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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COCA.12229

柯林斯词典

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

• It start rain right after the kickoff of the soccer game.
  足球赛一开球就开始下雨了。
• This effort started with the kickoff agile workshop, using Rational Team Concert as the tool of choice.
  这一工作以开始敏捷研讨会为起始，使用RationalTeamConcert作为首选工具。
• During the kickoff, the team structures were discussed and mapped out for the next release.
  在开始研讨会上，针对下一个版本讨论并制定了团队结构。
• When the development team does this small assignment before starting the actual implementation, they get excellent kickoff of their project or development iteration.
  当开发团队在开始实际实现之前完成这个小任务时，他们的项目或开发迭代会获得良好的开局。
• 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。
• Taking a stroll before kickoff, we met many cadets in neatly pressed uniforms.
  在开始比赛之前我们闲逛了下看到很多穿着整齐的军装的军校学生。
• Organizers are launching this national kickoff day today.
  组织者们今天发起了全国的开幕活动。
• Listen, we may not win this game, but on the next kickoff.
  听着，也许我们赢不了比赛，但下次弃踢。
• Play was stopped ten minutes after the kickoff.
  足球比赛开始十分钟后暂停了。
• 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。