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)。
- “The baby was kicking happily in the crib.” (婴儿在婴儿床里开心地踢着腿。)
- “He spent an hour kicking the ball around the field.” (他在球场上踢了一小时球。)
- “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。)