kick up

英 [kɪk ʌp]

美 [kɪk ʌp]

开始（大吵大闹）; 扬起（灰尘或土）

经济

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 开始（大吵大闹）
  If youkick upa fuss about something, you make it very obvious that you are annoyed or dissatisfied.
  1. Those customers who have kicked up a fuss have received refunds...
     那些大吵大闹的顾客得到了退款。
  2. They kick up a rumpus and throw things at each other.
     他们吵了起来并互相朝对方扔东西。
• PHRASAL VERB 扬起（灰尘或土）
  If youkick updust or dirt, you create a cloud of dust or dirt as you move along a dusty road.
  1. She shuffled along, kicking up clouds of dust.
     她拖着脚走路，带起一团团灰。

英英释义

noun

• raising the feet backward with the hands on the ground

verb

• cause to rise by kicking
  1. kick up dust
• evoke or provoke to appear or occur
  1. Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple
  Synonym:provokeevokecall forth

双语例句

• They kick up a rumpus and throw things at each other.
  他们吵了起来并互相朝对方扔东西。
• Don't kick up a row about such trifle.
  不要为小事去胡闹。
• Bonus: drink four cups a day, and you'll kick up your calorie burn by80 calories.
  你想不到的是，每天喝绿茶四杯，可以让你额外多消耗80卡路里的热量。
• If you can pass the exam, you'd kick up your heels.
  你若能考试及格，你会欣喜若狂的。
• He hasn't got any real problems, he just needs a good kick up the backside.
  他没有什么真正的问题，只是需要好好教训一顿。
• We had to give the minister a kick up his fat ass.
  我们必须给部长临门一脚。
• It gave me a big kick up the backside to get going as a filmmaker.
  它大大鼓舞了我继续做一个电影制作者。
• If I lose my job, I'm certainly going to kick up a big stink about it.
  如果我丢了这份工作，我就要为此大闹一场。
• My steak is a bit tough but please don't kick up a fuss and call the waiter.
  我的这块牛排有点老，但不必介意，不要把服务员叫来。
• I still feel, I still want, I still dream, I still kick up my heels.
  我仍然有感觉，仍然有需要，仍然有梦想，我仍然会高兴得跳起来。