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[/kaɪnd; kaɪnd/] adj friendly and thoughtful to others 亲切的; 和蔼的; 友好的; 仁慈的; 慈爱的:
Would you be kind enough to/be so kind as to help me? 请你帮帮我的忙好吗? *
a kind man, gesture, face, thought 友好的人、 姿势、 面容、 想法 *
She always has a kind word for (ie stops to speak kindly to) everyone. 她跟谁都能和蔼地谈谈话. kind 2
[/kaɪnd; kaɪnd/] n用法:
1 [C] group having similar characteristics; sort; type; variety 种类:
fruit of various kinds/various kinds of fruit 各种水果 *
Do you want all the same kind, or a mixture? 您都要同一种的还是要什锦的? *
Don't trust him:
I know his kind, ie what sort of person he is. 别相信他, 这种人我了解. *
She's not the kind (of woman/person) to lie. 她不是那种爱撒谎的（女）人. 用法:
2 [U] nature; character 本质; 性质:
They differ in size but not in kind. 这些东西的区别只是大小不同而实质一样. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) in kind (a) (of payment) in goods or natural produce, not in money （指偿付）以实物偿付:
When he had no money, the farmer sometimes used to pay me in kind, eg with a sack of potatoes. 那个农民没有现款时, 有时候给我些东西抵帐（如给一袋土豆）.
(b) (fig 比喻) with something similar 以同样方式:
repay insults in kind, ie by being insulting in return 受到侮辱後以同样方式侮辱对方. a kind of (infml) (used to express uncertainty 用以表示不确):
I had a kind of (ie a vague) feeling this might happen. 我隐约感到这事可能发生. *
He's a kind of unofficial adviser, but I'm not sure exactly what he does. 他像个非官方的顾问, 但说不好他究竟是干什麽的. kind of (infml) slightly; to some extent 稍微; 有点儿; 有几分:
I'm not sure why, but I feel kind of sorry for him. 不知为什麽, 我有点为他惋惜. *
`Is she interested?' `Well, kind of.' ｀她感兴趣吗?＇｀嗯, 有点儿.＇ nothing of the `kind/sort not at all like it 一点都不像; 毫无类似处:
People had told me she was very pleasant but she's nothing of the kind. 人家告诉我她很可爱, 可是她根本不是那样. of a kind (a) very similar 很相似的; 同一类的:
They look alike, talk alike, even think alike they're two of a kind/they're very much of a kind. 他们长得很像、 说话很像、 连想法都很像--他们俩完全是一个类型.
(b) (derog 贬) of an inferior kind 低劣的; 差劲的:
The town offers entertainments of a kind, but nothing like what you'll find in the city. 镇上有些所谓的娱乐, 但与城里的截然不同. something of the kind something like what has been said 类似所说的某事:
Did you say they're moving? I'd heard something of the kind myself. 是你说他们要搬家吗? 我也听到过这样的话. kind 3
NOTE ON USAGE 用法: 用法:
1 After kind of/sort of it is usual to have a singular noun 在kind of/sort of之後通常有个单数名词:
What kind of/sort of tree is that? 那是什麽树? *
There are many different kinds of/sorts of snake in South America. 南美洲有很多种蛇. Informally, it is possible to use a plural noun thus 口语中可以用复数名词:
I have met all kinds of/sorts of salesmen, tourists, etc. 我见过各种各样的售货员、 游客等. In more formal usage the plural noun can be put in front 在比较庄重的用语中, 复数名词可放在前面:
People of that kind/sort never apologize. 那种人从来不向人道歉. *
Snakes of many kinds/sorts are found in South America. 南美洲有很多种蛇. 用法:
2 Kind of/sort of are also used informally to indicate that somebody or something is not genuine or of good quality, or to suggest vagueness 口语中 kind of/sort of还可指某人或某事物的情况不是真的或不那麽好, 或表示说不准:
I had a kind of/sort of holiday in the summer but I couldn't really relax. 我算是放了暑假了, 但却未能真正休息. *
He gave a kind of/sort of smile and left the room. 他像是笑了一下就离开了房间. 用法:
3 Kind of and sort of are used in very informal English as adverbs. *kind of和sort of在极通俗的口语中可用作副词. They mean `to some extent' 这两个词组的意思都是｀在某种程度上＇:
She kind of/sort of likes him. 她有点儿喜欢他. |