kickoff

英 [ˈkɪkˈɒf]

美 [ˈkɪˌkɔf]

n. （卫星与运载火箭）分离; （足球）开球，（社会集会等）开始

复数：kickoffs　

COCA.12229

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 kickoff

N-VAR （足球赛的）开赛
In football, thekick-offis the time at which a particular game starts.
1. The kick-off is at 1.30.
  开赛时间是1点30分。
（橄榄球赛的）开球
In American football, akickoffis the kick that begins a play, for example at the beginning of a half or after a touchdown or field goal.
N-SING （事件或活动的）开始，开幕
Thekick-offof an event or activity is its beginning.
1. People stood waiting for the kick-off of the parade.
  人们站着等候游行的开始。

noun

(football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score
a start given to contestants
1. I was there with my parents at the kickoff
Synonym:send-offstart-off
the time at which something is supposed to begin
1. they got an early start
2. she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her
Synonym:beginningcommencementfirstoutsetget-gostartstarting timeshowtimeoffset

During the kickoff, the team structures were discussed and mapped out for the next release.
在开始研讨会上，针对下一个版本讨论并制定了团队结构。
It start rain right after the kickoff of the soccer game.
足球赛一开球就开始下雨了。
Listen, we may not win this game, but on the next kickoff.
听着，也许我们赢不了比赛，但下次弃踢。
In the field test of 12 wells, deviation angle was controlled within 1 °. This met the requirement of the deviation angle less than 1 ° at the kickoff point in directional cluster wells.
在12口井的现场试验中，井斜角均控制在1°以内，满足了钻定向丛式井造斜点井斜角小于1°的要求。
They is lining up in position for the kickoff.
他们正排起阵势准备开球。
The kickoff was a total success.
事情一开始就大获成功。
When the development team does this small assignment before starting the actual implementation, they get excellent kickoff of their project or development iteration.
当开发团队在开始实际实现之前完成这个小任务时，他们的项目或开发迭代会获得良好的开局。
In fact, isn't this weekend the season kickoff?
实际上，这周末不就是球季开始？
Play was stopped ten minutes after the kickoff.
足球比赛开始十分钟后暂停了。
We arrived at the ground only moments before kickoff.
我们到球场后比赛马上就开始了。