kickoff

英 [ˈkɪkˈɒf]

美 [ˈkɪˌkɔf]

n.  （卫星与运载火箭）分离; （足球）开球，（社会集会等）开始

复数：kickoffs　

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COCA.12229

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 kickoff


• N-VAR （足球赛的）开赛
  In football, thekick-offis the time at which a particular game starts.
  1. The kick-off is at 1.30.
     开赛时间是1点30分。
• （橄榄球赛的）开球
  In American football, akickoffis the kick that begins a play, for example at the beginning of a half or after a touchdown or field goal.
• N-SING （事件或活动的）开始，开幕
  Thekick-offof an event or activity is its beginning.
  1. People stood waiting for the kick-off of the parade.
     人们站着等候游行的开始。

英英释义

noun

• (football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score
• a start given to contestants
  1. I was there with my parents at the kickoff
  Synonym:send-offstart-off
• the time at which something is supposed to begin
  1. they got an early start
  2. she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her
  Synonym:beginningcommencementfirstoutsetget-gostartstarting timeshowtimeoffset

双语例句

• Listen, we may not win this game, but on the next kickoff.
  听着，也许我们赢不了比赛，但下次弃踢。
• We arrived at the ground only moments before kickoff.
  我们到球场后比赛马上就开始了。
• Bono, Bruce Springsteen and Stevie Wonder are among the stars who will sing at an inauguration kickoff at the Lincoln Memorial, the Presidential Inaugural Committee said on Monday.
  “总统就职委员会”于本周一称，就职仪式启动庆典将于本周日在林肯纪念堂举行，届时来自演艺界的众多明星如波诺、布鲁斯·斯布林顿和史迪威·万德等将登台献唱。
• This dissertation aims to analyze the kickoff, development and improvement of Chinese residential industry system, and residence industrialization not only can provide resolutions to solve the residential problems in urban areas, but also can promote the continuous rapid healthy increment of national economy.
  本文详细分析研究了我国住宅产业化的起步、发展和制度的完善，论述了住宅产业化不仅可以解决广大城镇居民的居住问题，而且可以拉动国民经济的总体持续快速健康增长。
• They is lining up in position for the kickoff.
  他们正排起阵势准备开球。
• Game front with toss the coin of way to decide that brigade first kickoff.
  比赛前以掷硬币的方式来决定那一队先开球。
• This effort started with the kickoff agile workshop, using Rational Team Concert as the tool of choice.
  这一工作以开始敏捷研讨会为起始，使用RationalTeamConcert作为首选工具。
• Since the kickoff of cross-strait economic cooperation, the Chinese mainland has promulgated a series of favorable policies and measures in attracting investment from Taiwan and has produced positive results.
  自两岸经贸合作开启以来，大陆方面对台商投资采取了一系列优惠措施，对吸引台商投资产生了积极的推动作用，在吸引台湾服务业投资的过程中，同样也可以采取类似的措施。
• The kickoff was a total success.
  事情一开始就大获成功。
• The utility model relates to a conductor kickoff mechanism which can break away from a conductor insulating layer and screw down an electric conductor.
  本实用新型涉及一种脱离导线绝缘层的同时拧紧导电体的导线拧脱装置。