kick-off

• n. 开球；剔除；分离

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kick-off (n.)

also kickoff, kick off, 1857, "first kick in a football match," from kick (v.) + off. Figurative sense of "start, beginning event" is from 1875.

1. Dave pulled a back muscle and could barely kick the ball.

戴夫背部拉伤，几乎没法踢球。

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2. I went to kick the ball and I completely missed it.

我去踢球却踢了个空。

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3. In the end I just couldn't kick Jimmy when he was down.

最后我就是无法做到在吉米倒霉时落井下石。

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4. I got a kick out of seeing my name in print.

当看到我的名字印成铅字时，我感到无比兴奋。

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5. My kick wasn't half a bad effort for an old man.

像我这把年纪的人，老腿确实不听使唤了。

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