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boot

/boot/US // but //UK // (buːt) //

开机,靴子,靴,开机启动

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and all or part of the leg.
    • : Chiefly British. any shoe or outer foot covering reaching to the ankle.
    • : an overshoe, especially one of rubber or other waterproof material.
    • : an instrument of torture for the leg, consisting of a kind of vise extending from the knee to the ankle, tightened around the leg by means of screws.
    • : any sheathlike protective covering: a boot for a weak automobile tire.
    • : a protective covering for the foot and part of the leg of a horse.
    • : a protecting cover or apron for the driver's seat of an open vehicle.
    • : the receptacle or place into which the top of a convertible car fits when lowered.
    • : a cloth covering for this receptacle or place.
    • : British. the trunk of an automobile.
    • : a rubber covering for the connection between each spark-plug terminal and ignition cable in an automotive ignition system.
    • : Also called Denver boot. a metal device attached to the wheel of a parked car so that it cannot be driven away until a fine is paid or the owner reports to the police: used by police to catch scofflaws.
    • : U.S. Navy, Marines. a recruit.
    • : Music. the box that holds the reed in the reed pipe of an organ.
    • : a kick.
    • : Slang. a dismissal; discharge: They gave him the boot for coming in late.
    • : Informal. a sensation of pleasure or amusement: Watching that young skater win a gold medal gave me a real boot.
    • : Baseball. a fumble of a ball batted on the ground, usually to the infield.
    • : Computers. an act or instance of starting up a computer or program.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to kick; drive by kicking: The boy booted a tin can down the street.
    • : Football. to kick.
    • : Baseball. to fumble.
    • : to put boots on; equip or provide with boots.
    • : Computers. to start by loading and initializing the operating system.to start by loading the first few instructions, which will then bring in the rest.
    • : Slang. to dismiss; discharge: They booted him out of school for not studying.
    • : to attach a Denver boot to: Police will boot any car with unpaid fines.
    • : to torture with the boot.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : Computers. to start a computer or program, or be started in this way: My laptop won't boot and shows a blank screen.

Phrases

  • boot out
  • boot up
  • die with one's boots on
  • get the ax (boot)
  • kick (boot) out
  • lick someone's boots
  • pull oneself up (by the bootstraps)
  • quake in one's boots
  • to boot
  • too big for one's breeches (boots)
  • you can bet your ass (boots)

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Good thing your paracord laces do more than just hold your boots on your feet.

  • Practical and tasteful, with a simple embossed logo that lends it a graphic personality to boot, the affordable vegan-leather bags have become a widely sought status symbol.

  • I took that trip, I put hiking boots on for the first time, and I saw my first wild animal.

  • That’s not as big as what you’d get on most hiking boots, but they provide enough traction to keep you stable on your feet.

  • Embedding posts with visuals such as videos, infographics, and photos might mean additional advantages to boot.

  • With every stroke, her leather boot creaked under the weight of her leg.

  • Season three was the strongest one the series has produced yet, to boot.

  • The rule is that every time a new writer enters the canon an old one has to get the boot.

  • He became as polarizing a figure as the war itself, court jester to Nixon and corporate shill to boot.

  • And he was less than a month from his third decade, to boot.

  • The Charmington boot and the Charmington Bouquet were very freely advertised.

  • At last, some one came, a man, and his firm tread of boot-shod feet betokened a soldier.

  • Ellis's patent boot studs to save the sole, and the Euknemida, or concave-convex fastening springs, are the latest novelties.

  • But her small boot heel did not make an indenture, not a mark upon the little glittering circlet.

  • Of course, an artificial mouthpiece has to be provided for our organ-pipe, but this is called the boot.