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a strong shoe that covers the foot and ankle and often the lower part of the leg 靴子 
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walking boots 便靴 a pair of heavy walking boots 一双厚重的步行靴 - (North American English)
hiking boots 旅行靴 a pair of black leather boots 一双黑皮靴 She wore black knee-high boots. 她穿着黑色的膝盖高的靴子。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- light
- lightweight
- …
- pair
- have on
- wear
- put on
- …
- polish
- as tough as old boots
- the toe of somebody’s boot
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- (British English) (North American English trunk)
the space at the back of a car that you put bags, cases, etc. in （汽车后部的）行李厢 
I'll put the luggage in the boot. 我去把行李放进后车厢。 🔊🔊 Did you lock the boot? 你锁好靴子了吗？ What have you got in the boot? 你汽车后备箱里有什么？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- car
- open
- close
- shut
- …
- in the boot
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a quick hard kick 猛踢 - (also Denver boot (both North American English), British English clamp, wheel clamp)
a device that is attached to the wheel of a car that has been parked illegally, so that it cannot be driven away 车轮夹锁（用于锁住违章停放的车辆）
Word Originnoun Middle English: from Old Norse bóti or its source, Old French bote, of unknown ultimate origin. to boot. Old English bōt ‘advantage, remedy’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boete and German Busse ‘penance, fine’, also to better and best.
Idioms
be given the boot | get the boot
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to be told that you must leave your job or that a relationship you are having with somebody is over 被解雇；被抛弃；（和某人的关系）被解除 He should have been given the boot years ago. 他应该早在几年前就获得过启动。
be/get too big for your boots
(North American English also be/get too big for your britches)
to be/become too proud of yourself; to behave as if you are more important than you really are 自视过高；妄自尊大
the boot is on the other foot (British English)
(North American English the shoe is on the other foot)
used to say that a situation has changed so that somebody now has power or authority over the person who used to have power or authority over them 情况正好相反；宾主易位
fill your boots (informal)
used to invite somebody to take as much as they like of something such as food, drink, etc; help yourself 尽情享用；随便吃（或喝、用等）；请自便
fill somebody’s shoes/boots
to do somebody’s job in an acceptable way when they are not there 妥善代职
lick somebody’s boots
(British English, taboo, slang lick somebody’s arse)
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to show too much respect for somebody in authority because you want to please them 阿谀奉承；谄媚；拍马屁
put/stick the boot in (British English, informal)
to kick somebody very hard, especially when they are on the ground 猛踢（尤指倒地的人） to attack somebody by criticizing them when they are in a difficult situation 乘人之危抨击（某人） I wonder if the press will put the boot in? 我想知道新闻界是否会把靴子放进去？
shake in your boots/shoes
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to be very frightened or nervous 铁石心肠；不为所动
to boot
(as) tough as old boots | (as) tough as nails (informal)
very strong and able to deal successfully with difficult conditions or situations 很强壮；坚韧不拔；雷打不动 She’s almost 90 but she’s still as tough as old boots. 她已经快90岁了，但仍然和旧靴子一样坚韧。