kick in
US /kɪk ɪn/
UK /kɪk ɪn/
1.
起作用, 生效
to start to have an effect or to become active
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The medication should kick in within 30 minutes.
藥物應該在30分鐘內起作用。
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That's when the panic really started to kick in.
那時恐慌才真正開始襲來。
2.
出錢, 出力
to contribute money or effort to something
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Everyone needs to kick in some money for the party.
每個人都需要為派對出點錢。
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The whole team had to kick in to finish the project on time.
整個團隊都必須出力才能按時完成項目。