n.[C]

1. （長筒）靴[P1]
2. 【英】男短筒靴；橡膠套鞋
3. 一踢；解僱[the S]
   He came back drunk after lunch so the boss gave him the order of the boot.

   他吃完午飯醉醺醺地回來，因此老板解僱了他。

4. 【英】（汽車後部的）行李箱
5. 罩，防護罩
6. 夾足刑具
7. 【口】快感
   He got a big boot out of hunting in Africa.

   他曾去非洲打獵，從中得到極大的樂趣。

8. 【美】【俚】擦鞋童[P]

vt.

1. 使穿靴
2. 猛踢[O]
   The boy booted the banana skin to the garbage heap.

   男孩把香蕉皮踢到垃圾堆旁。

3. 趕走，逐出[（+out）]
   He booted the kids out of the orchard.

   他把孩子們攆出果園。

4. 【電腦】開機

vi.

1. 有利；有用

n.

1. 【古】利益；效用

n.[C]

1. 戰利品

n.

1. a sturdy item of footwear covering the foot and ankle, and sometimes the lower leg.
2. informal a hard kick.
3. Brit. a space at the back of a car for carrying luggage.
4. historical an instrument of torture for crushing the foot.

v.

1. kick hard.
2. (boot someone out) informal force someone to leave unceremoniously.
3. start (a computer) and put it into a state of readiness for operation. [from bootstrap.]

n.