"give the boot" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 解僱 (口語)
• 開除 (非正式)
• 甩掉 (分手)

Definition

非正式地解僱某人，或與某人結束關係或友誼。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

口語表達，常帶幽默，用於解僱或結束關係。不適用於正式場合。跟“fire”意思接近。

Examples

They gave the boot to three workers this week.

他們這週**解僱了**三名工人。

If you are always late, they might give you the boot.

如果你總是遲到，他們可能會**開除你**。

His girlfriend finally gave him the boot.

他女朋友終於**甩了他**。

He messed up the project, so the company gave him the boot.

他把項目搞砸了，公司就**開除他了**。

I heard Tina gave the boot to her old friends after moving to another city.

聽說蒂娜搬到別的城市後**斷了**與老朋友的來往。

Jim didn't do his job, so the boss had no choice but to give him the boot.

吉姆沒有把工作做好，老闆只好**開除他**。