kick up

英 [kɪk ʌp]

美 [kɪk ʌp]

开始（大吵大闹）; 扬起（灰尘或土）

经济

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 开始（大吵大闹）
  If youkick upa fuss about something, you make it very obvious that you are annoyed or dissatisfied.
  1. Those customers who have kicked up a fuss have received refunds...
     那些大吵大闹的顾客得到了退款。
  2. They kick up a rumpus and throw things at each other.
     他们吵了起来并互相朝对方扔东西。
• PHRASAL VERB 扬起（灰尘或土）
  If youkick updust or dirt, you create a cloud of dust or dirt as you move along a dusty road.
  1. She shuffled along, kicking up clouds of dust.
     她拖着脚走路，带起一团团灰。

英英释义

noun

• raising the feet backward with the hands on the ground

verb

• cause to rise by kicking
  1. kick up dust
• evoke or provoke to appear or occur
  1. Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple
  Synonym:provokeevokecall forth

双语例句

• Their leaders need a kick up the backside if they're going to save the economy.
  如果他们的领导人想挽救经济的话，他们就得有惊人之举。
• My steak is a bit tough but please don't kick up a fuss and call the waiter.
  我的这块牛排有点老，但不必介意，不要把服务员叫来。
• We had to give the minister a kick up his fat ass.
  我们必须给部长临门一脚。
• John had had too much to eat and his stomach started to kick up.
  约翰吃得太多，他的胃疼起来了。
• William was going to kick up a fuss, but he realized he'd have to lump it.
  威廉本想要大闹一番，却意识到自己只能忍下这口气。
• The child will kick up a row if he doesn't get his own way.
  这孩子一不称心就发脾气。
• He hasn't got any real problems, he just needs a good kick up the backside.
  他没有什么真正的问题，只是需要好好教训一顿。
• It gave me a big kick up the backside to get going as a filmmaker.
  它大大鼓舞了我继续做一个电影制作者。
• If I refused to go to the theatre, my wife is sure to kick up a fuss.
  如果我不去剧院，太太一定会大闹。
• They kick up a rumpus and throw things at each other.
  他们吵了起来并互相朝对方扔东西。