kick off

/kɪk ɔːf/· phrasal verb

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kick off
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Chinese meaning

正zhèng式shì开kāi始shǐ,启qǐ动dòng

开kāi始shǐ,启qǐ动dòng(活huó动dòng/比bǐ赛sài)

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iPhone Duo预yù购gòu周zhōu五wǔ正zhèng式shì启qǐ动dòng

Example

iPhone Duo pre-orders officially kick off on Friday, but Apple is letting you prepare now.

iPhone Duo 的de预yù购gòu将jiāng于yú周zhōu五wǔ正zhèng式shì开kāi始shǐ,不bù过guò苹píng果guǒ现xiàn在zài就jiù让ràng你nǐ提tí前qián做zuò好hǎo准zhǔn备bèi。

Source: 9to5Mac · 12 Oct 2026

Background ✎

苹píng果guǒ iPhone Duo 的de预yù购gòu将jiāng于yú本běn周zhōu五wǔ正zhèng式shì开kāi启qǐ,但dàn苹píng果guǒ已yǐ提tí前qián开kāi放fàng了le配pèi置zhì保bǎo存cún功gōng能néng。从cóng今jīn天tiān起qǐ,用yòng户hù就jiù可kě以yǐ到dào Apple 官guān网wǎng或huò Apple Store App 里lǐ保bǎo存cún心xīn仪yí的de配pèi置zhì,方fāng便biàn预yù购gòu当dàng天tiān直zhí接jiē下xià单dān。

Roots · etymology

源自足球「开球」动作,引申为启动

  • kick(踢)+ off(出发,离开)→踢出第一脚,引申为开始

Collocations

  • kick off the season / kick off a campaign / kick-off meeting

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