kick-start
- IPA[ˈkɪkstɑːt]
英式
- start (a motorcycle engine) with a downward thrust of a pedal；provide an impetus to start or resume (a process)
- a device to start an engine by the downward thrust of a pedal, as in older motorcycles.；an act of kick-starting an engine.
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 (a motorcycle engine) with a downward thrust of a pedal he kick-started the motor and zoomed up the hill
- ▪ provide an impetus to start or resume (a process) 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 kick-starting an engine.
- ▪ an impetus given to start or resume a process new investment will provide the kick-start needed to escape from recession
