boot
noun
uk/buːt/us/buːt/bootnoun(SHOE)
A1[C]
atypeofshoethatcoversthewholefootand thelowerpartof theleg:
靴子walkingboots步行靴，远足靴
ridingboots马靴
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[C]UK(UScleats)
atypeofspecialshoe, usually one withstuds(=small,pointedpartsthatstickout from thebottomof theshoe),wornwhenplayingsomesports:
Don'tforgetyourboots andshinpads.
rugbyboots
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- Helentdown andstruckamatchon thesoleof his boot.
- I'm going tochristenmy newwalkingboots onSaturday.
- There werebigclumpsofsoilon his boots.
- Don'twalkall over mycleanfloorinyourmuckyboots.
- I've had a lot ofwearout of these boots - I've had them for fiveyears.
Shoes
- ankle boot
- ballet shoe
- Birkenstock
- bootie
- bootlace
- high heels
- high-top
- hiking boot
- hobnail boot
- insole
- running shoe
- sandal
- shoehorn
- shoelace
- shoemaker
- wedge
- wedgie
- wellie
- wellington
- welly
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Sportswear & swimwear
bootnoun(CAR)
B1[C]UK(UStrunk)
acoveredspaceat the back of acar, forstoringthings in:
（汽车后部的）行李箱，后备箱I alwayskeepablanketand atoolkitin the boot foremergencies.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。
Stolengoodswerefoundin the boot of hercar.被偷的物品在她汽车后备箱里发现了。
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The exterior of vehicles
- a fifth/third wheelidiom
- bull bar
- cab
- coachwork
- crumple zone
- finny
- fog light
- full beam
- hazard light
- headlight
- high beams
- hubcap
- mudflap
- sidelight
- sunroof
- tire
- tow bar
- tread
- turn signal
- wing
bootnoun(END)
the boot[S]informal
thesituationin whichyourjobis taken away from you, usually because you have done somethingwrongorbadly:
解雇，开除（通常指因犯错误或表现差而失去工作）Shegotthe boot forstealingmoneyfrom thecashregister.她因为从收银机里偷钱而被解雇了。
Williams has beengiventhe bootfromtheteam.威廉斯已经被开除出队了。
Firing staff
- arse
- axe
- be out onyourearidiom
- castsomeoneadriftidiom
- chop
- constructive dismissal
- decertification
- firing
- get the pushidiom
- givesomeonethe heave-hoidiom
- heave-ho
- invalidsomeoneout
- relieve
- relievesomeoneofsomething
- removal
- remove
- rightsize
- rightsizing
- terminate
- termination
bootnoun(KICK)
[C]UKinformal
akickwith thefoot:
猛踢；猛踹Hegavetheballa good boot.他猛地踢了球一脚。
Hitting and beating
- at-risk
- bangsomeoneup
- basher
- bashing
- battered
- brain
- bunch
- butt
- head-butt
- hell
- kick
- knock
- knocksomeone'sblock offidiom
- mess
- swing
- tansomeone'shideidiom
- tar
- wallop
- whop
- whup
bootnoun(WHEEL)
[C]US(alsoDenver boot);(UKwheel clamp)
ametaldeviceattachedto thewheelof anillegallyparkedcarthat will only beremovedwhen theownerpaysanamountofmoney
（惩罚违章停车的）车轮固定夹
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Punishing & punishments
- ankle bracelet
- ankle tag
- attach
- attachment
- bar
- be brought/called to accountidiom
- bring
- discipline
- flay
- flaysomeonealiveidiom
- get what's coming toyouidiom
- grounded
- hair shirt
- sentence
- sortsomethingout
- spare
- spare the rod and spoil the childidiom
- spot fine
- stringsomeoneup
- swing for itidiom
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On the road: parking
Idioms
put the boot in
the boot/shoe is on the other foot
boots on the ground
to boot
boot
verb
uk/buːt/us/buːt/bootverb(KICK)
[Tusually+ adv/prep]informal
tokicksomeone or something hard with thefoot:
猛踢；猛踹They booted himinthehead.他们猛踢他的头部。
Hitting and beating
- at-risk
- bangsomeoneup
- basher
- bashing
- battered
- brain
- bunch
- butt
- head-butt
- hell
- kick
- knock
- knocksomeone'sblock offidiom
- mess
- swing
- tansomeone'shideidiom
- tar
- wallop
- whop
- whup
bootverb(COMPUTER)
[IorT](alsoboot up)
When acomputerboots (up), itbecomesreadyfor use by getting thenecessaryinformationintoitsmemory, and when you boot (up) acomputer, youcauseit to do this.
（使）（计算机）启动Computer concepts
- 3-D printing
- adaptive learning
- additive manufacturing
- addy
- aeroplane mode
- backup
- bulletin board
- capture
- configuration
- importation
- information age
- information security
- information superhighway
- infosec
- scan
- transcode
- transcoding
- Trojan horse
- tuple
- Turing Machine
Phrasal verbs
bootsomeoneout (ofsomething)
bootsomeoneoff (something)