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K /kei/ noun, abbr.

mnoun (also k) [C, U] (/?/. Ks, KJs, kfs /keiz/) the llth letter of the English alphabet英语字母表的第1〗个字母： ‘JCfng’ begins with faj * king —词以字母 k 开头。

• abbr. {pi. K) 1 (informaf) one thousand    She earns

40疋（=£40 000) a year.她一年挣4万英镑。

2                  kilometre(s).千米；.公_M : a 2QK； race 万米赛跑

3                  KELVIN⑻弁（温度单位1

K-12 /,kei 'twelv/ adj. (in the US) relating to education from kindergarten (= the class that prepares children for school) to l2th GRADE (美国〇从幼儿园到l2年级

教育的，中小学及学前教育的

Kaaba (also Caaba) /'kaiba/ noun [sing.] the building in the centre af the Great Mosque in Mecca, the site that is most holy to Muslims and towards which they must face when they are praying..克尔白，:、天房（穆斯林祈祷

时面向的/石殿，位于麦加）

ka-baddi /'kAbadi/ noun [U] a S Asian sport played by teams of seven players on a round sand court. A player from one team tries to capture a player from the other team and must hold his/her breath while running•卡 巴迪（南亚运动比赛，每卩人各有七人参加，在调形沙地li! 举行，运动员需屏气追逐对手）

Kab.ba.lah (also Ca.bala，Qa-ba.lah) /k^badd; 'kaeb&ld/ noun (in Judaism 犹太教)：the ancient tradition of explaining holy texts through mystical means u客&，立 (犹太神秘主真体系丨、.二

ka-buki /ka'buiki/ noun [U] (from Japanese) traditional Japanese theatre, in which songs, dance and mime are performed by men歌舞伎（:日未传统剧种，由桌手

表演）

kaffee-klatsch /'kaefeiklaetj/ noun {NAmE, from German) a social event at which people drink coffee

咖啡i派对；咖啡叙谈会

Kaffir /'kaef0(r)/ noun (taboo, slang) a very offensive word for a black African卡菲尔人（对非洲黑人的一种

蔑称）

kaffiyeh =KEFFIYEH

kafir /'kaefia(r); NAmE 'kaefar/ noun a word used by Muslims to refer to a person who is not a Muslim, that can be ccmsidered offensive 卡_尔.（穆斯林对非$斯兰

教教徒的称呼，含侮慢意)

Kaf-ka-esque /.kaefka'esk/ adj. used to describe a situ­ation that is confusing and frightening, especially one involving complicated official rules and systems that do not seem to make any sense卡夫卡,,式的；恐怖而:怪诞 的：My attempt to get a new passport turned into. a Kafkaesque nightmare.我试图申请新护照的过程变成了 -场官样文章的噩梦。nmwikM From the name of the Czech writer Franz Kafka, whose novels often describe situations like this.源自捷克作，家弗朗兹•卡夫卡 (Kafka)的名字，他的小说经常描写此类情景。 kaftan (also caftan) /'kaeftaen/ noun 1 a long loose piece of clothing, usually with a belt at the waist, worn by men in Arab countries (男式束腰带）阿拉伯长袍 2 a woman’s long loose dress with long wide, sleeves 宽木长袖女袍 kagoul = CAGOULE

ka-huna /ka'huina/ noun (NAmE, informal) an important person; the person in charge 要入；-與责人 kai /kai/ now/? (A/Zf，food 食物 kai-ser /'kaiz0(r)/ noun (from German) T Kaiser (in the past) a ruler of Germany, of Austria, or of the Holy Roman Empire (旧时德国、奧地利或神圣罗马帝国節） 皇帝：iCaiser WiWid'm 威廉皇帝 2 (also ’kaiser roll) (AMa crisp bread roll王舍松脆小面包 kajal /'kAd3al/ noun [y] a type of black make-up used by S Asian women, that is put around the edge of the eyes to make them more noticeable and attractive (南並女 子用的）黑色眼影，灯黑

[1105  karate

Ka.lash.ni.kov /ka'laeJmkDf; -k：):f/ now? a type of rifle (== a long gun) that can fire bullets very quickly 卡拉什尼科夫步枪（或冲锋枪） kale /keil/ noun [U] (NAmE also 'collard greens [pi.]) a dark green vegetable like a cabbage 羽衣甘蓝 kal-eidoscope /ke'laidaskaup; NAmE -skoup/ noun 1 [C] a toy consisting of a tube that you look through with loose pieces of coloured glass and mirrors at the end. When the tube is turned, the pieces erf glass move and form different patterns.』万花筒 2 [sing.] a situation， pattern, etc. containing a lot of different parts that are always changing (形势、图案等的）手变万化，瞬息万 ^ ► kal-eido-scop-ic /ka.laide'skDpk; NAmE -'skarpik/ adj.

ka-meez /ka'mkz/ noun {pi. ka-meez or ka-meezes) a piece of clothing like a long shirt worn by many people from S Asia克米兹（许多南亚人穿的及长袍） —picture o sal war

kamikaze /.kaemi'kaizi/ adj. [only before noun] (from Japanese) used to describe the way soldiers attack the enemy, knowing that they too will be killed ‘（'A向敌人进 攻的i■式）神风队的，自杀性的：a ?camifcaze piZot/ attack神风队飞行员；自杀性攻击◊ (//^wraf/ve) He made a kamikaze run across three lanes of trajfic.

冲过了三条车道。BEEI suicidal kanga = khanga

kan-ga-roo /.kaerjga'ru:/ noun {pi. -oos) (also informal roo) a large Australian animal with a strong tail and back legs, that moves by jumping. The female carries its young in a pocket of skin (called a pouch) on the front of its body.袋鼠（产于i大利亚）一picture o PAGE R28

.kangaroo 'court noun {disapproving) an illegal court that punishes people unfairly 金鼠法M (不公正的非法

法^打私设的公堂

kanji /'kaend3i; 'ka:n-/ noun [U, C] (pi. kanji) (from Japanese) a Japanese system of writing based on Chinese symbols, called characters; a symbol in this system (日语中的）汊字体系；日本汉字』

Kan-nada /'kaBnada/ (also Kan-ar-ese /.kaena'riiz/) noun [U] a language spoken in Karnataka in SW India 叙纳达 语，建那陀语，卡纳拉语（印度西南部卡纳塔克邦语言） kanzu /'kaenzu:/ noun (in E Africa) a long loose piece of outer clothing made from white cloth and worn by men 康祖i长袍(东非男子穿的白色宽大长外套） kao-lin /'keialin/ (also .china 'day) noun [U] a type of fine white clay used in some medicines and in making porcelain for cups, plates, eteV 髙岭土；瓷土' kapok /'keipok; NAmE -pa:k/ noun [U] a soft white material used for filling cushions, .soft toys, etc•木棉 Ka.posPs sarcoma /ka.psusiz sai'kauma; NAmE ka.pousiz sair'kouma/ noun [Uj a form of cancer that usually affects people whose immune systems are damaged, for example by AIDS原发ft多发爸素出血性 肉瘤，.卡波西氏肉瘤（多见于免疫系统受损者） kappa /'kaepa/ noun the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet (K，k)希腊字母表的第10个字母 kaput /ka'put/ adj. [not before noun] {informal) not working correctly; broken 运转不正常；坏；完蛋：.The truck’s fcaput.卡•环 了。

kara-|^in-er /.kaera'biins^)/ noun a metal ring that can open to allow a rope to pass through, used by rock climbers to ■ attach themselves safely to things ■(登山 者使用的）穿索铁锁，岩钉钢环 kara>oke /.kaeri'aoki; NAmE -'ouki/ noun [U] (from Japanese) a type of entertainment in which a machine plays only the music of popular songs so that people can sing the words themselves 卡拉.OK: a karaoke machine/night/bar + 拉 OK 机 /之夜 / 酒吧 karat (AMmf) = carat(2)

karate /k9'ra:ti/ noun [U] a Japanese system of fighting in which you use your hands and feet as weapons..空手 道：a karate chop (= a blow with the side of the hand)

空手道的掌侧劈