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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   kick-start

   • IPA[ˈkikˌstärt]

   美式

   • v.
     start (an engine on a motorcycle) with a downward thrust of a pedal；provide the initial impetus to
   • n.
     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

2. • 釋義

   v.

   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

   n.

   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