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Kicking

“Kicking” 是 “kick” 的现在分词,可作形容词或名词。基本义是用脚踢;体育中指踢球动作;口语 “alive and kicking” 表示健在、活力十足;也用于表达强烈反对(kicking against rules)。

  1. “The baby was kicking happily in the crib.” (婴儿在婴儿床里开心地踢着腿。)
  2. “He spent an hour kicking the ball around the field.” (他在球场上踢了一小时球。)
  3. “The old club is still alive and kicking after fifty years.” (这家老店五十年了依然生意兴隆。)

“Kick” 源于中古英语,可能与古挪威语 “kikna”(弯曲)相关,是描述脚部动作的原始词汇。

词根 “kick” 加 “-ing” 构成现在分词或动名词。

足球等运动中 kicking 是核心技能;英语习语 “kick the bucket”(去世)属俚语,学习者了解即可,正式场合勿用。

  • 原形: kick
  • 过去式: kicked
  • 名词: kick
  • 固定搭配: “kicking ball” (踢球), “alive and kicking” (活蹦乱跳/仍在运作), “kicking off” (开始/开球)

“kick” 是踢,“-ing” 表示正在踢或踢的动作——kicking。

“After kicking off the meeting with a joke, the manager outlined the goals for the quarter.” (经理用一句玩笑开场后,说明了本季度目标。)