摘要：kick作为动词可以指“踢；踹；踢蹬；踢（腿）”。比如：The boys were kicking a ball around in the yard.男孩们在院子里踢球。

kick可以用作动词和名词。下面是其常见用法及短语。

1.kick作为动词可以指“踢；踹；踢蹬；踢（腿）”。比如：The boys were kicking a ball around in the yard.男孩们在院子里踢球。

He had kicked the door down.他把门踹倒了。The child was dragged away, kicking and screaming.这孩子又踢又叫地被拖走了。

我们常见的短语之一是kick the bucket，这个短语不能按照字面意思理解成“踢桶”，而是“死；蹬腿儿”的意思。比如：When did he kick the bucket? 他是什么时候去世的？

另外，当我们表示“无聊地等待”时，可以用动词wait，也可以用kick one’s heels。比如：We were kicking our heels, waiting for some customers. 我们百无聊赖地等待顾客光临。

而短语 kick sb in the teeth不是“踢到了某人的牙齿”的意思，而是“重大打击；使极度失望”的意思。比如：

We've been struggling for years and it's a real kick in the teeth to see a new band make it ahead of us. 我们一直奋斗了很多年，看到一个新乐队在我们之前成功，这对我们是个重大打击。

2.kick作名词表示“踢；踢脚；踢腿”。它常和give连用。比如：She gave him a kick on the shin.她朝他的小腿踢了一脚。He aimed a kick at the dog.他对准狗踢了一脚。

If the door won't open, give it a kick.门要是打不开就踹一下。He suffered a kick to the knee.他的膝盖被踢了一脚。

kick做名词时，可以用来表示“极度刺激；极度兴奋；极大的乐趣”。比如：I get a kick out of driving fast cars.开快车给我带来极大的乐趣。He gets his kicks from hurting other people.他以伤害他人为乐。What do you do for kicks ?你以什么来寻求刺激呢？

They made a few small bets for kicks. 为了追求刺激，他们下了几个小赌注。I got a kick out of seeing my name in print. 看到我的名字被印成铅字，我感到非常兴奋。

来源：晨美教育