kil ter /'kilta(r)/ noun [Uj HST71 out of 'kilter 1 not agreeing with or
the same as sth else (*£.•■■ ) ft—-Wt, A ft: His views are out of
kilter with world opinion, ffe W$L£-ftft:AWIr}£A—Sfco
2 no longer continuing or working in the normal way A IE#; : Long flights
throw my sleeping pattern
out of kilter for days.
kimono (0*)fnJIR
ki mono /ki’maunau; NAmE ki’mounoo/ noun {pi. ^os) (from Japanese) a traditional Japanese
piece of clothing like a long loose dress with wide sleeves, worn on formal
occasions; a dressing gown or robe in this style ( 0 AW ) *UR; MAM# kin /kin/ noun [pi.] (old-fashioned or formal) your family or your
relatives ( ) ffcJS, — compare
kindred n.{ 1) — see also next of kin H7T771 see kith kinaesthesia (NAmE kinesthesia) /.kinas'Giizia; ,kain-; NAmE ,kin0s'0i:30/ noun [U] (biology A) knowledge of the
position and movement of parts of your body, which comes from sense organs in
the muscles and joints tjjjfc
kind (Hr /kaind/ noun, adj.
m noun [C, U] a group of people
or things that are the same in some way; a particular variety or type ft ^ W A ( three kinds of cakes/cake
o music of all/various/different
kinds W /
Aftft’^cWW&O
Exercises
of this kind are very popular.
o What kind of house do you
live in ? f± W M A H ®P - # ? 0 They sell all kinds of
things, fiif] ® o 0 The school is the
first of its kind in
hff o 0 She isn’t that kind
of girl. M A Hi HP # ^ H W
ft
ftAo o The regions differ in
size, but not in kind. KAA##, fSI^SIffifto 0 I need to buy paper
and pencils, that kind of thing.
$ w W- ft ft in ^ -£ 31W
ft
0 0
o I’ll
never have that kind of money (= as much money as
that), ftytxift&ftffl/gtfj&c 0 (formal) Would you
like a drink of some kind?
TBTkfil in 'kind 1 (of a payment A#)
consisting of goods or services, not money IA#2%A!#; U18&; tU B $r ft ft 2 (formal) with the same thing
tUft#WA?& (
) : She insulted him and
he responded in kind. 4fef^ mi ffe, a
'kind of
(informal) used to show that sth
you are saying is not exact ( lift, HW: I had a kind of
feeling this might happen. ft
ft H
Wffo 'kind of (informal) (also 'kinda) slightly; in some ways
#1 Wt:
ftjlfr; W’iiUL:
That
made me feel kind of stupid. {£ ft B f 'J ftM J L M £„ o I like him, kind of. ft
ft & JLH$f&o nothing of the kind/'sort used to emphasize that the situation is
very different from what has been said ( 3WtiiftWAAftft
)
A API: ‘I was
terrible!’ ‘You were nothing
of the kind.’ “ ft M f® iS
Jl ”, “f^AAPVr of a kind 1 (disapproving) not as good as it could be ftfe^W, 'tfeftft;£ ( A#flAJSZA‘ WfP £,£F ) : You’re making progress
of a kind, JiTftMftWo
2 very similar [W]-AW; Af^W: They’re two of a kind—both workaholics! jfe
fH ffi — A
W - IPJiXf^SE! one of a 'kind the only one like
this A—; &■# mm unique : My father was one
of a kind—I’ll never be like
him. ft ft
i&A/EftfikWo
something
of the/that kind something
like what has been said ( ) AMW^^J:
‘He’s resigning. ’ ‘I’d suspected something of the
kind. ’
“ffe
mmio ” “umi'j^&JlwAo ”
madj. (kind er, kind est) 1 ~ (to sb/sth) | ~ (of sb) (to do sth)
caring about others; gentle, friendly and generous
W W; M ft W
; A £T W; a very kind and
helpful person Kr^ttW/ffAoa kind heart/,face As SUWI#oa kind
action/gesture/comment A £iF Wfx A / / if ifc 0 kind to animals 0 You’ve
been very kind. f^Ji^iftlfeAilL
o
It
was really kind of you to help me. W
ft, ft A^ M T 0 o (figurative)
Soft water is kinder to your hair.
A o 0 (figurative) The weather was very
kind to us. % ft ItS'Ao 0 (formal) Thank you for your kind
invitation. S Hi W- W IS 'Iff if o o (formal) ‘Do have another.’ ‘That’s very kind of
you
(= thank you).’
ft o ” “ A it if % T o ” rrm unkind 2 (formal) used to make a polite request or
give an order ( §ftif pp A ) : Would you be kind
enough to close the window? it JEW ?
— see also kindly, kindness
GRAMMAR
POINT
kind ♦ sort
■
Use the singular ( kind/sort) or plural ( kinds/sorts) depending on the word
you use before them.
» ( kind/sort ) £» (
kinds/sorts ) ^vAAAfjW
is]; each/one/every kind of animal #—# / — # / ft o all/many/other sorts of animals FJf ft /
■
Kind/sort of is followed by a singular or uncountable noun. * kind/sort of
ft^^ifi]: This kind of question often appears in the
exam. &AIpJ£S£:o That sort of behaviour is not acceptable. # W ft A Ji A ft
#W„
■
Kinds/sorts of is followed by a plural or
uncountable noun. * kinds/sorts of i^^
W ^ is]: These kinds
of questions often appear
in the exam.&fimmft^^ M # tb M 0 ^ o These
sorts of behaviour are not acceptable.
ftiTW0
■
Other variations are possible but less
common,
mft%msw, These kinds of
question often appear in the exam.
A # t±J M o o These
sort of things don’t happen in real life. o (This
example is very informal and is
considered incorrect by some people, iitftl A ,
ft AiA A A
iElo )
■
Note also that these examples are
possible, especially in spoken English.
A^in P in A ft iiliill: The shelf was full of the sort of books I like to read.
ft0 o He faced the same kind of
problems as
his
predecessor. fEffillfiS-^ftfeWMff
I^WlftSo o There
are many different sorts of animal on the island. &]JiftiiI&ftfi}ffi^tf}£j)y'Jo
o What kind of camera is this? o What
kind/kinds of cameras do you sell? fM
]H®P# / iP® S-iftWMffiffl? o There were three kinds of cakes/
cake on
the plate. tTEtH#!!,,
kin der /'kind0(r)/ noun (AustralE, informal) = kindergarten