kid
noun
verb
adj
kɪd
noun
1
a
child
[非正式] 小孩，儿童
C | informal
She’d
always
loved
animals
since
she
was
a
little
kid
.
她从小就喜爱动物。
He’s
married
with
three
kids.
他已婚，有三个小孩。
A
neighbor
volunteered
to
keep
an
eye
on
the
kids
(=their
children
or
the
children
they
are
responsible
for)
.
一位邻居主动来照看这些小孩子。
2
a
young
person
[非正式] 年轻人
C | informal
college
kids
大学生
3
used
by
adults
to
address
a
person
who
is
younger
than
them
年轻人〔成年人用以称呼年纪比其小的人〕
C usually singular 一般用单数
Hey
kid,
come
here.
喂，年轻人，到这儿来。
4
kid’s stuff kid stuff
also
又作
something
that
is
too
easy
or
boring
轻而易举的事情; 单调乏味的事
AmE
Pokemon?
Oh
boy,
that
is
kid
stuff!
《宠物小精灵》？得了吧，幼稚的电影！
5
a.
a
young
goat
b.
very
soft
leather
made
from
the
skin
of
a
young
goat
小山羊皮革
C U
a
pair
of
white
kid
boots
一双白色的小山羊皮靴子
6
kid gloves
a
way
of
treating
someone
kindly
and
carefully
because
they
easily
become
upset
〔对待易生气者〕小心谨慎
treat/handle
sb
with
kid
gloves
I
want
you
to
treat
Hayley
with
kid
gloves
today.
She’s
still
upset
about
her
father.
我希望你今天对海利的态度谨慎些，她还在为她父亲感到心烦。
verb
7
to
say
something
that
is
not
true,
especially
as
a
joke
（拿…）开玩笑;
I,T
just/only
kidding
Don’t
get
mad,
I
was
only
kidding.
别生气，我只不过是开玩笑。
8
to
make
jokes
or
say
funny
things
about
someone
in
a
friendly
way
戏弄; 取笑;
T
kid
sb
about
sth
We
were
kidding
Mom
about
being
a
grandmother.
我们逗妈妈说她要做祖母了。
kid
sb
(that)
My
friends
kidded
me
that
my
gear
would
fill
the
car.
我的朋友们取笑我，说我的东西要把车子塞满了。
9
no kidding?/are you kidding?
used
when
you
are
so
surprised
by
what
someone
has
told
you
that
you
do
not
completely
believe
them
[口] 不是开玩笑吧？
spoken
Carlotta’s
39?
No
kidding?
卡洛塔 39 岁了？ 不是开玩笑吧？
10
no kidding
a.
used
to
say
that
you
understand
and
agree
with
what
someone
has
just
said
b.
used
to
emphasize
a
threat
or
that
you
are
telling
the
truth
说真的，不骗你
spoken
‘That
girl
has
some
major
problems.’
‘Yeah,
no
kidding.’
“那女孩有些严重的问题。”“对，没错。”
If
you
break
that
thing,
you’ll
be
grounded
for
a
week
–
no
kidding.
要是你把那东西打破了，就罚你一星期不许出门 — 绝不是开玩笑的。
And
then
he
saw
us
and
–
no
kidding
–
he
asked
us
if
we
wanted
a
ride.
那时他看到了我们，就问我们要不要搭便车，不骗你。
11
to
let
yourself
believe
something
that
is
untrue
or
unlikely
欺骗，哄骗〔自己〕
T
kid
yourself
(that)
Don’t
kid
yourself
he’ll
ever
change.
你别自欺欺人地相信他会改变。
We
thought
we
could
change
the
world.
Just
who
were
we
trying
to
kid
?
我们自以为能够改变世界，这不是自欺欺人吗？
12
I kid you not
used
to
emphasize
that
you
are
telling
the
truth
[口] 跟你说正经的，骗你不是人
spoken
13
to
behave
in
a
silly
way
胡闹
Stop
kidding
around
and
listen.
别胡闹了，听我说。
adj
14
kid sister/brother
your
kid
sister
or
brother
is
younger
than
you
are
[尤美，非正式] 妹妹/弟弟;
kid sister/brotherespecially AmE informal BrE