noun🔗Share踢球者，踢的人 One who kicks."The team needed a good kicker to win the football game. "为了赢得这场橄榄球比赛，队伍需要一个优秀的踢球手。personsportjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share踢球者，踢的人。 One who takes kicks."Our team's kicker made the winning field goal in the last seconds of the game. "我们队的踢球者在比赛的最后几秒踢进了制胜的任意球。sportpersonjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share下桁索, 踢桁。 The kicking strap."The sailor adjusted the kicker on the sailboat to keep the boom from lifting. "水手调整了帆船上的踢桁，以防止横杆抬升。nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share舷外机，舷外发动机 An outboard motor."The fisherman attached a small kicker to his sailboat to help him navigate narrow channels when the wind died down. "渔夫在他的帆船上安装了一个小型的舷外机，以便在风停的时候能够帮助他通过狭窄的航道。nauticalvehiclemachinetechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share意外，出乎意料的情况 An unexpected situation, detail or circumstance, often unpleasant."John wants to climb the wall, but the kicker is that it is thirty feet tall."约翰想爬那堵墙，但意外的是它竟然有三十英尺高。situationeventnegativeoutcometendencyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share额外好处，诱饵 An enticement for investors, e.g. warranty added to the investment contract.""To attract more investors, the startup added a profit-sharing agreement as a kicker to their funding proposal." "为了吸引更多投资者，这家初创公司在融资方案中增加了一项利润分成协议作为额外好处/诱饵。businessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share边张，无用牌. An unpaired card which is part of a pair, two pair, or three of a kind poker hand."John had a pair of sevens, and his kicker was an Ace, which beat Mary's pair of sevens with a King as her kicker. "约翰有一对七，他的边张是A，这击败了玛丽的一对七，她的边张是K。gamesportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share题头，肩题 Small text above a headline that indicates the topic of the story."Example Sentence: "Above the headline 'School Board Approves New Budget,' the kicker read: 'FINANCIAL PLANNING'." "在“学校董事会批准新预算”这个标题上方，题头写着：“财务规划”。mediawritingcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share结尾，文章结尾部分 The last one or two paragraphs of a story."The journalist added a thoughtful quote in the kicker to leave the readers with a lasting impression about the importance of community service. "记者在文章的结尾部分加了一句意味深长的引言，旨在让读者对社区服务的重要性留下深刻的印象。mediawritingstorycommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share花絮，轻松幽默的结尾 A lighthearted or humorous item used to round off a news broadcast."After the serious report about the city budget, the news program ended with a kicker about a cat that learned to play the piano. "在关于城市预算的严肃报道之后，新闻节目以一段关于一只学会弹钢琴的猫的轻松花絮结尾。mediaentertainmentcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share踢纸器，分报器。 A device that periodically displaces a newspaper from the print production line, to aid in gathering the newspapers into fixed-size bundles."The newspaper factory used a kicker to push completed papers off the line, so workers could bundle them into stacks of fifty. "报社使用分报器将印好的报纸从生产线上推下来，这样工人们就可以将它们捆成五十份一摞。machinedevicetechnologyindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share跳台，斜坡。 A launch ramp."The skateboarder used the kicker to launch into the air and perform a trick. "那个滑板运动员利用跳台腾空而起，做了一个特技动作。sporttechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share私酿酒的原料，发酵物。 The fermenting mass of fruit that is the basis of pruno, or "prison wine"."Inside the cell, the guard discovered a plastic bag filled with a bubbling, foul-smelling kicker, the starting point for homemade pruno. "在牢房里，狱警发现了一个塑料袋，里面装着冒泡、散发着恶臭的私酿酒原料，那是自制牢房酒的起始物。fruitdrinksubstancefoodprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share轻松的聚会, 休闲派对 A relaxed party."After a long week of exams, the students organized a kicker in the park with music and food. "经过漫长的一周考试后，学生们在公园里组织了一个轻松的聚会，有音乐和食物。entertainmentgroupeventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share侧逆光, 勾边光 A backlight positioned at an angle."The photographer added a kicker to the left side of the subject's face, creating a subtle highlight that separated them from the dark background. "摄影师在拍摄对象脸部左侧加了一个侧逆光 (勾边光)，营造出一种微妙的高光，使其从黑暗的背景中分离出来。artmediatechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share引子，开场白。 An introduction; something that leads into the beginning of something."After the long lead-in, the climax of the story was a disappointment."在这么长的铺垫之后，故事的高潮部分却令人失望，这个引子算是白费了。communicationlanguagewritingmediaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share起始区，前导区。 A region of data at the beginning of a compact disc, holding the table of contents."The CD player reads the kicker first to understand the order of the music tracks. "光盘播放器首先读取起始区，以了解音乐曲目的顺序。technologycomputingelectronicsmediadeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share题头，引题 A short phrase that begins the caption of a photograph.""My photo of the family vacation has the kicker 'Best summer ever!'" "我那张家庭度假照片的题头是“史上最佳夏天！” (Wǒ nà zhāng jiātíng dùjià zhàopiàn de títóu shì "shǐshàng zuì jiā xiàtiān!")mediawritinglanguagecommunicationwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share德州佬，乡巴佬. A particular type of Texan who is associated with country/western attire, attitudes and/or philosophy."John's uncle, a real kicker, always wears cowboy boots and a belt buckle as big as his hand. "约翰的叔叔是个地道的德州佬，成天穿着牛仔靴，腰带扣大得像他的手掌一样。culturepersonattitudestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
