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Kite N Count Phrase Putting Ideas People High 英[Kaɪt

单词 kite
音标
英[kaɪt] 美[kaɪt]
解释
n.风筝;鸢(猛禽);空头支票;光棍;vt.涂改(支票);使上涨;上升;vi.使用空头支票;轻快地移动;
例句

N-COUNT
风筝
A kite is an object, usually used as a toy, which is flown in the air. It consists of a light frame covered with paper or cloth and has a long string attached which you hold while the kite is flying.

N-COUNT
鸢(一种猛禽)
A kite is a bird of prey which hunts and kills small animals for food.

PHRASE
试探舆论(或反应)
If you say that someone is flying a kite, you are critical of them for putting forward new ideas just to see how people react, rather than with the intention of putting those ideas into practice.
例:The Government flies these kites of disinformation, then people feel grateful when the changes don't happen.政府故意放出这些虚假消息来试探舆论,而当其中提到的改变并未出现时,老百姓便会心怀感激。

PHRASE
极度兴奋的;被酒精(或毒品)麻醉的
If you say that someone is as high as a kite, you mean that they are very excited or that they are greatly affected by alcohol or drugs.
例:I felt so strange on the steroid injections. I was as high as a kite some of the time.注射类固醇后我感觉很奇特。我有时会极度兴奋。
变形
third:kites~done:kited~pl:kites~ing:kiting~past:kited~

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