隔靴搔癢：boot的用法小結
An ant has no quarrel with a boot.
——Avengers
要有自知之明：“靴子和螞蟻沒有瓜葛。”
——《復仇者聯盟》
一、關於boot，你應該知道的用法有
n.
1.靴子 [C] a strong shoe that covers the foot and ankle and often the lower part of the leg
The outline of Italy suggests a boot.
意大利的輪廓像一隻靴子。
2.解僱 [C] to be told that you must leave your job or that a relationship you are having with sb is over
She got the boot for stealing money.
她因偷錢被解僱了。
3.後備箱，行李箱 [C] the space at the back of a car that you put bags, cases, etc. in
The tools shift around in the car boot every time we turn a corner.
我們每次轉彎，汽車行李箱裏的工具就來回動。
v.
1.猛踢 [T] to kick sb / sth hard with your foot
Do you know how to boot that guy?
你知道要怎麼踢人嗎？
2.引導，啓動 [I,T] to be prepared in this way
Hide the broken array and continue to boot.
隱藏這些壞掉的陣列，並繼續啓動。
3.鎖住 [T] if you or your car is booted, a piece of equipment is fixed to the car's wheel so that you cannot drive it away, usually because the car is illegally parked
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。
4.（使）穿靴 [I,T] to put boots on
Go to boot the soldiers.
去使士兵穿上靴子。
5.解僱 [T] to eject or discharge summarily
She was booted from her job.
她被解僱了。
二、下面我們來學習一下含有boot的常見短語
boot out
踢開,驅逐,解僱
to boot
加之,而且
top boot
n.長統靴
boot camp
n. <美口>海軍訓練新兵之營地
chukka boot
n. 高幫皮馬靴
三、最後，做個小測試吧
Instead of catching fish,all he fished out was an old _____.
他沒有捕到魚，而只是撈到了一隻舊靴子。
