| 单词 | kind |
| 释义 | kind (once / 14 pages) 1adj 2n A helpful and considerate nature can be described as kind. It is kind of someone to volunteer to rake their elderly neighbor's leaves in the fall. As a noun, kind refers to the variety or specific type of something. The adjective kind also describes showing sympathy or giving comfort. If someone's feelings are hurt, a kind word can go a long way to making that person feel better. When kind means "type," you might talk about a kind of cake — chocolate or vanilla — or a kind of person who likes to live alone. If you are kind of interested in something, you are only partially interested in it. WORD FAMILYkind: kinder, kindest, kindly, kindness, kinds, unkind+/kindliness: kindlinesses/kindly: kindlier, kindliest, kindlily, kindliness/kindness: kindnesses/unkind: unkinder, unkindest, unkindly, unkindness/unkindly: unkindlily/unkindness: unkindnesses USAGE EXAMPLESThis was more a story of resilience, of surviving a nightmarish third quarter and finding some kind of resolve in the closing minutes. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) “We need to understand what is collected and be transparent. We need some kind of oversight in place before the line gets pushed too far.” Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) To read Trump’s win as some kind of sweeping victory for conservatism would be absurd. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adj having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior kind to sick patients a kind master kind words showing understanding and sympathy thanked her for her kind letter Syn|Ant benign, benignant pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence considerateshowing concern for the rights and feelings of others good-naturedhaving an easygoing and cheerful disposition softcompassionate and kind; conciliatory benignant, graciouscharacterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects benignkindness of disposition or manner benevolent, charitable, good-hearted, kindly, large-hearted, openhearted, sympatheticshowing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity gentlehaving or showing a kindly or tender nature kind-hearted, kindheartedhaving or proceeding from an innately kind disposition mercifulshowing or giving mercy unkind lacking kindness malignevil or harmful in nature or influence cutting, edged, stinging(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character harsh, roughunkind or cruel or uncivil hurtfulcausing hurt unkindly, unsympatheticlacking in sympathy and kindness merciless, unmercifulhaving or showing no mercy 2adj tolerant and forgiving under provocation our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke Syn tolerant forgiving inclined or able to forgive and show mercy 3adj agreeable, conducive to comfort 2a dry climate kind to asthmatics hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet Syn genial hospitable favorable to life and growth n a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality what kinds of desserts are there? Syn|Hypo|Hyper form, sort, variety description sort or variety typea subdivision of a particular kind of thing antitypean opposite or contrasting type art form(architecture) a form of artistic expression (such as writing or painting or architecture) stylea particular kind (as to appearance) flavor, flavour(physics) the six kinds of quarks color, colour(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction speciesa specific kind of something genusa general kind of something brand, makea recognizable kind genrea kind of literary or artistic work ilk, likea kind of person mannera kind modela type of product stripea kind or category like, the like, the likes ofa similar kind breeda special type naturea particular type of thing edition, variant, variation, versionsomething a little different from others of the same type architectural style, style of architecture, type of architecturearchitecture as a kind of art form charm(physics) one of the six flavors of quark strangeness(physics) one of the six flavors of quark sonata forma musical form having 3 sections -- exposition and development and recapitulation; characteristic of 1st movement of a sonata or symphony category a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme |
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