kick in

英 [kɪk ɪn]

美 [kɪk ɪn]

踢破; 踢倒; 开始生效; 起作用; 捐献; 捐助

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 开始生效；起作用
  If somethingkicks in, it begins to take effect.
  1. As discounts kicked in, bookings for immediate travel rose by 15%...
     由于开始实行打折，近期旅行的预订量上升了15%。
  2. When you're confronted with the problem, emotions kick in, fear kicks in, and you don't always do the rational and thought-out approach.
     当面临这个问题时，人会变得情绪激动、恐惧不安，你不一定总能采取理性且慎重的方法。
• PHRASAL VERB 捐献；捐助
  If someonekicks ina particular amount of money, they provide that amount of money to help pay for something.
  1. Kansas City area churches kicked in $35,000 to support the event...
     堪萨斯城地区的教会为此事捐助了35,000美元。
  2. To keep it going, Lenoire kicked in her own earnings from acting.
     为了使它继续下去，勒努瓦捐出了自己演戏挣的钱。
• See also:kick down

英英释义

verb

• open violently
  1. kick in the doors
  Synonym:kick down
• contribute to some cause
  1. I gave at the office
  Synonym:contributegivechip in
• enter a particular state
  1. Laziness set in
  2. After a few moments, the effects of the drug kicked in
  Synonym:set in

双语例句

• It does not suddenly kick in at a particular level.
  它不会突然达到一个特定的水平。
• A pat on the back is only a few inches from a kick in the pants.
  在你后背的轻拍离在你腿上踢一脚也没有几尺。
• The pleased delegation got a delayed kick in the teeth.
  兴高采烈的代表团后来感到十分失望。
• In this week's drill, we'll illustrate a few different athletes who kick in a similar fashion.
  在这周的练习中，我们将列举几个运动员，他们也采取了类似的打腿方式。
• The cause had received a strong kick in the teeth.
  事业受到了重大挫折。
• He's a sick man, but he still has some kick in him.
  他是个病人，但他还挺有劲儿。
• Some of them take a little longer to kick in.
  其中一些收购花了稍微长一点的时间才开始起到效果。
• Fowler received a kick in the face that broke his jaw.
  福勒的脸部被踢了一脚，连下巴都被踢破了。
• We've been struggling for years and it's a real kick in the teeth to see a new band make it ahead of us.
  我们奋斗了多年，看到一支新的乐队反而超越了我们，真让人大失所望。
• This Erguotou has a lot of kick in it.
  这二锅头冲劲儿大。