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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

kind [kaɪnd]
  1. 1. adjective [+person] [ action] [ smile] [ voice] 友好
    They are all extremely kind and helpful.
    他们都很友好乐于助人。
    Thank you. You've been very kind.
    谢谢,你太好心了。
  2. 2. noun [c] (type,sort) 种类
    an opportunity to meet all kinds of people
    各种各样的人见面机会
    it was kind of them to help
    他们帮忙真是太好了
    would you be kind enough to {or} so kind as to close the window?
    麻烦你把窗户关上好吗?
    he's a kind of explorer
    可以说是个探险者
    she's kind of cute
    [inf] 她还算可爱
    in kind
    以牙还牙
  3. 3. noun (not in money) 以物偿付
    payment in kind
    以货代款
    to be two/three/four of a kind
    两/三/四个都属同一类

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

kind [kaɪnd]
  1. 1. n.[c] 品种种类类别
    There are many different kinds of meals on wheels services.
    有几种不同上门送餐服务
    What kinds of desserts are there?
    什么甜点
  2. 2. n.[u] 本质性质
    All local authority social services departments offer different kinds of help and support.
    所有地方当局社会服务部门提供不同种类帮助支持
  3. 3. n.[c] 实物
    How much of the wage was normally paid in kind rather than cash?
    多少工资通常是以实物不是现金形式支付的呢?
  4. 4. adjective 温柔的;体贴的;乐于帮忙
    He was a very nice man who was always very kind to me.
    他是一个很好的人,总是对我很温柔
  5. 5. adjective 和蔼的,亲切
    You should have been more kind to your loyal readers.
    你本应该对你忠心的读者们更加和蔼一点
    Hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet.
    炎热夏天人行道实在能把人的脚烫坏。
  6. 6. adjective 容忍的;仁慈
    I had seen a kind young priest christening a very nice baby.
    看到一个年轻仁慈神父一个可爱婴儿洗礼
    Our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke.
    我们儿子打破他们的窗户这件事情上,我们邻居表现非常大度

Collins English-English Dictionary

kind [kaɪnd]
  1. 1. adj having a friendly or generous nature or attitude
  2. 2. adj helpful to others or to another
    a kind deed
  3. 3. adj considerate or humane
  4. 4. adj cordial; courteous (esp in the phrase kind regards)
  5. 5. adj pleasant; agreeable; mild
    a kind climate
  6. 6. adj [Spoken] beneficial or not harmful
    a detergent that is kind to the hands
  7. 7. adj [Archaic] loving
  8. 8. adj [Etymology] Old English gecynde natural, native; see kind2
kind [kaɪnd]
  1. 1. n a class or group having characteristics in common; sort; type
    two of a kind
    what kind of creature?
  2. 2. n an instance or example of a class or group, esp a rudimentary one
    heating of a kind
  3. 3. n essential nature or character
    the difference is one of kind rather than degree
  4. 4. n [Archaic] gender or sex
  5. 5. n [Archaic] nature; the natural order
  6. 6. n [Etymology] Old English gecynd nature; compare Old English cyn kin, Gothic kuni race, Old High German kikunt, Latin gens
  7. 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

Her cruelty belied her kind words.
她的残忍与她的好话不一致。
the rodent kind
啮齿动物类
He'll settle for any kind of work.
他将对任何工作感到满意。
entertainment of a kind
同类的节目
She is very kind while he is so mean.
她很友善,但他却很卑鄙。

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