[] boot sth (up)to start a computer or a piece of software and wait for it to become ready to use 启动，打开（电脑或软件）◆Boot up your Web browser and type in ‘www.oup.com/elt’. 启动你的网页浏览器并键入“ www.oup.com/elt ”。
[] (about a computer or a piece of software) to prepare itself for use （指电脑或软件）启动◆waiting for the machine to boot up 等待机器启动◆The system won't boot because of an error. 由於出现错误，系统无法启动。