| 释义 |
kittykit‧ty /ˈkɪti/ noun (plural kitties) [countable]   kittyOrigin: 1-2 1800-1900 kit3 1700-1800 kitten - Here, kitty, nice kitty.
- The funds go into the kitty, to be used for special school projects.
money that is collected for a purpose► fund a large sum of money that is collected and kept, especially so that it can be used by a particular group of people who need it: · There's a special fund you can apply to, that pays for blind students to go to university.· If I'm successful in raising over £500, those funds will go to the Bible School.£400/$30,000 etc in funds: · A total of $5,800 in church funds has been used to provide assistance to local people.set up a fund: · They used this money to set up a fund for the refugees.raise funds: · The event was held to raise funds to promote AIDS awareness among young gays.· The hand-sewn quilts will be sold at a Christmas Craft Fair to raise funds for the arts project.appeal fund (=a special fund that is set up to help someone who is ill, needs special help etc): · Supporters have set up an appeal fund to help Peter fight the case.· Tell us, Gillian, how much do you have in the appeal fund now?slush fund (=money that has been obtained secretly and illegally, and that is used for illegal purposes): · He is on trial for accepting kickbacks from business moguls to build his slush fund. ► kitty/pot informal a small sum of money that is collected from all the people in a group and used to buy their food or drinks, pay their bills etc: · "Are we having takeout tonight?" "Depends how much is in the pot."· Do you all just put a bit in the kitty each week for basics?· There's nothing in the kitty, so if anyone wants another drink they'll have to get it themselves. ► Cardsace, nounbaccarat, nounbid, nounblackjack, nounbridge, nouncanasta, nouncard, nouncard table, nouncontract bridge, nouncourt card, nouncrib, nouncribbage, nouncut, verbdeal, noundeal, verbdealer, noundeck, noundiscard, verbdiscard, noundummy, nounface card, nounflush, nounfull house, noungin rummy, noungrand slam, nounhand, nounjack, nounjoker, nounking, nounkitty, nounknave, nounlead, verboverbid, verbpack, nounpatience, nounpicture card, nounplaying card, nounpoker, nounpontoon, nounqueen, nounraise, verbrubber, nounrummy, nounrun, nounshuffle, verbshuffle, nounsnap, nounsnap, interjectionsolitaire, nounspade, nounstrip poker, nounsuit, nountrick, nountrump, nountrump, verbtwenty-one, nounwhist, nounwild, adjectivewild card, noun 1[usually singular] the money that people have collected for a particular purpose:  How much money is there left in the kitty?2[usually singular] the money that the winner of a game of cards receives3a word for a cat, used especially by children |