kick-start

• 动词，表示启动某物，尤指用脚踩启动摩托车发动机，也指有力地或热情地发起、推动某个过程或项目。

A verb used to indicate the act of starting something, especially a motorcycle engine, or initiating a process or project with force or enthusiasm.

1. B1formal

   To start a motorcycle engine by pushing down a lever with your foot.

   脚踩启动

   • He kick-started his old motorcycle and rode away.
   • The mechanic showed me how to kick-start the bike.
   • She struggled to kick-start the engine in the cold weather.

   同义词kick

   反义词killstop

2. Initiate or energizeB2informal

   To take action to make something start or become more active, often quickly.

   启动或激活

   • The government plans to kick-start the economy with new investments.
   • She used a motivational speech to kick-start the team's enthusiasm.
   • We need a new idea to kick-start the project.

   同义词boostenergizegalvanizeigniteinitiatejump-startlaunchsparkstartstimulatetrigger

   反义词ceaseendfinishhaltstiflestopsuppressterminate