- 乱踢;踢打(人或物的某部分):
to kick a ball about
随便将球踢来踢去
to kick a dog about the head
踢打狗的头部
- (无目的地在)各处走动;到处游荡:
He has been kicking about Europe for years.
他已在欧洲游荡多年。
- 被胡乱摆放;被随便搁置(在某处):
When I opened the door, I found an old suitcase kicking about on the floor.
当我打开门的时候,我发现一只旧手提箱随便搁在地板上。
- 存在;活着:
My grandfather is still kicking around!
我祖父仍然健在!
- 虐待;粗暴地对待;欺侮;怠慢:
John likes to kick about the little boys.
约翰喜欢欺侮小孩子。
The father was punished for kicking his children about.
那位父亲因为虐待孩子而受到了惩罚。
- 经常变换工作:
He kicked about in five companies in one year.
他在一年之中就换了五次工作。
- 从各个角度考虑(或讨论、研究、调查);认真对待:
The manager kicked this suggestion around for an hour before making a final decision.
经理在做出最终决定前对此建议足足考虑了一个小时。
Your plan seems good. Let us kick it around.
你的计划看来不错,让我们认真研究一下。
- 随便谈谈(或闲聊);试着做(某事):
to kick around an idea
随便谈一下一个想法
The composer kicked the music around for a while, trying out.
那位作曲家把这首曲子随便哼了一会儿,看看行不行。