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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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

• We arrived at the ground only moments before kickoff.
  我们到球场后比赛马上就开始了。
• Tae-Se gained notoriety during the2010 World Cup for his energetic performances and his inability to contain his emotions each time the North Korean national anthem was played prior to kickoff.
  郑大世因为他在2010世界杯上精力充沛的表现，以及每次开球前演奏朝鲜国歌时无法控制自己的情绪而出名。
• A device that supports a football off the ground preparatory to the kickoff.
  准备踢球时支撑足球离地的装置。
• They is lining up in position for the kickoff.
  他们正排起阵势准备开球。
• At the kickoff for the first iteration, the entire team consisted of approximately fifty-five people, including designers, developers, testers, information developers, and customer delivery teams.
  当第一个迭代开始时，整个团队包括大约五十五个人，包括设计人员、开发人员、测试人员、信息开发人员和客户交付团队。
• To kickoff the scheme, boy scouts, girl guides and members of the department's Public Liaison Group were trained as Fire Safety Ambassadors.
  计划的第一步，是将男、女童军和消防处的公众联络小组成员训练成为消防安全大使。
• 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。
• This was a very aggressive contest, with both sides firing from all barrels from kickoff.
  这是一场野蛮的较量，双方从开始就全线开火。
• In fact, isn't this weekend the season kickoff?
  实际上，这周末不就是球季开始？
• Organizers are launching this national kickoff day today.
  组织者们今天发起了全国的开幕活动。