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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- kind
[kaɪnd]
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1.
adjective
[+person]
[ action]
[ smile]
[ voice]
友好的
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They are all extremely kind and helpful.
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他们都很友好,乐于助人。
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Thank you. You've been very kind.
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谢谢,你太好心了。
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2.
noun
[c]
(type,sort) 种类
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an opportunity to meet all kinds of people
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与各种各样的人见面的机会
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it was kind of them to help
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他们来帮忙真是太好了
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would you be kind enough to {or} so kind as to close the window?
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麻烦你把窗户关上好吗?
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he's a kind of explorer
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他可以说是个探险者
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she's kind of cute
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[inf] 她还算可爱
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in kind
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以牙还牙
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3.
noun
(not in money) 以物偿付
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payment in kind
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以货代款
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to be two/three/four of a kind
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两/三/四个都属同一类
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- kind
[kaɪnd]
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1.
n.[c]
品种,种类,类别
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There are many different kinds of meals on wheels services.
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有几种不同的上门送餐服务。
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What kinds of desserts are there?
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有什么甜点?
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2.
n.[u]
本质;性质
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All local authority social services departments offer different kinds of help and support.
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所有地方当局的社会服务部门都提供不同种类的帮助和支持。
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3.
n.[c]
实物
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How much of the wage was normally paid in kind rather than cash?
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有多少工资通常是以实物而不是现金形式支付的呢?
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4.
adjective
温柔的;体贴的;乐于帮忙的
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He was a very nice man who was always very kind to me.
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他是一个很好的人,总是对我很温柔。
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5.
adjective
和蔼的,亲切的
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You should have been more kind to your loyal readers.
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你本应该对你忠心的读者们更加和蔼一点。
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Hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet.
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炎热夏天的人行道实在能把人的脚烫坏。
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6.
adjective
容忍的;仁慈的
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I had seen a kind young priest christening a very nice baby.
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我看到了一个年轻仁慈的神父为一个很可爱的婴儿做洗礼。
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Our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke.
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在我们的儿子打破他们的窗户这件事情上,我们的邻居表现非常大度。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- kind
[kaɪnd]
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1.
adj
having a friendly or generous nature or attitude
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2.
adj
helpful to others or to another
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a kind deed
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3.
adj
considerate or humane
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4.
adj
cordial; courteous (esp in the phrase kind regards)
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5.
adj
pleasant; agreeable; mild
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a kind climate
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6.
adj
[Spoken]
beneficial or not harmful
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a detergent that is kind to the hands
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7.
adj
[Archaic]
loving
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8.
adj
[Etymology]
Old English gecynde natural, native; see kind2
- kind
[kaɪnd]
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n
a class or group having characteristics in common; sort; type
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two of a kind
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what kind of creature?
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2.
n
an instance or example of a class or group, esp a rudimentary one
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heating of a kind
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3.
n
essential nature or character
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the difference is one of kind rather than degree
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4.
n
[Archaic]
gender or sex
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5.
n
[Archaic]
nature; the natural order
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6.
n
[Etymology]
Old English gecynd nature; compare Old English cyn kin, Gothic kuni race, Old High German kikunt, Latin gens
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7.
n
[Usage]
The mixture of plural and singular constructions, although often used informally with kind and sort, should be avoided in serious writing: children enjoy those kinds (not those kind) of stories; these sorts (not these sort) of distinctions are becoming blurred
Examples
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Her cruelty belied her kind words.
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她的残忍与她的好话不一致。
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the rodent kind
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啮齿动物类
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He'll settle for any kind of work.
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他将对任何工作感到满意。
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entertainment of a kind
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同类的节目
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She is very kind while he is so mean.
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她很友善,但他却很卑鄙。
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