- 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.
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- n. 种类；
- adj. 和蔼的；宽容的；
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1. be kind to animals/others
对动物友善, 对别人友好
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2. a very kind and helpful person
肯帮忙的好人
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3. three kinds of cakes/cake
三种蛋糕
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4. I like him, kind of.
我有点儿喜欢他。
- kind (adj.) "friendly, deliberately doing good to others," Middle English kinde, from Old English (ge)cynde "natural, native, innate," originally "with the feeling of relatives for each other," from Proto-Germanic *kundi- "natural, native," from *kunjam "family" (see kin), with collective or generalizing prefix *ga- and abstract suffix *-iz. The word rarely appeared in Old English without the prefix, but Old English also had it as a word-forming element -cund "born of, of a particular nature" (see kind (n.)). Sense development probably is from "with natural feelings," to "well-disposed" (c. 1300), "benign, compassionate, loving, full of tenderness" (c. 1300).
- kind (n.) "class, sort, variety," from Old English gecynd "kind, nature, race," related to cynn "family" (see kin), from Proto-Germanic *kundjaz "family, race," from PIE root *gene- "give birth, beget," with derivatives referring to procreation and familial and tribal groups.
kind ★ / kaɪnd ; NAmE kaɪnd / noun , adjective kind kinds kinder kindest noun ★ [countable , uncountable ] a group of people or things that are the same in some way; a particular variety or type 同类的人（或事物）；种类 ◆ three kinds of cakes/cake 三种蛋糕 ◆ music of all/various/different kinds 各种类型的╱不同种类的音乐 ◆ Exercises of this kind are very popular. 这种体育活动非常流行。 ◆ What kind of house do you live in? 你住的房子是哪一种？ ◆ They sell all kinds of things. 他们出售各种各样的东西。 ◆ The school is the first of its kindin Britain. 这是英国同类学校中最早的一所。 ◆ She isn't that kind ofgirl. 她不是那种类型的女孩。 ◆ The regions differ in size, but not in kind. 这些地区大小各异，但类型相同。 ◆ I need to buy paper and pencils, that kind of thing. 我需要买纸和铅笔之类的东西。 ◆ I'll never have that kind ofmoney (= as much money as that). 我永远不会有那么多的钱。 ◆ ( formal) Would you like a drink of some kind? 您想喝点什么吗？ IDIOMS in ˈkind 1 (of a payment 支付 ) consisting of goods or services, not money 以实物支付；以货代款；以服务偿付 2 ( formal) with the same thing 以同样的方法（或手段） ◆ She insulted him and he responded in kind. 她侮辱了他，他也以其人之道还治其人之身。 a ˈkind of ( informal) used to show that sth you are saying is not exact （表示不确切）某种，几分，隐约 ◆ I had a kind of feeling this might happen. 我当时就隐约地感到会出这样的事。 ★ ˈkind of ( informal) ( also ˈkinda / ˈkaɪndə ; NAmE ˈkaɪndə / ) slightly; in some ways 稍微；有几分；有点儿 ◆ That made me feel kind of stupid. 那使我感到有点儿愚蠢。 ◆ I like him, kind of. 我有点儿喜欢他。 nothing of the ˈkind/ˈsort used to emphasize that the situation is very different from what has been said （强调情况与所说的大不相同）决不是那么回事，一点也不，才不哩；没有的事 ◆ ‘I was terrible!’ ‘You were nothing of the kind.’ “我那时糟透了！”“你才不哩。” of a ˈkind 1 ( disapproving) not as good as it could be 不怎么样，徒有其名（指不如本应有的那么好） ◆ You're making progress of a kind. 你也算是有点进步的。 2 very similar 同一类的；类似的 ◆ They're two of a kind—both workaholics! 他们俩一个样，都是工作狂！ one of a ˈkind the only one like this 独一无二；独特 SYN unique ◆ My father was one of a kind—I'll never be like him. 我的父亲很独特，我决不会像他的。 something of the/that ˈkind something like what has been said （与所言）类似的事物 ◆ ‘He's resigning.’ ‘I'd suspected something of the kind.’ “他要辞职了。”“我料到会有这样的事。” adjective ★ ( kind·er , kind·est ) 1 ★ caring about others; gentle, friendly and generous 体贴的；慈祥的；友好的；宽容的 ◆ a very kind and helpful person 肯帮忙的好人 ◆ a kind heart/face 仁慈的心；友好的面容 ◆ a kind action/gesture/comment 友好的行为╱姿态╱评论 ◆ You've been very kind. 你真是体贴入微。 kind(to sb/sth) ◆ kind to animals 爱护动物 ◆ ( figurative) Soft water is kinder to your hair. 软性水质不易损伤头发。 ◆ ( figurative) The weather was very kind to us. 天气非常宜人。 kind(of sb) (to do sth) ◆ It was really kind of you to help me. 你帮我的忙，我太感激了。 ◆ ( formal) Thank you for your kind invitation. 感谢你的盛情邀请。 ◆ ( formal) ‘Do have another.’ ‘That's very kind of you (= thank you).’ “一定要再来一份。”“太谢谢你了。” OPP unkind 2 ★ ( formal) used to make a polite request or give an order （客气请求或命令） ◆ Would you be kind enough to close the window? 请把窗子关上好吗？ ☞see also kindly , kindness GRAMMAR POINT 语法说明 kind / sort ■ Use the singular ( kind / kind ) or plural ( kinds / kinds ) depending on the word you use before them. 用单数（kind/sort）还是复数（kinds/sorts）取决于之前的用词： ◆ each/one/every kind of animal 每一种╱一种╱每一种动物 ◆ all/many/other sorts of animals 所有╱许多╱其他种类的动物 ■ Kind / Kind is followed by a singular or uncountable noun. *kind/sort of 后接单数名词或不可数名词： ◆ This kind of questionoften appears in the exam. 这类问题在考试中经常出现。 ◆ That sort of behaviouris not acceptable. 那样的行为是不允许的。 ■ Kinds/sorts ofis followed by a plural or uncountable noun. *kinds/sorts of 后接复数名词或不可数名词： ◆ These kinds of questionsoften appear in the exam. 这几类问题在考试中经常出现。 ◆ These sorts of behaviourare not acceptable. 这种行为是不允许的。 ■ Other variations are possible but less common. 亦可能有其他结构，只是较少见： ◆ These kinds of questionoften appear in the exam. 此类问题在考试中经常出现。 ◆ These sort of thingsdon’t happen in real life. 这类事情在现实生活中不会发生。 ( This example is very informal and is considered incorrect by some people. 此例很不正式，有些人认为不正确。 ) ■ Note also that these examples are possible, especially in spoken English. 另注意下列例句，尤其在英语口语中可能出现： ◆ The shelf was full of the sort of booksI like to read. 书架上摆满了我喜欢读的那种书。 ◆ He faced the same kind of problemsas his predecessor. 他面临着与他的前任同样的问题。 ◆ There are many different sorts of animalon the island. 岛上有许多不同种类的动物。 ◆ What kind of camerais this? 这是哪种型号的照相机？ ◆ What kind/kinds of camerasdo you sell? 你们卖哪种 / 哪些型号的照相机？ ◆ There were three kinds of cakes/cakeon the plate. 盘子上有三种蛋糕。 kind / kaɪnd ; NAmE kaɪnd / ˈkinda / ˈkaɪndə ; NAmE ˈkaɪndə /
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