kind of1 the type of person, thing, place etc that someone usually likes 某人通常喜欢的人/物/地方等 It’s not my kind of place – it’s too quiet. 这不是我喜欢的地方——太安静了。
→ somebody’s kind of person/thing/place etc at kind1(2)
2 (also kinda American EnglishAmE) spoken slightly but not exactly, or in some ways 有点，有几分 SYN sort of I’m kind of glad I didn’t win. 我倒是有点高兴我没有赢。
He’s kinda dumb, isn’t he? 他有点傻，是不是？
→ kind of at kind1(3)