隔靴搔痒：boot的用法小结

An ant has no quarrel with a boot.

——Avengers

要有自知之明：“靴子和蚂蚁没有瓜葛。”

——《复仇者联盟》

一、关于boot，你应该知道的用法有

n.

1.靴子 [C] a strong shoe that covers the foot and ankle and often the lower part of the leg

The outline of Italy suggests a boot.

意大利的轮廓像一只靴子。

2.解雇 [C] to be told that you must leave your job or that a relationship you are having with sb is over

She got the boot for stealing money.

她因偷钱被解雇了。

3.后备箱，行李箱 [C] the space at the back of a car that you put bags, cases, etc. in

The tools shift around in the car boot every time we turn a corner.

我们每次转弯，汽车行李箱里的工具就来回动。

v.

1.猛踢 [T] to kick sb / sth hard with your foot

Do you know how to boot that guy?

你知道要怎么踢人吗？

2.引导，启动 [I,T] to be prepared in this way

Hide the broken array and continue to boot.

隐藏这些坏掉的阵列，并继续启动。

3.锁住 [T] if you or your car is booted, a piece of equipment is fixed to the car's wheel so that you cannot drive it away, usually because the car is illegally parked

If we're gettin' booted, we sure as hell ain't leavin' it for the locals.

如果我们的车轮被锁住，我们绝不会把车留给当地人。

4.（使）穿靴 [I,T] to put boots on

Go to boot the soldiers.

去使士兵穿上靴子。

5.解雇 [T] to eject or discharge summarily

She was booted from her job.

她被解雇了。

二、下面我们来学习一下含有boot的常见短语

boot out

踢开,驱逐,解雇

to boot

加之,而且

top boot

n.长统靴

boot camp

n. <美口>海军训练新兵之营地

chukka boot

n. 高帮皮马靴

三、最后，做个小测试吧

Instead of catching fish,all he fished out was an old _____.他没有捕到鱼，而只是捞到了一只旧靴子。