kick
verb uk/kɪk/ us/kɪk/
A1 [ I or T ]踢，踹
to hit someone or something with the foot, or to move the feet and legs suddenly and violently
I kicked the ball as hard as I could. 我用尽全力踢球。
He was accused of kicking a man in the face. 他被控踢了他人的脸。
She felt the baby kicking inside her. 她感到腹中的胎儿在踢她。
The ice hockey player was removed from the game for kicking his opponent with his skate.
[ I ]（枪、炮）反冲，后坐
If a gun kicks, it jumps back suddenly and with force when the gun is fired.
be kicking yourself/could have kicked yourselfC2 （由于做了蠢事或错失机会而）懊恼，自责
used to say that you are very annoyed with yourself because you have done something stupid or missed a chance
When I realized what I'd done I could have kicked myself. 当我意识到自已的所作所为，不禁懊恼不已。
They must be kicking themselves for selling their shares too early. 他们一定为过早抛出股票而懊恼不已。
I'm kicking myself for not working this out earlier.
Now that we have a boat, we're kicking ourselves that we didn't get one years ago.
As soon as she'd said it, she could have kicked herself.
- More examples
- She kicked the children's ball so powerfully that it flew over the hedge.
- The football player kicked the ball slap into the middle of the net.
- Please stop kicking the door like that - open it properly
- I saw her kick the cat when she thought no one was looking.
- The other boys started to punch and kick him.
Idioms More idioms
kick (some) assidiom mainly US offensive (also UK offensive kick arse) 狠狠教训
to punish someone or to defeat someone with a lot of force
We're gonna go in there and kick ass. 我们要去那里好好收拾他们一下。
He plans to kick some arse in his next fight.
kick the bucketidiom informal 翘辫子，死
to die
kick the can down the roadidiom US informal 逃避（或拖延）处理问题
to avoid or delay dealing with a problem
I don't think we should kick the can down the road and let our grandkids solve that problem. 我认为我们不应该逃避，不应该把问题留给孙子辈来解决。
kick the habitidiom informal 改掉旧习;戒除恶习
to give up something harmful that you have done for a long time
She used to be a heavy smoker but she kicked the habit last year. 她过去抽烟很厉害，但去年戒了。
kick your heelsidiom UK informal 被迫久等
to be forced to wait for a period of time
kick something into touchidiom UK informal 取消（计划）;搁置（计划）
to decide not to do what you had planned to do
Our plans to buy a new car have had to be kicked into touch now Kev's lost his job. 由于盖乌丢了工作，我们买新车的计划不得不搁置。
kick over the tracesidiom old-fashioned informal 不受管束;不听指挥
to behave badly and show no respect for authority
kick the tiresidiom US informal 在购买之前精挑细选；仔细检查
to try something or examine it carefully before you buy it
Come and kick the tires on this latest version of the software. 过来仔细检查一下这个软件的最新版本。
kick up a fuss/row/stinkidiom informal 挑起事端;（尤指）小题大做
to show great anger about something, especially when this does not seem necessary
He kicked up a tremendous fuss about having to wait. 他因需要等待而大吵大闹。
kick up your heelsidiom US informal 轻松愉快一番，尽情享乐
to do things that you enjoy
After final exams we kicked up our heels and had a really good party. 考试后我们好好轻松了一番，开了个很棒的聚会。
kick someone upstairsidiom （通常为制止某人找麻烦而）使（某人）明升暗降
to give someone a new job that seems more powerful but is really less powerful, usually in order to stop them causing trouble for you
Phrasal verbs
kick against something 反对;反抗
to refuse to accept something and react strongly against it
As a boy he always kicked against his father's authority. 小时候他总是不服父亲的管束。
kick around 被乱丢于;被闲置于
If something is kicking around a place, it is somewhere in that place, not being used.
There must be a copy of it kicking around the office somewhere. 办公室的某个地方肯定会有一份副本。
kick something around （在小组中）随便谈一谈，非正式讨论
If you kick ideas around, you talk about them informally in a group.
We need to get everyone together and kick a few ideas around 我们需要将人聚齐在一起讨论几个想法。
kick back 停下来，放松
to stop doing things and relax
What good is life if a guy can’t kick back and watch a good movie? 如果一个人不能放松下来看一部好电影，那还叫什么美好人生？
kick inC1 开始见效;起作用
to start to have an effect or to happen
It takes half an hour for the medication to kick in. 药片半小时后药力开始显现。
kick in something 给予（尤指金钱或帮助）
to give something, especially money or help
Another plan would require employers to kick in $20 per worker to set up the fund. 另一个项目要求雇主为每个员工拿出20美元来建立基金。
kick offC1 （足球比赛）开球，开始
If a game of football kicks off, it starts.
What time does the game kick off? 比赛什么时候开始？
See also: kick-off
informal开始
to begin
Indonesia's parliamentary election campaign kicked off at the weekend. 印度尼西亚的议会选举活动在周末拉开帷幕。
That era was when advertising really kicked off as an industry. 那个时代是广告作为一个产业真正拉开序幕的时候。
informal开始
to become full of action and excitement, sometimes including violence
Chamonix's bars and clubs - lively any night - really kick off at weekends. 霞慕尼的酒吧和夜店 - 夜夜笙歌 - 在周末真是热闹非凡。
But when one of the team slid in to tackle an opponent and knocked him down it "all kicked off". 但是当其中的一个队员切入去对付一个对手并把他击倒，彻底燃爆了全场。
informal生气;吵嚷地抱怨
to start to get angry or complain in a noisy way
The children started to kick off so I couldn't stay. 孩子们开始吵嚷地抱怨了，因此我得走了。
US informal翘辫子，死
to die
kick (something) offC2 开始（讨论或活动）
If you kick off a discussion or an activity, you start it.
I'd like to kick off the discussion with a few statistics. 我想以几个统计数据来开始讨论。
Right, any suggestions? Jim, you kick off. 好，有什么建议吗？吉姆，你先说。
kick someone outC1 开除（某人）;撵走（某人）
to force someone to leave a place or organization
His wife kicked him out. 他妻子把他撵出去了。
She was kicked out of the squad. 她被小组除名了。
kick up 变得更活跃;变得更明显
to become more active or noticeable
As the storm moves into the desert, the wind and rain start to kick up. 当风暴移动到沙漠时，风雨开始变得更剧烈了。
kick
noun uk/kɪk/ us/kɪk/
(HIT)
A2 [ C ]踢，踹
the action of kicking something
He gave the ball a good kick. 他使劲踢了一脚球。
- More examples
- She aimed a kick at my shins.
- The footballer appealed to the referee for a free kick.
- His penalty kick placed the ball decisively in the back of the net.
- He missed that kick literally by miles.
- He gave the machine a kick.
(STRONG FEELING)
C2 [ C ]极度的快感（或刺激）；极大的乐趣
a strong feeling of excitement and pleasure
I get a real kick out of winning a race. 我从赢得比赛中获得极大的乐趣。
He was stealing stuff just for kicks (= because he thought it was exciting). 他偷店里的东西纯粹是为了追求刺激。
[ C usually singular ] informal（酒的）刺激性
the strong effect of an alcoholic drink
Watch out for the fruit punch, it has a real kick. 小心这种果汁潘趣酒，它很有劲。
(INTEREST)
[ C usually singular ] informal一时的爱好（或狂热）
a new interest, especially one that does not last long
He's on an exercise kick (= he exercises a lot) at the moment. 现在他心血来潮爱上了锻炼。
Idioms
kick in the teethidiom informal （尤指在需要帮助时遭受的）恶劣待遇，严重打击
If you describe the way someone treats you as a kick in the teeth, you mean that that person treats you badly and unfairly, especially at a time when you need their support.
She was dismissed from her job, which was a real kick in the teeth after all the work she'd done. 她辛辛苦苦做了那么多工作之后被解雇了，这使她深受打击。
a kick up the arse/backsideidiom UK offensive (US a kick in the butt/pants) 鞭策；教训，督促（使其不再懒惰）
If you give someone a kick up the arse, you do or say something to try to stop them being lazy.