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单词 booted
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
boot•ed  (bo̅o̅tid),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. equipped with or wearing boots.
  2. [Ornith.](of the tarsus of certain birds) covered with a continuous horny, bootlike sheath.
  • boot1 + -ed3 1545–55

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
boot1 /but/USA pronunciation   n. 
    [countable]
  1. Clothinga strong, heavy shoe for the foot and all or part of the leg:hiking boots; winter boots.
  2. Clothinga shoe, esp. one of rubber worn over another shoe for protection against wetness, etc.
  3. British TermsBrit. the trunk of an automobile.
  4. Automotivea metal device used on an illegally parked car that, when attached to a wheel, keeps it from moving.
  5. Militarya U.S. Navy or Marine recruit.
  6. a kick:a quick boot to the ball.
  7. the boot, Slang. a dismissal or discharge: to give someone the boot for always being late.

v. [+ object]
  1. to kick;
    drive by kicking:booted the ball all the way to the goal line.
  2. Sportto fumble or fail to catch (a baseball):booted several easy ground balls.
  3. to put boots on;
    equip or provide with boots.
  4. ComputingAlso, bootstrap. to start (a computer) by loading the operating system:Put in your starting disk and boot the computer by pressing Control.
  5. Slang. to dismiss;
    discharge:He was booted from his third job in a month.
Idioms
  1. Idioms die with one's boots on, to die while active in one's work;
    esp., in battle.
  2. Idioms, get the boot, Informal. to be fired from a job: He got the boot after only five months.
  3. Idioms lick someone's boots, to flatter (someone) too much;
    toady:always licking the manager's boots.


boot2 /but/USA pronunciation   n. 
    [uncountable]
Idioms
  1. Idioms to boot, in addition;
    besides:My best friend is charming, witty, and a doctor to boot.


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
boot1  (bo̅o̅t),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and all or part of the leg.
  2. [Chiefly Brit.]any shoe or outer foot covering reaching to the ankle.
  3. an overshoe, esp. one of rubber or other waterproof material.
  4. an instrument of torture for the leg, consisting of a kind of vise extending from the knee to the ankle, tightened around the leg by means of screws.
  5. any sheathlike protective covering:a boot for a weak automobile tire.
  6. a protective covering for the foot and part of the leg of a horse.
  7. a protecting cover or apron for the driver's seat of an open vehicle.
  8. the receptacle or place into which the top of a convertible car fits when lowered.
  9. a cloth covering for this receptacle or place.
  10. [Brit.]the trunk of an automobile.
  11. Automotivea rubber covering for the connection between each spark-plug terminal and ignition cable in an automotive ignition system.
  12. Also called Denver boot. a metal device attached to the wheel of a parked car so that it cannot be driven away until a fine is paid or the owner reports to the police: used by police to catch scofflaws.
  13. [U.S. Navy, Marines.]a recruit.
  14. [Music.]the box that holds the reed in the reed pipe of an organ.
  15. a kick.
  16. [Slang.]a dismissal;
    discharge:They gave him the boot for coming in late.
  17. [Informal.]a sensation of pleasure or amusement:Watching that young skater win a gold medal gave me a real boot.
  18. [Baseball.]a fumble of a ball batted on the ground, usually to the infield.
  19. bet your boots, to be sure or certain:You can bet your boots that I'll be there!
  20. die with one's boots on:
    • to die while actively engaged in one's work, profession, etc.
    • to die fighting, esp. in battle, or in some worthy cause. Also,[esp. Brit.,] die in one's boots. 
  21. get a boot, [Informal.]to derive keen enjoyment:I really got a boot out of his ridiculous stories.

v.t. 
  1. to kick;
    drive by kicking:The boy booted a tin can down the street.
  2. [Football.]to kick.
  3. [Baseball.]to fumble (a ground ball).
  4. to put boots on;
    equip or provide with boots.
  5. ComputingAlso, bootstrap. 
    • to start (a computer) by loading the operating system.
    • to start (a program) by loading the first few instructions, which will then bring in the rest.
  6. [Slang.]to dismiss;
    discharge:They booted him out of school for not studying.
  7. to attach a Denver boot to:Police will boot any car with unpaid fines.
  8. to torture with the boot.
  • Anglo-French, Old French; of uncertain origin, originally
  • Middle English bote 1275–1325

boot2  (bo̅o̅t),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. [Archaic.]something given into the bargain.
  2. [Obs.]
    • advantage.
    • remedy;
      relief;
      help.
  3. Idioms to boot, in addition;
    besides:We received an extra week's pay to boot.

v.i., v.t. 
  1. [Archaic.]to be of profit, advantage, or avail (to):It boots thee not to complain.
  • bef. 1000; Middle English bote, Old English bōt advantage; cognate with Dutch boete, German Busse, Old Norse bōt, Gothic bota; see bet, better1

boot3  (bo̅o̅t),USA pronunciation n. [Archaic.]
  1. booty;
    spoil;
    plunder.
  • special use of boot2 by association with booty 1585–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
boot /buːt/ n
  1. a strong outer covering for the foot; shoe that extends above the ankle, often to the knee
  2. an enclosed compartment of a car for holding luggage, etc, usually at the rear
    US and Canadian name: trunk
  3. an instrument of torture used to crush the foot and lower leg
  4. a kick: he gave the door a boot
  5. die with one's boots onto die while still active
  6. lick the boots ofto be servile, obsequious, or flattering towards
  7. put the boot inslang to kick a person, esp when he or she is already down
  8. to harass someone or aggravate a problem
  9. to finish off (something) with unnecessary brutality
  10. the bootslang dismissal from employment; the sack
  11. the boot is on the other foot, the boot is on the other legthe situation is or has now reversed
vb
  1. (transitive) to equip with boots
  2. (transitive) informal (often followed by out) to eject forcibly
  3. to dismiss from employment
  4. Also:: boot up to start up the operating system of (a computer) or (of a computer) to begin operating
Etymology: 14th Century bote, from Old French, of uncertain origin
boot /buːt/ vb (usually impersonal)
  1. archaic to be of advantage or use to (a person): what boots it to complain?
n
  1. obsolete an advantage
  2. to bootas well; in addition
Etymology: Old English bōt compensation; related to Old Norse bōt remedy, Gothic bōta, Old High German buoza improvement
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