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词汇 kick-start
释义 kick-start
verb[ T ]
(alsokickstart)uk /ˈkɪk.stɑːt/ us /ˈkɪk.stɑːrt/

kick-startverb[T] (MOTORCYCLE)


to make the engine of a motorcycle start by forcefully pushing down a metal bar with your foot用脚踏启动(摩托车)
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Motorbikes
Beemer
bike
boda boda
cc
chopper
handlebar
Hell's Angels
kickstand
machine
mobility scooter
motor scooter
motorbike
motorcycle
pannier
pillion
quad bike
road racer
scooter
sidecar
two-wheeler

kick-startverb[T] (HELP)


to make something start to happen or start to develop more quickly: 促使…开始
Taxes were drastically cut in an attempt to kick-start the economy.进行了大幅减税以刺激经济增长。
Many young writers can thank the magazine for helping to kickstart their careers.
Billions in aid helped kickstart the economy.
He has attempted to kick-start growth via public spending projects.
There was an idea that radiation could kick-start the body's defenses and improve health.
They're trying to kickstart their tourism back into gear after the tsunami.
They collaborated on a demo tape of a song in hopes it would kickstart their singing careers.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Starting and beginning
be in the first flush ofidiom
be/get in on the ground flooridiom
become
begin
branch out
develop
grow
half-cock
here
here goes!idiom
hit the ground runningidiom
motion
sail in
start (something) off
start on something
start out
start/set/get the ball rollingidiom
starting
the ground floor
wheel
kick-start
noun[ C ]
(alsokickstart)uk /ˈkɪk.stɑːt/ us /ˈkɪk.stɑːrt/
a metal bar that you push down forcefully with your foot to make the engine of a motorcycle start(摩托车的)脚踏起动器
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Motorbikes
Beemer
bike
boda boda
cc
chopper
handlebar
Hell's Angels
kickstand
machine
mobility scooter
motor scooter
motorbike
motorcycle
pannier
pillion
quad bike
road racer
scooter
sidecar
two-wheeler

kick-start | Business English


kick-start
verb[ T ]
ukus
to make something start to happen, happen more quickly, or improve:
Taxes were drastically cut in an attempt to kick-start the economy.
A substantial pay rise for every nurse would kick-start recruitment and encourage others to stay.

kick-start


noun[ C,usually singular ]
Our business got a welcome kick-start from the tax rebate program.

Examples of kick-start


kick-start
Interactive agricultural mechanisation has not been given much of a kick-start.
Physiotherapists can use this time and the impetus of a new treatment to kick-start a stalled patient's progress.
It was also based on the optimistic assumption that it was possible to kick-start growth through redistribution, while, at the same time, redirecting but not increasing government expenditure.
The second initiative sees talented young artists (most in their early 20s), receive a career 'kick-start' through participation in a formal mentoring transition from school to work programme.
We had to kick-start the social services in most counties into operation, because the relatives and friends of hostages are spread throughout the country.
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There should be seed-corn capital for investment, grants for projects and assistance to kick-start local initiatives, but not dependency-creating loans.
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Here we expect to see a wave of coordination meetings to kick-start the various priority areas and individual projects included in the action plan.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
This is a budget that will help to fight unemployment and kick-start the economy.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
We need to kick-start growth but, in doing so, we need to have stability in public finances.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
If we want to kick-start the global economy after the crisis of the last 12 months, international trade plays an extremely important role.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
Most importantly, now we can bring in private financing to give the extra impetus and kick-start needed.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
We shall never be able to kick-start it; we need a battery by which to get it going.
From the
Hansard archive

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Sometimes, it is necessary for projects to pump-prime and kick-start things, to get innovation going and to set up pilots.
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Will he visit us and give the scheme a kick-start?
From the
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Devolution supporters can now combine to campaign for a "yes" vote, and to kick-start a vital constitutional reform.
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Hansard archive

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