There is a superb children's programme that covers everything from kite-flying to karting.
Hundreds flock to the beach for picnics, kite-flying and watersports, including windsurfers who take full advantage of a brisk prevailing wind.
Although hardly an extreme sport, kite-flying can have its moments.
Soccer was an early passion, followed by badminton, kite-flying and cricket.
Professional and amateurs can show off their kite-flying skills.
1.1The action of trying something out to test public opinion.
透露风声以试探舆论
Example sentencesExamples
The Home Secretary's briefings may be kite-flying and he may go for voluntary ID cards.
We must hope that the story is just kite-flying by a Government looking at all the options for public expenditure savings, no matter how lacking in logic.
A lot of kite-flying is going on about these transfers.
It was a kite-flying exercise, of course, and various denials, bouts of backtracking and clarifications ensued.
His comments last week indicate that process has moved on from the kite-flying stage.
To say things about the death penalty now amounts to kite-flying.
2informal The fraudulent writing or using of a cheque, bill, or receipt.
〈非正式〉以欺骗手段开具（或使用）支票（或账单，收据）
Definition of kite-flying in US English:
kite-flying
nounˈkaɪtˌflaɪɪŋˈkītˌflīiNG
1The action of flying a kite on a string.
放风筝
Example sentencesExamples
Professional and amateurs can show off their kite-flying skills.
Hundreds flock to the beach for picnics, kite-flying and watersports, including windsurfers who take full advantage of a brisk prevailing wind.
Although hardly an extreme sport, kite-flying can have its moments.
Soccer was an early passion, followed by badminton, kite-flying and cricket.
There is a superb children's programme that covers everything from kite-flying to karting.
1.1The action of trying something out to test public opinion.
透露风声以试探舆论
Example sentencesExamples
The Home Secretary's briefings may be kite-flying and he may go for voluntary ID cards.
We must hope that the story is just kite-flying by a Government looking at all the options for public expenditure savings, no matter how lacking in logic.
To say things about the death penalty now amounts to kite-flying.
His comments last week indicate that process has moved on from the kite-flying stage.
It was a kite-flying exercise, of course, and various denials, bouts of backtracking and clarifications ensued.
A lot of kite-flying is going on about these transfers.
1.2informal The fraudulent writing or using of a check, bill, or receipt.