kick up

英 [kɪk ʌp]

美 [kɪk ʌp]

开始（大吵大闹）; 扬起（灰尘或土）

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柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 开始（大吵大闹）
  If youkick upa fuss about something, you make it very obvious that you are annoyed or dissatisfied.
  1. Those customers who have kicked up a fuss have received refunds...
     那些大吵大闹的顾客得到了退款。
  2. They kick up a rumpus and throw things at each other.
     他们吵了起来并互相朝对方扔东西。
• PHRASAL VERB 扬起（灰尘或土）
  If youkick updust or dirt, you create a cloud of dust or dirt as you move along a dusty road.
  1. She shuffled along, kicking up clouds of dust.
     她拖着脚走路，带起一团团灰。

英英释义

noun

• raising the feet backward with the hands on the ground

verb

• cause to rise by kicking
  1. kick up dust
• evoke or provoke to appear or occur
  1. Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple
  Synonym:provokeevokecall forth

双语例句

• They kick up a rumpus and throw things at each other.
  他们吵了起来并互相朝对方扔东西。
• Rather than kick up and down, try to snap your feet down and inward.
  不要上下打腿，而是尝试同时向下向内打腿。
• She shuffled along, kicking up clouds of dust.
  她拖着脚走路，带起一团团灰。
• Although being able to kick up a row sometimes, that is to represent the affection between us.
  虽然有时会吵闹，但那是代表我们之间的感情。
• My steak is a bit tough but please don't kick up a fuss and call the waiter.
  我的这块牛排有点老，但不必介意，不要把服务员叫来。
• If I refused to go to the theatre, my wife is sure to kick up a fuss.
  如果我不去剧院，太太一定会大闹。
• William was going to kick up a fuss, but he realized he'd have to lump it.
  威廉本想要大闹一番，却意识到自己只能忍下这口气。
• I kick up a fuss if my wife wants to spend time alone.
  如果妻子想要单独呆一会儿我就会大发牢骚。
• John had had too much to eat and his stomach started to kick up.
  约翰吃得太多，他的胃疼起来了。
• He hasn't got any real problems, he just needs a good kick up the backside.
  他没有什么真正的问题，只是需要好好教训一顿。