someone
is
forced
to
leave
their
job
[非正式] 解雇，炒鱿鱼;
informal
The
chairman
denied
that
he
had
been
given
the
boot
.
主席否认他是被炒鱿鱼的。
He
should
have
got
the
boot
years
ago.
他多年前就该被炒掉了。
4
to boot
in
addition
to
everything
else
you
have
mentioned
并且，加之
She
was
a
great
sportswoman,
and
beautiful
to
boot.
她是一名伟大的运动员，同时也是个大美人。
5
put the boot in
a.
to
criticize
or
be
cruel
to
someone
who
is
already
in
a
bad
situation
b.
to
attack
someone
by
kicking
them
repeatedly,
especially
when
they
are
on
the
ground
猛踢〔已倒地的人〕
BrE informal
6
the boot is on the other foot
used
to
say
someone
who
has
caused
problems
for
other
people
in
the
past
is
now
in
a
situation
in
which
people
are
causing
problems
for
them
[英] 局势逆转，宾主易位
BrE
7
a
metal
object
that
the
police
attach
to
one
of
the
wheels
of
an
illegally
parked
car
so
that
it
cannot
be
moved
[美] 〔用于锁住违规停放的车辆的〕车轮夹锁;
AmE BrE
verb
8
boot up
also
又作
to
start
the
program
that
makes
a
computer
ready
to
be
used
启动（计算机）;
I,T
9
to
kick
someone
or
something
hard
[非正式] 猛踢
T | informal
boot
sth
in/round/down
etc
The
goalkeeper
booted
the
ball
upfield.
守门员一脚把球踢向前场。
10
to
stop
someone
from
moving
their
illegally
parked
vehicle
by
fixing
a
piece
of
equipment
to
one
of
the
wheels
[美] 给〔违规停放的车辆〕加上夹锁;
T | AmE BrE
11
to
force
someone
to
leave
a
place,
job,
or
organization,
especially
because
they
have
done
something
wrong
[非正式] 赶走; 开除;
His
fellow
students
booted
him
out
of
the
class.
他的同学把他赶出了所属的班级。