kick-start
- IPA[ˈkikˌstärt]
美式
- start (an engine on a motorcycle) with a downward thrust of a pedal；provide the initial impetus to
- a device to start an engine by the downward thrust of a pedal, as in older motorcycles.；an act of starting an engine by the downward thrust of a pedal.
verb: kick-start, 3rd person present: kick-starts, gerund or present participle: kick-starting, past tense: kick-started, past participle: kick-started
noun: kick-start, plural noun: kick-starts
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. start (an engine on a motorcycle) with a downward thrust of a pedal he kick-started the motor and zoomed up the hill
- ▪ provide the initial impetus to they need to kick-start the economy
名詞
- 1. a device to start an engine by the downward thrust of a pedal, as in older motorcycles.
- ▪ an act of starting an engine by the downward thrust of a pedal.
- ▪ an impetus given to get a process or thing started or restarted new investment will provide the kick-start needed to escape from recession
