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kite/kait/ n. & v.●n. 1 a toy consisting of a light framework with thin material stretched over it, flown in the wind at the end of a long string 风筝 2 any of various soaring birds of prey esp. of the genus Milvus with long wings and usu. a forked tail 鸢(尤指鸢属一种食肉猛禽，翼长，尾通常呈叉状) 3 Brit. slang an aeroplane [英] [俚语]飞机 4 slang a fraudulent cheque, bill, or receipt [俚语]空头支票(凭单或收据) 5 Geom. a quadrilateral figure symmetrical about one diagonal 【几】平行四边形 6 slang a letter or note, esp. one that is illicit or surreptitious [俚语] (尤指非法的，偷偷摸摸地传递的)信；条子 7 (in pl. 用复数) the highest sail of a ship, set only in a light wind (微风时使用的)筝帆，最高层轻帆 8 archaic a dishonest person, a sharper [古义]不诚实的人，骗子 ●v. 1 intr. soar like a kite 如风筝般飘动 2 tr. (also absol. [亦含宾]) slang originate or pass (fraudulent cheques, bills, or receipts) [俚语]开，用(空头支票、凭单或收据) 3 tr. (also absol. [亦含宾]) slang raise (money by dishonest means) [俚语] (用欺诈的手段)募集(钱财) kite a loan 用欺诈的方式贷款 [Old English cyˉta, of unknown origin] |