| 释义 |
kid
I. \ˈkid\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English kide, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse kith kid, Old Swedish kidh; akin to Old High German kizzī kid; probably, like Middle Irish cit sheep, Albanian qith young male goat, from a cry to goats and sheep to return to the fold
1.
a.
(1) : a young goat usually under one year old
(2) : a young individual of various related animals (as many antelopes and some deer)
b. : a young individual of various other animals
< a sea-otter kid >
2.
a. : the flesh, fur, or skin of a kid
b. : something made of kid: as
(1) : kidskin
(2) : kid leather
(3) : kid glove
3. : child, youngster
< took the kids to the playground >
< a kid of eighteen — Dan Cushman >
< grade-school kids >
4. slang : a young person marked by proficiency or expertness
< quite some kid when it comes to staying in the public eye >
II. intransitive verb
(kidded ; kidded ; kidding ; kids)
Etymology: Middle English kidden, from kide, n.
: to bring forth young — used of a goat or an antelope
III. adjective
Etymology: kid (I)
1. : of, relating to, or made of kid
2. : younger — used in the phrases kid brother and kid sister
IV. verb
(kidded ; kidded ; kidding ; kids)
Etymology: probably from kid (I)
transitive verb
1. : deceive, fool
2. : to make fun of usually good-humoredly and often by innocent deception
< used to kid him then about his intellectual face — G.W.Brace >
< a medicine-show barker kidding the crowd >
< any nation that could kid its own foibles was … new and pleasant — Time >
< kidded him into thinking the police were inquiring about him >
intransitive verb
1. : to make fun of someone or something
2.
a. : joke
b. : to indulge in good-humored fooling or horseplay — often used with around
• kid·der \-də(r)\ noun -s
V. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English kidde, kid
dialect England : a bundle of heath and twigs : fagot
VI. transitive verb
(kidded ; kidded ; kidding ; kids)
: to bind (fagots) in bundles
VII. intransitive verb
(kidded ; kidded ; kidding ; kids)
Etymology: probably alteration of earlier cod, from cod (I)
dialect England : to form pods — used of a legume
VIII. noun
(-s)
Etymology: probably alteration of cod (I)
dialect England : the seed pod of a legume
IX. noun
(-s)
Etymology: probably alteration of kit (I)
: a small wooden tub; especially : a sailor's mess tub |