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。
• If you can pass the exam, you'd kick up your heels.
  你若能考试及格，你会欣喜若狂的。
• Such funds are programmed not to kick up a fuss.
  这些资金计划不踢了一个大惊小怪。
• It's like a kick up the bollocks, charl.
  查理，那感觉想是被踢了蛋蛋。
• Now, I don't want to kick up a fuss, right?
  现在，我不想小题大做，明白吗？
• She shuffled along, kicking up clouds of dust.
  她拖着脚走路，带起一团团灰。
• 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。
• I still feel, I still want, I still dream, I still kick up my heels.
  我仍然有感觉，仍然有需要，仍然有梦想，我仍然会高兴得跳起来。
• 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。
• 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。