boot out(v.+adv.)
赶走,开除  send away rudely and sometime with force, especially from a job
▲boot sb ⇔ out
They booted him out for being drunk at work.他们把他解雇了,因为他工作时喝醉了酒。
My mother booted my brother out of the house.我母亲把我哥哥从家里赶了出去。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
Two members were booted out for failing to pay the money they owed.两名会员由于没付欠款而被开除。

用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
He booted the ball across the field.他把球踢到场地的另一头。

［词源］＜古英语bote(靴)

1.boot用作名词时意思是“长筒靴,高筒鞋”,此时多用于复数形式; 也可指汽车后面的“行李箱”。boot也可作“踢”解,此时多用于单数形式。
2.boot用于比喻可作“解雇”解,常用于give sb the boot短语。

He laced up his boots.他系紧靴子的鞋带。
I put the luggage in the boot.我把行李放在汽车行李箱里。
What he needs is a good boot up the backside!他需要的是在他屁股上狠狠踢一脚。
Maurice could not see any decent way to give Rosy the boot.莫里斯找不到适当的方式解雇萝丝。

boot, shoe
参见shoe条。