英语词汇“kick-start”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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kick-start

also kickstart

Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense kick-starts, present participle kick-starting, past tense, past participle kick-started

1. verb

To kick-start a process that has stopped working or progressing is to take a course of action that will quickly start it going again.

The President has chosen to kick-start the economy by slashing interest rates. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: stimulate, encourage, prompt, spur More Synonyms of kick-start

Kick-start is also a noun.

The housing market needs a kick-start.

2. verb

If you kick-start a motorcycle, you press the lever that starts it with your foot.

He lifted the bike off its stand and kick-started it. [VERB noun]

kick-start in British English

(ˈkɪkˌstɑːt)

verb (transitive)

to start (a motorcycle engine) by means of a pedal that is kicked downwards

2. informal

to make (something) active, functional, or productive again

noun

an action or event resulting in the reactivation of something

Derived forms

kick-starter (ˈkick-ˌstarter)

noun

kick-start in American English

(ˈkɪkˌstɑrt)

verb transitive

to start (a motor, motorcycle, etc.) by means of a lever attached to a pedal that one pushes sharply downward with the foot

2. Informal

to start, energize, revive, etc.

Seekick start

Synonyms of 'kick-start'

stimulate, encourage, prompt, spur

More Synonyms of kick-start

In other languages
kick-start

British English: kick-start VERB

To kick-start a process that has stopped working or progressing is to take a course of action that will quickly start it going again.

The President has chosen to kick-start the economy by slashing interest rates.

American English: kick-start
Brazilian Portuguese: dar partida em
Chinese: 重振
European Spanish: dar el impulso inicial
French: relancer
German: kickstarten
Italian: ridare impulso a
Japanese: 弾みをつけて再開させる
Korean: 촉진시키다
European Portuguese: dar partida em
Latin American Spanish: dar el impulso inicial

单词	kick-start
释义	Trends of kick-start View usage for: kick-start also kickstart Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense kick-starts, present participle kick-starting, past tense, past participle kick-started 1. verb To kick-start a process that has stopped working or progressing is to take a course of action that will quickly start it going again. The President has chosen to kick-start the economy by slashing interest rates. [VERB noun] Synonyms: stimulate, encourage, prompt, spur More Synonyms of kick-start Kick-start is also a noun. The housing market needs a kick-start. 2. verb If you kick-start a motorcycle, you press the lever that starts it with your foot. He lifted the bike off its stand and kick-started it. [VERB noun] kick-start in British English (ˈkɪkˌstɑːt) verb (transitive) 1. to start (a motorcycle engine) by means of a pedal that is kicked downwards 2. informal to make (something) active, functional, or productive again noun 3. an action or event resulting in the reactivation of something Derived forms kick-starter (ˈkick-ˌstarter) noun kick-start in American English (ˈkɪkˌstɑrt) verb transitive 1. to start (a motor, motorcycle, etc.) by means of a lever attached to a pedal that one pushes sharply downward with the foot 2. Informal to start, energize, revive, etc. Seekick start Synonyms of 'kick-start' stimulate, encourage, prompt, spur More Synonyms of kick-start In other languages kick-start British English: kick-start VERB To kick-start a process that has stopped working or progressing is to take a course of action that will quickly start it going again. The President has chosen to kick-start the economy by slashing interest rates. American English: kick-start Brazilian Portuguese: dar partida em Chinese: 重振 European Spanish: dar el impulso inicial French: relancer German: kickstarten Italian: ridare impulso a Japanese: 弾みをつけて再開させる Korean: 촉진시키다 European Portuguese: dar partida em Latin American Spanish: dar el impulso inicial
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