kite
英 [kaɪt]
美[kaɪt]
- n. 风筝
- vi. 使用空头支票；象风筝一样飞；轻快地移动
- vt. 骗钱；涂改（支票）
- n. (Kite)人名；(塞)基特；(英)凯特
词态变化
复数: kites;第三人称单数: kites;过去式: kited;过去分词: kited;现在分词: kiting;
中文词源
kite 风筝，鸢，放鸽子，伪造支票
来自古英语cyta,鹰，鸢，拟声词，模仿这种鸟的叫声，引申词义风筝，因飞翔的风筝如雄鹰展翅而得名。后用于习语go fly a kite,放风筝，放某人的鸽子，引申词义欺骗，伪造支票等。
英英释意
- 1. a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
- 2. a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float
- 3. plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string
- 4. any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
英文词源
- kite (n.)
- bird of prey (Milvus ictinus), Old English cyta "kind of hawk," probably imitative of its cries (compare ciegan "to call," German Kauz "screech owl"). The toy kite first so-called 1660s, from its way of hovering in the air like a bird. The dismissive invitation to go fly a kite is attested by 1942, American English, probably tracing to the popular song of the same name (lyrics by Johnny Burke), sung by Bing Crosby in "The Star Maker" (1939):
Go fly a kite and tie your troubles to the tail
They'll be blown away by a merry gale,
Go fly a kite and toss your worries to the wind
And they won't come back, they'll be too chagrined. - kite (v.)
- "write a fictitious check," 1839, American English, from 1805 phrase fly a kite "raise money by issuing commercial paper on nonexistent funds;" see kite (n.). Related: Kited; kiting.
考试真题
- With such a grand history, kite flying is sure to remain an entertaining and popular sport.
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- These first kites were probably made of wood.
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- The kite has been linked to great names and events.
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- Marco Polo may have brought the kite back from his visit to China.
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- Leo, why do you say English will become the world language? Hello, yes? No one knows for sure just how old kites are.
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- Legend tells of one general who flew musical kites over the enemy’s camp.
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- In fact, they’ve been in use for centuries.25 centuries ago, kites were well-known in China.
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- He tied a metal key and a strip of silk to the kite line.
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- He flew the kite in a storm.
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- For instance, Benjamin Franklin used a kite to prove that lightning is electricity.
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- Early kites were built for certain uses.
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- By the 15th century, many people flew kites in Europe.
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- Every year, whoever makes the most beautiful kite will win a prize in the kite festival.
2017年高考英语北京卷 单项填空 原文
词组搭配
(as) high as a kite
(informal)intoxicated with drugs or alcohol
(非正式)被毒品麻醉；喝醉
实用场景例句
- to fly a kite
- 放风筝
牛津词典
- to kite checks
- 用支票诈骗
牛津词典
- check kiting
- 支票作弊
牛津词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Your kite looks like bird.
- 你的风筝看起来像一只鸟.
期刊摘选
- Oh. It's a kite, says Danny a little unhappily.
- 丹尼有一点不太高兴地说:“哦, 是一个风筝. ”
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- My mother and I use colored pencils in kite on a large bird.
- 我和母亲用彩色铅笔在风筝上画了一只大鸟.
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- Kite : I believe in you, of course . but we are only trial marriage.
- 我当然相信你, 但是我们仅仅是试婚.
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- Was the kite broken?
- 风筝破了 吗 ?
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- Is he making a model plane? No, he isn't. He is making a kite.
- 他正在做模型飞机 吗 ?不, 他不在. 他正在做风筝.
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- A boy is flying a kite in the piazza.
- 一个小男孩在阳台上放风筝.
《简明英汉词典》
- The kite flies upward in the sky with the wind.
- 风筝顺风而上,很快就飞升到了空中.
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- Weifang is nated for its international Kite Festival every year.
- 潍坊每年举行的风筝节很有名.
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- I can fly a kite.
- 我会放风筝.
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- My brother is flying a kite in the park.
- 我的弟弟在公园里放风筝.
《简明英汉词典》
- This is my kite. What colour is it? Guess.
- 这是我的风筝. 它是什么颜色? 猜.
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- A kite dangles from a telephone wire.
- 一只风筝悬挂在电话线上晃来晃去.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- A kite was flying in the air at the end of a long string.
- 风筝被绑在一根长线的尾端,飞翔在空中.
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- I got a new kite shaped like a diamond with a long tail.
- 我得到一个新的风筝,形状像一颗有长尾巴的钻石.
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- Bill made a kite at school yesterday.
- 比尔昨天在学校里制作了一个风筝.
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- This makes the kite incredibly stable.
- 这使风筝难以置信地稳定.
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- Build the frame of the kite by making a small cross of two pieces of lightwood.
- 用两根很轻的小木条做成一个小十字架,这样做成风筝的框架.
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- Flying a kite is great fun.
- 放风筝是件有趣的事.
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- Imagination is the highest kite that one can fly.
- 想象力是飞得最高的风筝.
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- A kite will never be a good hawk.
- 鸢永不会变成隼.
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- Some members of the government flew a kite about wage control on television.
- 几位政府官员发表电视讲话,试探公众对工资管制的反应.
《简明英汉词典》
- I wouldn't take what he said seriously; he was only flying a kite.
- 我根本不把他说的当回事, 他只是试探试探罢了.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The girl let the kite fly to the sky by paying out the string.
- 小姑娘放绳让风筝飞上天.
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