boot是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 a type of shoe that covers the whole foot and the lower part of the leg -- 靴子

  • walking boots 步行靴，远足靴

  • riding boots 马靴

• 1 a covered space at the back of a car, for storing things in -- （汽车后部的）行李箱，后备箱

  • I always keep a blanket and a toolkit in the boot for emergencies. 我总是在汽车后备箱里放一条毯子和一个工具箱以备急用。

  • Stolen goods were found in the boot of her car. 被偷的物品在她汽车后备箱里发现了。

• 2 the situation in which your job is taken away from you, usually because you have done something wrong or badly -- 解雇，开除（通常指因犯错误或表现差而失去工作）

  • She got the boot for stealing money from the cash register. 她因为从收银机里偷钱而被解雇了。

  • Williams has been given the boot from the team. 威廉斯已经被开除出队了。

• 3 a kick with the foot -- 猛踢；猛踹

  • He gave the ball a good boot. 他猛地踢了球一脚。

• 4 a metal device attached to the wheel of an illegally parked car that will only be removed when the owner pays an amount of money -- （惩罚违章停车的）车轮固定夹

• 5 to kick someone or something hard with the foot -- 猛踢；猛踹

  • They booted him in the head. 他们猛踢他的头部。

• 6 When a computer boots (up), it becomes ready for use by getting the necessary information into its memory, and when you boot (up) a computer, you cause it to do this. -- （使）（计算机）启动