
boot
词源
源自古法语bote,意为某种鞋子,可能源自日耳曼语系。动词意义'踢'来自名词的引申用法,计算机术语'启动'则来自'bootstrap'的缩写。
noun
❶ 一种覆盖脚踝或小腿的鞋子,通常由皮革或橡胶制成,用于保护脚部或保暖。
“She wore a pair of black leather boots to the party.”
(她穿了一双黑色皮靴去参加派对。)
“He put on his winter boots before going outside in the snow.”
(他在雪地里外出前穿上了冬靴。)
❶ 汽车后备箱,用于存放行李或其他物品的空间。
“We put all our luggage in the boot of the car.”
(我们把所有行李都放在了汽车后备箱里。)
“The spare tire is stored in the boot.”
(备胎存放在后备箱里。)
verb
❶ 踢或用力将某物推开,通常指用脚的动作。
“He booted the ball across the field.”
(他把球踢到了场地的另一边。)
“She booted the door open when her hands were full.”
(她双手拿满东西时用脚踢开了门。)
❶ 启动计算机或电子设备,使其开始运行。
“It takes a few minutes to boot up the computer.”
(启动电脑需要几分钟时间。)
“The system won't boot properly after the update.”
(更新后系统无法正常启动。)
常见短语
boot camp — 新兵训练营或高强度训练课程,通常指军事训练或严格的技能培训。
“He attended a coding boot camp to learn programming quickly.”
(他参加了一个编程训练营来快速学习编程。)
boot out — 强制某人离开某个地方或组织,通常指不礼貌或突然的驱逐。
“The bouncer booted out the troublemakers from the club.”
(保安把闹事者赶出了俱乐部。)
boot up — 启动电子设备或计算机系统,使其进入工作状态。
“Wait for the computer to boot up before trying to open any programs.”
(在尝试打开任何程序前,等待电脑启动完成。)