This flashcard provides multiple definitions and uses for the word "kid". It can refer to a child, a young person, or a young goat. As a verb, "kid" means to joke, tease, or deceive someone. It can also be used as an adjective to describe something or someone younger, as in "kid sister".
This flashcard provides multiple definitions and uses for the word "kid". It can refer to a child, a young person, or a young goat. As a verb, "kid" means to joke, tease, or deceive someone. It can also be used as an adjective to describe something or someone younger, as in "kid sister".
[N-COUNT 可数名词]小孩 You can refer to a child as a kid .
[INFORMAL 非正式]
They've got three kids...
他们有3个孩子。
All the kids in my class could read.
我们班所有的孩子都能阅读。
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[N-COUNT; N-VOC 可数名词;称呼名词]青少年 Young people who are no longer children are sometimes referred to as kids .
[INFORMAL 非正式]
There were gangs of kids on motorbikes roaming around...
过去有成群结队的年轻人骑着摩托车四处游荡。
That's a lot for a kid of 22 to cope with.
那对一个22岁的年轻人来说是够难应付的。
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[ADJ 形容词]年幼的 You can refer to your younger brother as your kid brother and your younger sister as your kid sister.
[ADJ n]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
My kid sister woke up and started crying.
我妹妹醒了,哭了起来。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]小山羊 A kid is a young goat.
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[VERB 动词]开玩笑 If you are kidding, you are saying something that is not really true, as a joke.
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[INFORMAL 非正式]
I'm not kidding, Frank. There's a cow out there, just standing around...
我没有开玩笑,弗兰克。外面有一头母牛,就站在附近。
I'm just kidding...
我只是开玩笑。
Are you sure you're not kidding me?
你确定不是在和我开玩笑吗?
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[VERB 动词]戏弄;逗惹 If you kid someone, you tease them.
[V n]
[V n about -ing/n]
He liked to kid Ingrid a lot...
他很喜欢捉弄英格丽德。
He used to kid me about being chubby.
他过去常取笑我胖。
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[VERB 动词]欺骗;哄骗 If people kid themselves, they allow themselves to believe something that is not true because they wish that it was true.
[V pron-refl]
[V pron-refl that]
We're kidding ourselves, Bill. We're not winning, we're not even doing well...
我们在自己骗自己,比尔。我们没有赢,我们甚至都没有发挥好。
I could kid myself that you did this for me, but it would be a lie.
我可以欺骗自己你这样做是为了我,但那终究是谎言。
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[CONVENTION 惯用语](强调所说的是真实的或是认真的)真的,不是开玩笑 You can say 'No kidding' to emphasize that what you are saying is true, or that you mean it.
[emphasis]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
I'm scared. No kidding, really.
我很害怕。不是开玩笑,真的。
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[CONVENTION 惯用语](表示感兴趣或惊讶)真的吗? You can say 'No kidding?' to show that you are interested or surprised when someone tells you something.
[feelings]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
'We won.' — 'No kidding?'
“我们赢了。”——“真的吗?”
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[PHRASE 短语](表示认为某人所言极为荒唐或完全是假的)你一定是在开玩笑 You can say 'you've got to be kidding' or 'you must be kidding' to someone if they have said something that you think is ridiculous or completely untrue.
[V inflects]
[feelings]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
You've got to be kidding! I can't live here!...
你在开玩笑吧!我不可能住这儿!
'He's a mild inoffensive man isn't he? — Oh you've gotta be kidding.'
“他是个温和、没有恶意的人,不是吗?”——“啊,你不是开玩笑吧。”
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[PHRASE 短语](表示认为某人不够真诚或不相信某人所言)她骗谁啊?/他想骗谁啊? You can say 'who is she kidding?' or 'who is he trying to kid?' if you think it is obvious that someone is not being sincere and does not mean what they say.
[V inflects]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
She played the role of a meek, innocent, shy girl. I don't know who she was trying to kid...
她装作一个温顺、天真、害羞的女孩。真不知道她想骗谁。
'Maybe tomorrow will be better,' I said, hanging up. 'Who am I kidding?' I told Wolfe. 'Tomorrow will be more of the same.'
“也许明天会更好,”我说着挂断了电话。“我在骗谁啊?”我对沃尔夫说。“明天还是一个样。”
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kid★/kɪd; NAmEkɪd/
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kidkidskiddedkiddingnoun★1★[countable ]( informal) a child or young person 小孩;年轻人◆A bunch of kids were hanging around outside.一群年轻人在外面到处游逛。◆a kid of 15*15 岁的年轻人 ◆She's a bright kid.她是个聪明孩子。◆How are the kids (= your children)?孩子们好吗?◆Do you have any kids?你有孩子吗?HELPKidis much more common than childin informal and spoken NAmE.在非正式场合和美式英语口语中 kid 远比 child 常见。☞collocationsat
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2[countable ]a young goat小山羊3[uncountable ]soft leather made from the skin of a young goat小山羊皮革IDIOMShandle/treat, etc. sb with kid ˈglovesto deal with sb in a very careful way so that you do not offend or upset them 小心应付某人ˈkids' stuff( BrE) (NAmEˈkid stuff)something that is so easy to do or understand that it is thought to be not very serious or only suitable for children 极容易的事;“小儿科”;小孩子都懂得的道理☞more at
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verb(-dd-)( informal) 1[intransitive , transitive ]( usually used in the progressive tenses 通常用于进行时) to tell sb sth that is not true, especially as a joke 戏弄;开玩笑SYN
joke
◆I thought he was kidding when he said he was going out with a rock star.他说他在与一位摇滚乐歌星谈恋爱,我还以为他在开玩笑呢。◆I didn't mean it. I was only kidding.我并没有这个意思,我只是开开玩笑而已。kidsb ◆I'm not kidding you. It does work.我不是戏弄你,那的确有效。2[transitive ]to allow sb/yourself to believe sth that is not true 欺骗;哄骗SYN
deceive
kidsb/yourself ◆They're kidding themselves if they think it's going to be easy.如果他们认为这会很容易,那是自己欺骗自己。kidsb/yourself (that)… ◆I tried to kid myself (that) everything was normal.我试图让自己相信一切都正常。IDIOMSˌno ˈkidding( informal) 1used to emphasize that sth is true or that you agree with sth that sb has just said (强调是真实的或同意别人刚说过的话)真的,可不是◆‘It's cold!’ ‘No kidding!’“天气真冷!”“可不是!”2used to show that you mean what you are saying (表示认真)不是开玩笑,我说的是真的◆I want the money back tomorrow. No kidding.我希望明天钱就能退回来。这可不是开玩笑。you're ˈkidding | you must be ˈkidding( informal) used to show that you are very surprised at sth that sb has just said (对对方刚说过的话感到非常惊奇)你是在开玩笑吧PHRASAL VERBˌkid aˈround( especially NAmE) to behave in a silly way 做傻事;装傻相adjective~ sister/brother( informal) ( especially NAmE) a person's younger sister/brother 妹妹;弟弟kid/kɪd; NAmEkɪd/
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kid2 verb
kid3 adjective
kidkid1 /kɪd/ ●●●S1W2 noun
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1[countable] informal a child: She’d always loved animals since she was a little kid. He’s married with three kids. A neighbor volunteered to keep an eye on the kids (=their children or the children they are responsible for).► see thesaurus at
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RegisterKid is informal. For formal or written styles use child:· Research suggests that children from abusive families are likely to repeat violent behaviour.2[countable] informal a young person: college kids3[countable usually singular] used by adults to address a person who is younger than them: Hey kid, come here.4kid’s stuff (also kid stuff American English) something that is too easy or boring: Pokémon? Oh boy, that is kid stuff!5a)[countable] a young goatb)[uncountable] very soft leather made from the skin of a young goat: a pair of white kid boots6kid gloves a way of treating someone kindly and carefully because they easily become upsettreat/handle somebody with kid gloves I want you to treat Hayley with kid gloves today. She’s still upset about her father.
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kidkid2 ●●○ verb (past tense and past participle kidded, present participle kidding) informal
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1[intransitive, transitive] to say something that is not true, especially as a jokeSYN jokejust/only kidding Don’t get mad – I was only kidding.2[transitive] to make jokes or say funny things about someone in a friendly waySYN teasekid somebody about something We were kidding Mom about being a grandmother.kid somebody (that) My friends kidded me that my gear would fill the car.3no kidding?/are you kidding?/you’re kidding spoken used when you are so surprised by what someone has told you that you do not completely believe them: Carlotta’s 39? No kidding?4no kidding spokena)used to say that you understand and agree with what someone has just said: ‘That girl has some major problems.’ ‘Yeah, no kidding.’b)used to emphasize a threat or that you are telling the truth: If you break that thing, you’ll be grounded for a week – no kidding. And then he saw us and – no kidding – he asked us if we wanted a ride.5[transitive] to let yourself believe something that is untrue or unlikelykid yourself (that) Don’t kid yourself he’ll ever change. We thought we could change the world. Just who were we trying to kid?6I kid you not spoken used to emphasize that you are telling the truth—kidding noun [uncountable]kid around phrasal verbto behave in a silly way: Stop kidding around and listen.
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kid sister/brother especially American English informal your kid sister or brother is younger than you areSYN little sister/brother British English