boot
noun /buːt/
/buːt/
Idioms - enlarge imagea strong shoe that covers the foot and ankle and often the lower part of the leg
靴子 - (British English) walking boots
便靴 - a pair of heavy walking boots
一双厚重的步行靴 - (North American English) hiking boots
旅行靴 - a pair of black leather boots
一双黑皮靴 - She wore black knee-high boots.
她穿着黑色及膝长靴。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- light
- lightweight
- …
- pair
- have on
- wear
- put on
- …
- polish
- as tough as old boots
- the toe of somebody’s boot
- (British English) walking boots
- enlarge image(British English)(North American English trunk)the space at the back of a car that you put bags, cases, etc. in
（汽车后部的）行李厢 - I'll put the luggage in the boot.
我去把行李放进后车厢。 - Did you lock the boot?
你锁上靴子了吗？ - What have you got in the boot?
你汽车后备箱里有什么？
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- car
- open
- close
- shut
- …
- in the boot
- I'll put the luggage in the boot.
- [usually singular] (informal) a quick hard kick
猛踢 - He gave the ball a tremendous boot.
他抽起脚猛踢了一下球。
- He gave the ball a tremendous boot.
- (also Denver boot (both North American English), British English clamp, wheel clamp)a device that is attached to the wheel of a car that has been parked illegally, so that it cannot be driven away
车轮夹锁（用于锁住违章停放的车辆）
词源noun Middle English: from Old Norse bóti or its source, Old French bote, of unknown ultimate origin. to boot. Old English bōt ‘advantage, remedy’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boete and German Busse ‘penance, fine’, also to better and best.
Idioms
be given the boot | get the boot
- (informal) to be told that you must leave your job or that a relationship you are having with somebody is over
被解雇；被抛弃；（和某人的关系）被解除 - He should have been given the boot years ago.
几年前他就应该被解雇了。
- He should have been given the boot years ago.
be/get too big for your boots
(North American English also be/get too big for your britches)
- to be/become too proud of yourself; to behave as if you are more important than you really are
自视过高；妄自尊大
the boot is on the other foot (British English)
(North American English the shoe is on the other foot)
- used to say that a situation has changed so that somebody now has power or authority over the person who used to have power or authority over them
情况正好相反；宾主易位
fill your boots (informal)
- used to invite somebody to take as much as they like of something such as food, drink, etc; help yourself
尽情享用；随便吃（或喝、用等）；请自便
fill somebody’s shoes/boots
- to do somebody’s job in an acceptable way when they are not there
妥善代职
lick somebody’s boots
(British English, taboo, slang lick somebody’s arse)
- (disapproving) to show too much respect for somebody in authority because you want to please them
阿谀奉承；谄媚；拍马屁
put/stick the boot in (British English, informal)
- to kick somebody very hard, especially when they are on the ground
猛踢（尤指倒地的人） - to attack somebody by criticizing them when they are in a difficult situation
乘人之危抨击（某人） - I wonder if the press will put the boot in?
不知道媒体会不会插一脚？
- I wonder if the press will put the boot in?
shake in your boots/shoes
- (informal) to be very frightened or nervous
铁石心肠；不为所动
to boot
- (old-fashioned or humorous) used to add a comment to something that you have said
（用作附带评述）而且，另外，加之 - He was a vegetarian, and a fussy one to boot.
他是个素食主义者，而且过于讲究。
- He was a vegetarian, and a fussy one to boot.
(as) tough as old boots | (as) tough as nails (informal)
- very strong and able to deal successfully with difficult conditions or situations
很强壮；坚韧不拔；雷打不动 - She’s almost 90 but she’s still as tough as old boots.
她快90岁了，但仍然像旧靴子一样坚韧。
- She’s almost 90 but she’s still as tough as old boots.