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单词 kite-flying
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kite-flyingnoun [ U ]

uk/ˈkaɪtˌflaɪ.ɪŋ/us/ˈkaɪtˌflaɪ.ɪŋ/

the act of trying to find out what people's opinion about something new will be by informally spreading news of it:

These rumours of a new political party are obviously a kite-flying exercise.

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kite-flyingnoun [ U ]

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the act of making a suggestion in order to find out how others react to it:

The idea bears all the hallmarks of political kite-flying.
He described the Treasury's hardship fund proposal as a 'kite-flying exercise'.

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