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单词 kite-marks
释义

kite1 /kīt/

noun
  1. A long-tailed bird of prey of the hawk family (Accipitridae)
  2. A rapacious person
  3. A light frame covered with paper or cloth for flying in the air
  4. A more complicated structure built of boxes (box kite), often for carrying recording instruments or a person in the air
  5. A light additional sail, usu set high up
  6. A rumour or suggestion given out to see how the wind blows, test public opinion, etc
  7. An accommodation bill, esp a mere paper credit
  8. An aircraft (RAF sl)
transitive verb
  1. To cause to fly like a kite
  2. To write (a cheque) before one has sufficient money in one's bank to cover it (informal)
intransitive verb
  1. To fly like a kite
  2. To rise sharply
ORIGIN: OE cyta; cf Welsh cud, Breton kidel a hawk

kitˈing noun

Kite-flying

kiteˈ-balloon noun

An observation-balloon designed on the principle of the kite to prevent revolving, etc

kiteˈboarder or kiteˈsurfer noun

kiteˈboarding or kiteˈsurfing noun

The sport of being propelled over water by a large kite while standing upright on a specially designed surfboard (kiteˈboard)

kiteˈ-flyer noun

A person who takes part in kite-flying

kiteˈ-flying noun

  1. Sending up and controlling a kite
  2. The juggling of cheques between accounts so as to create a sham balance of funds on which to draw
  3. Testing public opinion by circulating rumours, etc

Kite mark, Kiteˈmark or kiteˈ-mark noun

A kite-shaped mark on goods indicating conformity in quality, size, etc, with the specifications of the British Standards Institution

kiteˈ-marked adjective

Bearing this mark

kiteˈsurfing see kiteboarding above.

fly a kite

To take part in kite-flying (qv above)

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