单词 | kick off |
释义 | kick off 1. phrasal verb In football, when the players kick off, they start a game by kicking the ball from the centre of the pitch. Liverpool kicked off an hour ago. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If an event, game, series, or discussion kicks off, or is kicked off, it begins. The shows kick off on October 24th. [VERB PARTICLE] The Mayor kicked off the party. [VERB PARTICLE noun] We kicked off with a slap-up dinner. [VERB PARTICLE + with] 3. phrasal verb If you kick off your shoes, you shake your feet so that your shoes come off. She stretched out on the sofa and kicked off her shoes. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 4. phrasal verb See full dictionary entry for kick To kick someone off an area of land means to force them to leave it. [informal] We can't kick them off the island. [VERB noun PARTICLE noun] kick-off Word forms: kick-offs regional note: in AM, use kickoff 1. variable noun In football, the kick-off is the time at which a particular game starts. [British] The kick-off is at 1.30. 2. countable noun In American football, a kickoff is the kick that begins a play, for example at the beginning of a half or after a touchdown or field goal. [US] 3. singular noun The kick-off of an event or activity is its beginning. [informal] People stood waiting for the kick-off of the parade. [+ of] Synonyms: start, opening, beginning, commencement Idioms: for a kick-off said to mean that you are mentioning just one of many things, points or reasons Is it not in fact the opinion of the public that most dentists earn far too much for a kick-off? Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 开始 Japanese: キックオフする |
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