boot

boot1
noun
  1. a sturdy item of footwear covering the foot and ankle, and sometimes also the leg below the knee
    靴
    walking boots.
    轻便靴。
    ■a covering to protect the lower part of a horse's leg
    （马的）皮护腿
    ■(historical)an instrument of torture encasing and crushing the foot
    (史)（夹足或腿用的）刑具，铁靴子
    ■(US)a wheel clamp
    (美)车轮锁扣
  2. (informal)a hard kick
    (非正式)猛踢
    he got a boot in the stomach.
    他的肚子被狠狠踢了一脚。
  3. (Brit.)a space at the back of a car for carrying luggage or other goods
    (英)（汽车后部的）行李箱
  4. (亦作 boot-up)[usu. as modifier]the process of starting a computer and putting it into a state of readiness for operation
    （电脑的）启动
    a boot disk.
    启动盘。
verb
[with obj.]
  1. [with obj.andadverbial of direction]kick (something) hard in a specified direction
    猛踢，对…猛踢一下
    he ended up booting the ball into the stand.
    最后他把球狠狠踢到了看台上。
    ■(boot someone off)(informal)force someone to leave something, especially a vehicle, unceremoniously
    (非正式)将…赶离（交通工具）
    a guard booted two children off a train.
    乘警将那两个小孩赶下了火车。
    ■(boot someone out)(informal)force someone to leave a place, institution, or job unceremoniously
    (非正式)把某人（从某地、机构或工作岗位）赶走
    she had been booted out of school.
    她被赶出了学校。
  2. start (a computer) and put it into a state of readiness for operation. from sense 2 of bootstrap
    启动（电脑）
    the menu will be ready as soon as you boot up your computer.
    一启动电脑，菜单就出现了。
    [noobj.]the system won't boot from the original drive.
    该系统无法从原始驱动器启动。
  3. (US)place a wheel clamp on (an illegally parked car)
    (美)锁住（非法停车的轮子）
常用词组
the boot (或 北美 shoe) is on the other foot
  1. the situation, in particular the holding of advantage, has reversed
    情况变得与原来相反
boots and all
  1. (Austral./NZ informal)with no holds barred; wholeheartedly
    (澳/新西兰，非正式)不受约束地；全心全意地
    Canberra's cabbies go in boots and all for a fair deal.
    堪培拉的出租车司机一心只为做上一笔公道的生意。
die with one's boots on
  1. die in battle or while actively occupied
    战死；工作时死去
get the boot
  1. (informal)be dismissed from one's job
    (非正式)被解雇
give someone the boot
  1. (informal)dismiss someone from their job
    (非正式)解雇
old boot
  1. (informal)an old woman considered to be ugly and contemptible
    (非正式)老丑妇
put the boot in (或 into someone)
  1. (Brit. informal)kick someone hard when they are on the ground
    (英，非正式)（在对方倒地后）狠狠踢上一脚
    ■(figurative)treat someone in a cruel way, especially when they are vulnerable
    (喻)残忍地对待某人
with one's heart in one's boots
  1. in a state of great depression or trepidation
    极为悲观消沉
you (can) bet your boots
  1. (informal)used to express absolute certainty about a situation or statement
    (非正式)准保没错，有把握
    you can bet your boots that the patrol has raised the alarm.
    巡逻兵肯定已经发出警报了。
派生
booted
adjective
  1. (名词义项 1 和 3 of the noun)
语源
  1. Middle English : from Old Norse bóti or its source, Old French bote, of unknown ultimate origin
boot2
noun
  1. (用于短语 to boot)as well; in addition
    再者，除此之外
    she was a woman of uninspiring appearance and a dreadful bore to boot.
    她长得不好看，而且还很讨厌。
语源
  1. Old English bōt 'advantage, remedy', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boete and German Busse 'penance, fine', also to betterand best
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