| 单词 | kind |
| 释义 | 1. noun uses and phrases2. adjective uses kind (kaɪnd ) noun uses and phrases Word forms: kinds 1. countable noun B1 If you talk about a particular kind of thing, you are talking about one of the types or sorts of that thing. The party needs a different kind of leadership. [+ of] Had Jamie ever been in any kind of trouble? [+ of] I'm not the kind of person to get married. This book prize is the biggest of its kind in the world. Ear pain of any kind must never be ignored. 2. countable noun If you refer to someone's kind, you are referring to all the other people that are like them or that belong to the same class or set. [disapproval] I hate Lewis and his kind just as much as you do. I can take care of your kind. Synonyms: sort, set, type, ilk 3. all kinds of phrase B2 You can use all kinds of to emphasize that there are a great number and variety of particular things or people. [emphasis] Adoption can fail for all kinds of reasons. Donations came from all kinds of people. All kinds of remarkable things began to happen. 4. kind of phrase B2 You use kind of when you want to say that something or someone can be roughly described in a particular way. [spoken, vagueness] It was kind of sad, really. It kind of gives us an idea of what's happening. Synonyms: rather, quite, sort of [informal], a little 5. of a kind phrase You can use of a kind to indicate that something is not as good as it might be expected to be, but that it seems to be the best that is possible or available. There is good news of a kind for the Prime Minister. This, in itself, is bravery of a kind. Synonyms: of a sort, of a type 6. one of a kind phrase If you refer to someone or something as one of a kind, you mean that there is nobody or nothing else like them. [approval] She's a very unusual woman, one of a kind. 7. two/three/four of a kind phrase If you refer, for example, to two, three, or four of a kind, you mean two, three, or four similar people or things that seem to go well or belong together. They were two of a kind, from the same sort of background. 8. in kind phrase If you pay a debt in kind, you pay it in the form of goods or services and not money. Inflation and the shortage of banknotes has forced factories to pay their workers in kind. ...benefits in kind. 9. in kind phrase If you respond in kind, you react to something that someone has done to you by doing the same thing to them. They hurled defiant taunts at the riot police, who responded in kind. kind (kaɪnd ) adjective uses Word forms: kinder , kindest 1. adjective B1 Someone who is kind behaves in a gentle, caring, and helpful way towards other people. She is warmhearted and kind to everyone and everything. I must thank you for being so kind to me. [+ to] It was very kind of you to come. [+ of] kindly adverb [ADVERB after verb] 'You seem tired this morning, Jenny,' she said kindly. Synonyms: please, pray, if you don't mind, if you please 2. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] You can use kind in expressions such as please be so kind as to and would you be kind enough to in order to ask someone to do something in a firm but polite way. [politeness] Please be so kind as to see to it that all the alterations are made at once! I wonder if you'd be kind enough to call him. 3. graded adjective Something that is kind emphasizes the good qualities in something, and perhaps makes it appear better than it really is. Synonyms: flattering, becoming, enhancing 4. See also kindly, kindness Idioms: be two of a kind to be two very similar people We're two of a kind, Ed. That's probably why our friendship's lasted this long. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: kind eyes He was even more gorgeous in the flesh, with the most lovely, kind eyes. The Sun Next day, a doctor with kind eyes and cruel hands scrubs my wounds clean. Times, Sunday Times The newcomer with the kind eyes carries out a tough job in impressive style. The Sun The grey beard, the rimless glasses and the kind eyes can't mask the charisma of a public figure who finds himself in a unique position. The Sun Surprisingly, he has very kind eyes. Times, Sunday Times What a peculiar kind of torment, for brilliance to come and go without warning. Times, Sunday Times It all makes a peculiar kind of sense too, for the singer's real-life woes have frequently echoed the content of those early songs. Times, Sunday Times But worse: all presidents are humans of a peculiar kind. Times,Sunday Times That makes it a peculiar kind of talent contest - wanted, somebody prepared to do themselves out of a job. Times, Sunday Times Life becomes a peculiar kind of lunacy. Times, Sunday Times Top management work is a specific kind of work. MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974) Recently, I scouted the accessories floor, looking for a specific kind of bag. Times, Sunday Times (2007) You have to protect yourself, and that means surrounding yourself with specific kinds of people. Times, Sunday Times (2011) My tool kit for fossil hunting contains rock hammers, chisels, protective glasses, a loupe, my notebook, various kinds of glue, and packing material and crates. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 How should we take various kinds of uncertainty into account when deciding what to do? The Times Literary Supplement This requires a strategy that integrates various kinds of sensitivities and insights theological, pastoral, ethical, spiritual, social, scientific. Christianity Today There are now at least two dozen firms offering various kinds of gene testing. Times, Sunday Times Over the year she had various kinds of management training. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 仁慈的, 种类 Japanese: 親切な, 種類 |
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