kick off

美 [ˈkɪk ɔːf]英 [ˈkɪk ɒf]
  • (使)(事件、比赛或讨论等)开始;踢掉(鞋);在足球比赛中)开球;强使离开
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These words are all used to talk about things happening from the beginning, or people doing the first part of sth.以上各词均用以指事情开始发生或开始做某事。

to begin to happen or exist; to begin in a particular way or from a particular point 指开始发生或存在、以…开始、以…为起点:

When does the class start?

什么时候上课?

to start to happen or exist; to start in a particular way or from a particular point; to start speaking 指开始发生或存在、以…开始、以…为起点、开始讲话:

When does the concert begin?

音乐会什么时候开始?

There is not much difference in meaning between these words. Start is more frequent in spoken English and in business contexts; begin is more frequent in written English and is often used when you are describing a series of events.

Start is not used to mean ‘begin speaking’.

( rather informal ) to start happening or doing sth; to start by doing or being sth 指进行或开展起来、首先进行、一开始是:

The discussion started off mildly enough.

讨论颇为温和地开展起来。

( informal ) to start an event or activity, especially in a particular way; (of an event, activity, etc.) to start, especially in a particular way 尤指以…开始(活动)、(活动)以…开始:

Tom will kick off with a few comments.

汤姆讲话时要先发表几点意见。

The festival kicks off on Monday, September 13.

节期从9月13日星期一开始。

( formal ) to start happening 指开始发生:

The meeting is scheduled to commence at noon.

会议定于午间召开。

to start an event or activity in a particular way; (of an event, film/movie or book) to start, especially in a particular way 指以…开始(活动)、(活动、电影或书)以…开头/开篇:

The story opens with a murder.

故事以一宗谋杀案作序幕。

to start 指开始:

Preparations have got under way for a week of special events in May.

五月份特别活动周的准备工作已经开始。

kick off

频次

  • 1
    PHRASAL VERB (在足球比赛中)开球
    In football, when the players kick off, they start a game by kicking the ball from the centre of the pitch.

    Liverpool kicked off an hour ago.

    利物浦队一小时前开的球。

  • 2
    PHRASAL VERB-ERG (事件、比赛或讨论等)开始
    If an event, game, series, or discussion kicks off, or is kicked off, it begins.

    The shows kick off on October 24th...

    演出10月24日开始。

  • 3
    PHRASAL VERB 踢掉(鞋)
    If you kick off your shoes, you shake your feet so that your shoes come off.

    She stretched out on the sofa and kicked off her shoes.

    她四肢平摊躺在沙发上,踢掉了鞋子。

  • 4
    PHRASAL VERB 强使离开;赶走
    To kick someone off an area of land means to force them to leave it.

    We can't kick them off the island.

    我们不能把他们从岛上赶走。

verb

1
commence officially
Synonym: inaugurate

数据来源:WordNet

  1. What time shall we kick off ?

    我们什么时候开始?

  2. The shows kick off on October 24th

    演出10月24日开始。

  3. Well , I really must kick off now . I 've stayed long enough .

    嗯,我真的必须走了,我在此呆得够久了。

  4. The teams kick off at three o'clock .

    3点时,两队开球。

  5. Back at the camp you can kick off your boots and enjoy excellent food and wine .

    回到营地,你可以脱下靴子,享受美食和美酒。

  6. The Friday after Thanksgiving was coined " Black Friday " in the 1960s to kick off the holiday shopping season .

    感恩节后的星期五在1960年代被取名为“黑色星期五”来展开节日购物季。

  7. After a near six-month hiatus , the 2020 Chinese Super League ( CSL ) season will finally kick off on July 25 .

    经过近6个月的停赛后,2020赛季中超联赛终于确定将于7月25日开赛。

  8. The network construction will kick off within one month .

    一个月之内网络建设将正式启动。

  9. The cost is too high , to kick off with .

    首先,该成本太高。

  10. I 'd like to kick off by looking at education .

    先从教育说起

  11. It 's set when you kick off the application .

    当您启动这个应用程序时,它就已经设置好了。

  12. Kick off the new year with a little fun .

    想为新学年填乐趣,试着来点俏皮元素。

  13. I want you to go out there and kick off .

    沃要你去中线开球。

  14. An increase in oil prices would kick off a new round of inflation .

    石油价格的上涨将引起新的一轮通货膨胀。

  15. Kick off our shoes and find a good game on TV .

    脱掉鞋子找一档好看的节目看吧。

  16. Use the Execute OS command to kick off the test .

    使用ExecuteOS命令启动测试。

  17. Responsible for project implementation including project proposal , design , kick off and supervision .

    负责工程项目,包括项目提议,设计,开展及监控。

  18. They are going to kick off the football game tomorrow .

    他们明天正式开始足球赛。

  19. Holiday promotions kick off at exactly the same time every year !

    每年的节日促销活动都恰好在同一时间开始!

  20. Who will kick off with the first question for our speaker ?

    谁将向我们的演讲者提出第一个问题?

  21. The meeting will kick off on Thursday right here in Beijing .

    本届会议将于周四在北京召开。

  22. The visiting team chose to kick off in the first half .

    客队在上半场选择中线开球。

  23. It sure a nice way to kick off the fall trading season .

    很明显,今年秋天交易季的开始势头良好。

  24. We are heading to the Middle East as we kick off today show .

    我们前往中东作为今天节目的开始。

  25. I 'm getting ready to kick off a new semester at school next week .

    我已经做好下周开学的准备了。

  26. This meeting was to kick off the program .

    这是此项新项目的开工会。

  27. A sports personality was invited to kick off at the final .

    一位体育界知名人士被邀请为决赛开球。

  28. When you kick off a new search , Step One is defining your ideal candidate .

    当你开始一次新搜索时,第一步是定义你的理想候选人。

  29. You might kick off your meeting this way : Good Morning ! Thanks for coming .

    你可以这样开场:早上好,感谢大家参加。

  30. You might kick off a meeting this way : Good Morning ! Thanks for coming .

    你可以这样开场:早上好,感谢大家参加会议。