boot-up

boot-up — 動詞

1. to start a computer so that it becomes ready for use by loading its operating sy

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B1
釋義

啟動；開機

啟動電腦使其進入可使用狀態

to start a computer so that it becomes ready for use by loading its operating system into its memory; when a computer boots up, it does this automatically after being turned on

例句

The IT technician booted up the old laptop and waited for the green light on the screen.

IT 技術人員啟動了那台舊筆記型電腦，等待螢幕上的綠燈亮起。

transitive: boot up [computer]; intransitive: [computer] boots up

My office computer boots up in under thirty seconds after I press the power button in the morning.

我辦公室的電腦每天早上按下電源按鈕後，不到三十秒就啟動完畢。

同義詞
  • start up

    more general term that can apply to any machine; 'boot up' is specific to computers

  • launch

    used for starting software programs rather than the machine itself

反義詞
  • shut down

    the opposite action — turning a computer off properly

文法句型

boot (up) a computer

computer boots (up)

用法筆記

Often used with 'up' (boot up the computer / the computer boots up). 'Reboot' means to restart a computer that is already on. Also used for other electronic devices (boot up a router, boot a server).

常見錯誤

❌I booted the computer.
✅I booted up the computer.
💡'Boot up' (with 'up') is the standard phrasal verb; using 'boot' alone without 'up' sounds incomplete for this meaning.