(用丹佛鎖扣)鎖?。ㄆ嚕?/div>
To boot a car means to fit a Denver boot to one of its wheels so that it cannot be driven away.
例句
'If we're gettin' booted, we sure as hell ain't leavin' it for the locals.'
“如果我們的車輪被鎖住,我們絕不會把車留給當地人。”
PHRASE
被解雇;被拋棄;
If you get the boot or are given the boot, you are told that you are not wanted any more, either in your job or by someone you are having a relationship with.
例句
She was a disruptive influence, and after a year or two she got the boot...
她總是影響正常的工作,一兩年后便被解雇了。
His girl gave him the boot.
他被女友拋棄了。
PHRASE
(在某人已感到虛弱或苦惱時)說刻薄傷人的話,落井下石
If someone puts the boot in, they attack another person by saying something cruel, often when the person is already feeling weak or upset.
PHRASE
而且;另外;加之
You can say to boot to emphasize that you have added something else to something or to a list of things that you have just said.
例句
He is making money and receiving free advertising to boot!
他既掙了錢,又做了免費的廣告!
They have to be thin, attractive and well-dressed to boot.
她們必須得既苗條又迷人,而且一定要打扮漂亮。
行業詞典