1、kick off
(在足球比赛中)开球
Liverpool kicked off an hour ago.
利物浦队一小时前开的球。
(事件、比赛或讨论等)开始
The shows kick off on October 24th.
演出10月24日开始。
The Mayor kicked off the party.
市长宣布晚会开始。
强使离开;赶走
We can't kick them off the island.
我们不能把他们从岛上赶走。
2、issue
重要问题;议题;争论的问题
Agents will raise the issue of prize-money for next year's world championships.
经纪人将提出下年度世锦赛奖金的问题。
A key issue for higher education in the 1990's is the need for greater diversity of courses.
20 世纪 90 年代,高等教育的一个重要议题是要使课程更加多样化。
发表;发布
Last night he issued a statement denying the allegations.
昨晚他发表声明否认那些指控。
The government issued a warning that the strikers should end their action or face dismissal.
政府发布了警告,要求罢工者停止行动,否则将被解雇。