boot
boot — 名詞
1. a shoe that comes above the ankle and may rise partway up the leg.
靴子
包住腳踝以上的鞋
a shoe that comes above the ankle and may rise partway up the leg.
Greta pulled on her boots before walking across the wet field.
Greta 穿上靴子後，才走過那片濕田地。
pattern: pull on your boots
A muddy boot stood by the kitchen door after the farm visit.
農場之旅後，一隻沾滿泥的靴子放在廚房門邊。
Before the snowy trip to Hokkaido, Theo bought thick leather boots.
去北海道看雪前，Theo 買了厚皮靴。
These winter boots keep your feet warm in deep snow.
這些冬靴能讓你的腳在深雪裡保持溫暖。
- shoe
a broader word for footwear of many kinds, not specifically high around the ankle.
- ankle boot
a shorter boot that stops near the ankle.
- wellington
a waterproof rubber boot, especially for rain or mud.
文法句型
pull on your boots
wear boots
hiking boots
用法筆記
Often suggests stronger material and more cover than an ordinary shoe.
2. a sports shoe with small hard points on the bottom to help you grip the ground.
釘鞋
鞋底有釘的運動鞋
a sports shoe with small hard points on the bottom to help you grip the ground.
Ravi laced up his boots before football practice on the school field.
Ravi 在學校球場上足球課前先把釘鞋綁好。
collocation: football boots
One boot lost a stud during the muddy match on Saturday.
其中一隻釘鞋在星期六那場泥濘比賽中掉了一顆鞋釘。
boots with studs
Before the muddy semifinal, the coach checked every player's boots for loose studs.
泥濘的準決賽前，教練檢查了每個球員的釘鞋，看鞋釘有沒有鬆。
New boots helped Hana stop sliding on the wet grass.
新釘鞋幫 Hana 在濕草地上不再一直打滑。
- cleat
the usual American English word for this kind of sports shoe.
- football boot
a more specific term when the sport is football.
- spike shoe
often used for running shoes with sharp points, especially on a track.
文法句型
football boots
boots with studs
lace up your boots
用法筆記
Common for football, rugby, and similar field sports. In American English, cleats is often the usual word.
3. the enclosed storage part behind the seats of a car, used for bags and other ite
後車廂
汽車後方放行李處
the enclosed storage part behind the seats of a car, used for bags and other items.
Uma put the picnic basket in the boot before the rain started.
Uma 在下雨前把野餐籃放進後車廂。
pattern: put something in the boot
The boot was full of suitcases after the family wedding.
家庭婚禮後，後車廂塞滿了行李箱。
collocation: boot full of luggage
At the station, Noa opened the boot and lifted out my guitar.
在車站時，Noa 打開後車廂，把我的吉他拿了出來。
A spare tyre rolled around in the boot all week.
一個備胎整個星期都在後車廂裡滾來滾去。
- trunk
the usual American English word.
- luggage compartment
a more formal term for the same part of the car.
- cargo area
often used for larger vehicles rather than an ordinary car.
文法句型
put something in the boot
open the boot
boot full of luggage
用法筆記
British English. American English usually says trunk for this part of a car.
4. sudden removal from a job, usually because someone has behaved badly or worked b
開除
突然被公司趕走
sudden removal from a job, usually because someone has behaved badly or worked badly.
After three late reports, Priya got the boot from the law office.
因為報告連三次晚交，Priya 被那家律師事務所開除了。
pattern: get the boot
At the hotel desk, one rude comment to a guest can bring the boot.
在飯店櫃台，只要對客人說一句無禮的話，就可能被開除。
After missing two Taipei shows, the singer feared the boot from management.
連續缺席兩場台北演出後，那名歌手很怕被公司開除。
By Monday morning, the careless night guard at Tower B had been given the boot.
到了星期一早上，Tower B 那位粗心的夜班警衛已經被開除了。
文法句型
get the boot
give someone the boot
用法筆記
Almost always appears in fixed expressions such as get the boot and give someone the boot.
常見錯誤
5. one hard hit made with the foot.
一腳
用腳重重踢一下
one hard hit made with the foot.
Bao gave the stuck gate a boot to force it open.
Bao 朝卡住的門踢了一腳，想把它踢開。
pattern: give something a boot
One boot from the horse broke the old wooden fence.
那匹馬踢出一腳，就把舊木柵欄踢壞了。
one hard boot
The ball flew across the yard with a strong boot from Diego.
Diego 猛踢一腳後，球飛過了整個院子。
A quick boot sent the empty can under the park bench.
迅速的一腳把空罐子踢到了公園長椅底下。
文法句型
give something a boot
one hard boot
用法筆記
Often used in the pattern give something a boot.
常見錯誤
6. a heavy metal lock fixed to a car wheel so the vehicle cannot be moved until a f
車輪鎖
鎖住違停車輪的夾具
a heavy metal lock fixed to a car wheel so the vehicle cannot be moved until a fee is paid.
By sunrise, a yellow boot was fixed to the taxi's front wheel.
天一亮，那輛計程車的前輪上就被裝了一個黃色車輪鎖。
boot on a wheel
The officer removed the boot after Mei paid the parking fine.
Mei 繳完停車罰款後，警員就把車輪鎖拆掉了。
pattern: remove the boot
A car with a boot on it blocked half the narrow lane.
那輛被上了車輪鎖的車擋住了半條窄巷。
Tourists stared when workers locked a boot onto the van.
工人把車輪鎖鎖到那台廂型車上時，遊客都看呆了。
- wheel clamp
a common term for the same device.
- parking clamp
names the device by its purpose.
- immobilizer
a more formal word for something that stops a vehicle from moving.
文法句型
put a boot on a wheel
remove the boot
用法筆記
Used in parking enforcement. The device is attached to the wheel, not to the whole vehicle body.
boot — 動詞
1. to hit a person or thing with a strong movement of your foot.
猛踢
用腳狠狠踢
to hit a person or thing with a strong movement of your foot.
Zane booted the ball over the fence and into the river.
Zane 把球猛踢過圍欄，飛進了河裡。
pattern: boot the ball
In anger, the drunk man booted the bin outside the station.
那個醉漢一氣之下在車站外猛踢垃圾桶。
The thief booted the side door but still could not enter.
小偷猛踢側門，但還是進不去。
During the fight, one boy booted another boy in the leg.
打架時，其中一個男孩猛踢了另一個男孩的腿。
- kick
the neutral everyday verb; boot sounds harder and rougher.
- lash out at
emphasizes angry attacking movement rather than one clean kick.
- punt
mainly sports use for a long kick, especially in American football.
- nudge
means touching or pushing lightly rather than hitting hard.
文法句型
boot the ball
boot someone in [body part]
boot the door open
用法筆記
Usually takes a direct object and often adds the place hit: boot the ball, boot someone in the shin.
常見錯誤
2. in computing, to load the basic system that makes a computer ready to use, or fo
開機；啟動
讓電腦載入系統並可使用
in computing, to load the basic system that makes a computer ready to use, or for the computer to do this by itself.
Iris booted up the old laptop before the online interview.
Iris 在線上面試前先把那台舊筆電開機。
transitive: boot up the laptop
After the power cut, the office computers booted very slowly.
停電後，辦公室的電腦開機得非常慢。
intransitive: computers booted slowly
The tablet would not boot because the battery was empty.
那台平板因為沒電了，怎樣都無法開機。
Nikolai booted the school computer again after changing one cable.
換好一條線後，Nikolai 又把學校的電腦啟動了一次。
- shut down
means ending the system's operation and turning it off.
文法句型
boot up
boot up the computer
the computer boots slowly
用法筆記
Can be intransitive or transitive: The laptop booted up / I booted up the laptop. Distinguish from simply turn on, which may describe pressing the button without the system-loading idea.
常見錯誤
3. in baseball, to handle a ball badly so an easy play turns into an error.
守備失誤
棒球中守備處理失誤
in baseball, to handle a ball badly so an easy play turns into an error.
The player booted an easy ball, and the other team scored twice.
那名球員處理一顆很好接的球時發生守備失誤，結果對方得了兩分。
boot a ground ball
Leila booted a simple throw from her teammate during the last play.
Leila 在最後一球處理隊友傳來的簡單傳球時發生守備失誤。
boot an easy throw
On the wet field, Omar booted a slow ball rolling toward him.
在濕滑的場地上，Omar 處理一顆慢慢滾向自己的球時發生守備失誤。
The captain booted a routine ground ball, and the crowd went quiet.
隊長在處理一顆例行滾地球時發生守備失誤後，全場都安靜了。
文法句型
boot a ground ball
boot an easy throw
用法筆記
Baseball use only. It usually suggests a clumsy mistake on a ball that should have been handled cleanly.