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boot

UK //buːt//US //buːt//

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。)

同义词:shoe, footwear, trunk

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。)

同义词:kick, start, launch

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。)