kick off

英 [ˈkɪk ɒf]

美 [ˈkɪk ɔːf]

（在足球比赛中）开球; （使）（事件、比赛或讨论等）开始; 踢掉（鞋）; 强使离开; 赶走

牛津词典

• 以上各词均用以指事情开始发生或开始做某事。
  These words are all used to talk about things happening from the beginning, or people doing the first part of sth.
• 指开始发生或存在、以…开始、以…为起点：
  to begin to happen or exist; to begin in a particular way or from a particular point
  1. When does the class start?
     什么时候上课？
• 指开始发生或存在、以…开始、以…为起点、开始讲话：
  to start to happen or exist; to start in a particular way or from a particular point; to start speaking
  1. When does the concert begin?
     音乐会什么时候开始？
• 指进行或开展起来、首先进行、一开始是：
  ( rather informal ) to start happening or doing sth; to start by doing or being sth
  1. The discussion started off mildly enough.
     讨论颇为温和地开展起来。
• 尤指以…开始（活动）、（活动）以…开始：
  ( informal ) to start an event or activity, especially in a particular way; (of an event, activity, etc.) to start, especially in a particular way
  1. Tom will kick off with a few comments.
     汤姆讲话时要先发表几点意见。
  2. The festival kicks off on Monday, September 13.
     节期从9月13日星期一开始。
• 指开始发生：
  ( formal ) to start happening
  1. The meeting is scheduled to commence at noon.
     会议定于午间召开。
• 指以…开始（活动）、（活动、电影或书）以…开头／开篇：
  to start an event or activity in a particular way; (of an event, film/movie or book) to start, especially in a particular way
  1. The story opens with a murder.
     故事以一宗谋杀案作序幕。
• 指开始：
  to start
  1. 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。

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB （在足球比赛中）开球
  In football, when the playerskick off, they start a game by kicking the ball from the centre of the pitch.
  1. Liverpool kicked off an hour ago.
     利物浦队一小时前开的球。
• PHRASAL VERB-ERG (事件、比赛或讨论等)开始
  If an event, game, series, or discussionkicks off, oris kicked off, it begins.
  1. The shows kick off on October 24th...
     演出10月24日开始。
  2. The Mayor kicked off the party...
     市长宣布晚会开始。
  3. We kicked off with a slap-up dinner.
     我们先是享用了一顿考究的晚餐。
• PHRASAL VERB 踢掉（鞋）
  If youkick offyour shoes, you shake your feet so that your shoes come off.
  1. 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。
• PHRASAL VERB 强使离开；赶走
  Tokicksomeoneoffan area of land means to force them to leave it.
  1. We can't kick them off the island.
     我们不能把他们从岛上赶走。

英英释义

verb

• commence officially
  Synonym:inaugurate

双语例句

• You can give me back my spanners for a kick off!
  你可先把扳手还给我！
• The teams kick off at three o'clock.
  3点时，两队开球。
• As I progressed, I began to kick off the start and turns in freestyle, too.
  我也在不断的进步中，以前，出发和转身我一般采用自由泳方式。
• At the start of a football match the referee tosses up to decide which team will kick off.
  在足球比赛时，裁判员掷钱币决定哪一队开球。
• These are the questions we have to repeatedly ask ourselves before we kick off.
  在我们开始学习之前我们必须问自己这些问题。
• 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？
• We kicked off with a slap-up dinner.
  我们先是享用了一顿考究的晚餐。
• 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。
• A rally this afternoon will kick off the campaign.
  今天下午的大会将是这次运动的开端。
• We can't kick them off the island.
  我们不能把他们从岛上赶走。