- (also kick-starter)
the part of a motorcycle that you push down with your foot in order to start it （摩托车的）脚踏启动器 a quick start that you give to something by taking some action 迅速开始（采取行动）；快速启动
| present simple I / you / we / they kick-start | 🔊/ˈkɪk stɑːt/ 🔊/ˈkɪk stɑːrt/ |
| he / she / it kick-starts | 🔊/ˈkɪk stɑːts/ 🔊/ˈkɪk stɑːrts/ |
| past simple kick-started | 🔊/ˈkɪk stɑːtɪd/ 🔊/ˈkɪk stɑːrtɪd/ |
| past participle kick-started | 🔊/ˈkɪk stɑːtɪd/ 🔊/ˈkɪk stɑːrtɪd/ |
| -ing form kick-starting | 🔊/ˈkɪk stɑːtɪŋ/ 🔊/ˈkɪk stɑːrtɪŋ/ |