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

• 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。
• All your lazy kid needs is a kick in the seat.
  你那个懒孩子就缺有人往他屁股上踢一脚。
• The cause had received a strong kick in the teeth.
  事业受到了重大挫折。
• 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。
• He plants a kick in his behind.
  他在他屁股上踢了一脚。
• Throughout the race the stroke cycle must be one arm stroke and one leg kick in that order.
  在整个比赛中，动作周期必须是以一次划臂和一次蹬腿的顺序完成。
• It's supposed to kick in three weeks from tomorrow.
  预期从明天开始，三周之后该法律将生效。
• 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。
• You can do whatever you want, and no XP Gestapo is going to kick in your door.
  你可以随便做你想做的，没有XP的盖世太保来敲你的门。
• This vodka has a lot of kick in it.
  这伏特加酒很够劲儿。