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n- ①[通常用复数形]长靴;皮靴;穿带的长统靴(参照shoe)
- a pair of boots一双长靴
- high boots(及膝的)长统靴
- riding boots马靴
- He pulled on [off] his boots.他用力以穿上[脱下]长靴。
- He wore cowboy boots.他穿牛仔靴。
- ② 【英】(马车前后)装行李的部分;(汽车的)行李箱(=【美】trunk)
- ④ (以穿靴的脚)踢(=kick)
- He got a boot in his stomach.他的肚子挨了一踢。
- He gave me a boot.他踢了我一下。
- ⑤[the boot]【俚】解雇
- get the boot被解雇
- They gave him the boot for being lazy.他们因他懒惰而将他解雇。
vt- ① 1使穿上靴(→booted)2[boot it]步行
- ② 踢开;【俚】解雇;驱赶(某人)
- boot a person out将某人踢出去
- He was booted out of the company.他被赶出该公司。
- Jane was booted out of school for not studying.珍因不用功而遭退学。
短语- bet your boots
- Am I happy? You bet your boots.我快乐吗?我当然快乐。
- die in one's boots
- ① 横死,暴毙,(尤指)被绞死,死于非命;阵亡;(因公)殉职(=die with ones boots on;参照die in one's bed)
- A bad man usually dies in his boots.亡命之徒通常不得好死。
- die with one's boots on
- ① 横死;暴毙,(尤指)被绞死,死于非命;阵亡;(因公)殉职(参照die in one's bed)
- have one's heart in one's boots
- lick a person's boots
- A wise king would not want his friends and officials to lick his boots.贤明的国王不会要他的朋友和官员奉承他。
- like old boots
- Over shoes, over boots.
- The boot is on the other leg [foot].
vi- ① 【古】有益处
- What boots it to weep?哭有何益?
短语- to boot
- She is a beauty, and wealthy to boot.她是个美人,而且又有钱。
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