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the kicker + verb
注意：kicker 另有化学“抖动器”之意，本条目仅涉及“踢球的人”义项。
The kicker kicked the football.
踢球手踢了足球。
踢球手
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
踢球手
a player who kicks the football
The kicker kicked the football.
踢球手踢了足球。
踢的人
One who kicks.
被踢的人
One who takes kicks.
止荡索
The kicking strap.
吸引投资者的刺激因素,如投资合同中附加的保证
An enticement for investors, e.g. warranty added to the investment contract.
The team's kicker practiced for hours every day.
队里的踢球手每天练习好几个小时。
Our kicker sent the ball over the crossbar.
我们的踢球手把球踢过了横梁。
The coach asked the kicker to warm up before the second half.
教练让踢球手在下半场前热身。
注意：kicker 另有化学“抖动器”之意，本条目仅涉及“踢球的人”义项。
The kicker kicked the football.
踢球手踢了足球。
who 引导定语从句，修饰 kicker。
The team needs a kicker who can kick well.
球队需要一名踢得好的踢球手。
the kicker's 是所有格形式，后接名词表示所属关系。
The kicker's role is to kick the football.
踢球手的职责是踢足球。
as a kicker 是介词短语，作状语表示身份或角色。
He joined the team as a kicker.
他作为踢球手加入了球队。
Not this
He is kicker.
Use this
He is a kicker.
kicker 是可数名词，指人时前面要用冠词 a；不能说 He is kicker。加 a 后才符合英语单数可数名词的规则。
Not this
Our team has five kicker.
Use this
Our team has five kickers.
kicker 是可数名词，复数形式加 -s；在 five 等具体数字后必须用复数 kickers。
Not this
He is a good kick.
Use this
He is a good kicker.
kick 是动词（或表示‘踢’这个动作的名词），不能指人。表示‘善踢的人’要用名词 kicker，即动词加 -er 构成施动者。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
踢球手开球
The kicker kicked off to start the second half.
踢球手在下半场开始时开球。
踢球手踢进任意球
Our kicker made a 45-yard field goal in the final seconds.
我们的踢球手在最后几秒命中了一个45码的任意球。
踢球手踢丢附加分
The kicker missed the extra point after the touchdown.
达阵后，踢球手踢丢了附加分。
首发踢球手
The starting kicker was injured during warm-ups.
首发踢球手在热身时受伤了。
射门精准的踢球手
They need an accurate kicker for the championship game.
他们需要一位射门精准的踢球手来参加冠军赛。
踢球手的射程
The kicker's range is about 50 yards.
这位踢球手的射程大约50码。
最关键（且出人意料/讽刺）的一点是
I was all set to buy the car, but the kicker is it had no engine.
我本来准备买那辆车，但最关键的一点是它没有发动机。
这就是出人意料之处/关键问题
You can borrow the money, but here's the kicker: you have to pay it back by Friday.
你可以借这笔钱，但关键问题是：你得在星期五之前还清。
真正的麻烦（或令人意想不到的部分）
The computer crashed, and the real kicker was that I hadn't saved my work.
电脑死机了，而真正麻烦的是我当时没有保存文件。
Use kicker naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记住 kick 是“踢”，加 -er 表“者”；kicker 就是那个把球踢出去的人。
语域：neutral 常见场景：American football、sports reporting kicker 在谈论美式橄榄球或体育新闻时，通常指负责踢球（如射门或踢附加分）的球员，属于常见且中性的说法；多用于体育报道或日常讨论，不特别正式，也不显得随意。
All six words share the spelling chunk -icker and rhyme with kicker /ˈkɪkər/: bicker, licker, picker, sicker, ticker, clicker. Watch out for lookalikes such as ticket /ˈtɪkɪt/ and sickle /ˈsɪkəl/, which have similar endings but do not rhyme.
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