单词 | kite |
释义 | kite (kīt) n. 1. a. A light framework covered with cloth, plastic, or paper, designed to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string or multiple lines, especially for recreation. b. A parafoil flown in a similar manner for recreation. c. A power kite. 2. A quadrilateral with two distinct pairs of congruent, adjacent sides. Also called deltoid. 3. Any of the light sails of a ship that are used only in a light wind. 4. Any of various graceful predatory birds of the family Accipitridae, having long pointed wings and often a forked tail. 5. An instance of check kiting. v. kit·ed, kit·ing, kites v.intr. 1. To fly like a kite; soar or glide. 2. To get money or credit with a kite. v.tr. To use (a check) in furtherance of a check kiting scheme. [Middle English, bird of prey, from Old English cȳta.] kiteIn kite ABCD, AB = AD and CB = CD. |
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