kick-starts

英 [ˈkɪk stɑːts]

美 [ˈkɪk stɑːrts]

v. 用脚踏启动(摩托车); 促使…开始; 使(项目)尽快启动
n. (摩托车的)脚踏启动器; 迅速开始(采取行动); 快速启动
kick-start的第三人称单数和复数

VERB 使快速重新启动;使…重新开始
To kick-start a process that has stopped working or progressing is to take a course of action that will quickly start it going again.
1. The President has chosen to kick-start the economy by slashing interest rates.
  总统选择通过大幅降低利率来重新拉动经济增长。
2. Kick-start is also a noun.
3. The housing market needs a kick-start.
  房地产市场需要刺激。
VERB 用脚踏启动（摩托车）
If you kick-start a motorcycle, you press the lever that starts it with your foot.
1. He lifted the bike off its stand and kick-started it.
  他将摩托车撑脚架往上一提，开始蹬车启动。