kite汉语

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kite
/ kait /

◙ noun
1. a toy consisting of a light frame with thin material stretched over it, flown in the wind at the end of a long string
• 风筝，纸鸢
  [Brit. informal, dated] an aircraft
• [英，非正式，旧] 飞机
  [Sailing, informal] a spinnaker or other high, light sail
• [航海非正式] 大三角帆；高而轻的帆船
2. a medium to large long-winged bird of prey which typically has a forked tail and frequently soars on updraughts of air
• 鸢
3. Milvus and other genera, family Accipitridae: many species, in particular the red kite and black kite
• 鸢属及其他属，鹰科：多种，尤指红鸢和黑鸢
4. [informal] a fraudulent cheque, bill, or receipt
• [非正式] 空头支票（或账单、收据）
  an illicit or surreptitious letter or note
• 非法（或秘密）的信件（便条）
  (archaic)a person who exploits or preys on others
• [古] 剥削者，掠夺者
5. [Geometry] a quadrilateral figure having two pairs of equal adjacent sides, symmetrical only about its diagonals
• [几何] 有两对邻边相等，按对角线对称的四边形
◙ verb
1. [no obj.] [usu. as noun kiting] fly a kite
• 放风筝
  [with adverbial of direction] fly; move quickly
• 飞；飞奔
»he kited into England on Concorde.
  他乘坐协和式飞机飞到英格兰。
2. [with obj.] (informal, chieflyN. Amer)write or use (a cheque, bill, or receipt) fraudulently
• [非正式，主北美] 开具（使用）空头支票（或账单、收据）

【IDIOMS】

◘ (as) high as a kite
1. [informal] intoxicated with drugs or alcohol
• [非正式] 被毒品麻醉；喝醉

【语源】

1. Old English cȳta (as a noun in sense 2); probably of imitative origin and related to German Kauz 'screech owl'. The toy was so named because it hovers in the air like the bird