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| 1 | C a type of person or thing 种类 |
| +of What kind of person is she? 她是怎样的一个人？ |
| different kinds of Many people like to try lots of different kinds of food. 许多人喜欢尝试各种不同的食品。 |
| of some kind We’ ve all had disappointments of some kind. 我们大家都有过失意的时候。 |
| of any kind There are no notes of any kind in the text. 课文里什么注释都没有。 |
| all kinds of Francis taught me all kinds of stuff. 弗朗西斯教会了我各种各样的东西。 |
| | 1a | used to say that one thing is bigger, better etc than other similar things 同类事物中最大的/最好的等 | | The bridge is the largest of its kind in the world. 这座桥是世界上同类桥梁中最大的。 | | products that are some of the best examples of their kind 其同类产品中最好的一些 | |
| | 1b | to be a particular type of person 属于某一类 | | I guess I’ m not the marrying kind. 我想我不属于要结婚的那类人。 | | +of He wasn’ t the kind of bloke to get into trouble. 他不是那种招惹麻烦的家伙。 | |
| | 1c | the type of person or thing that someone likes 某人喜欢的类型 | | It doesn’ t quite seem like your kind of club. 这看起来不太像是你喜欢的那种俱乐部。 | |
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| 2 | singular formal all the people who are similar to a person , for example because they come from the same social class 同类的人 |
| Terry was more comfortable with his own kind. 特里和同类的人呆在一起时感觉较为舒服。 |
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| - | in kind
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| 1 | payments, benefits etc in kind are in the form of goods or services rather than money （付款、津贴等）以实物形式，以服务形式；以货代款 | A car is a benefit in kind. 汽车是实物形式的福利。 | | Many companies have donated gifts in kind. 许多公司以货代款捐赠了礼物。 | |
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| 2 | to behave to someone in the same way that they have behaved to you 以同样方式回应；以牙还牙 | They responded in kind, threatening to ban imports from Japan. 他们以牙还牙，威胁要禁止从日本进口商品。 | |
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| - | kind of spoken
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| used when you are talking about someone or something in a general way without being very exact or definite |
| 可以说；有点儿；有几分 |
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| It kind of brings up an issue we talked about at the first meeting. 可以说这挑起了我们曾在第一次会议上讨论过的一个问题。 |
| He was kind of strange, but I liked him. 他有点儿怪，但我喜欢他。 |
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| - | nothing of the kind
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| 1 | used for emphasizing that someone or something is not of a particular type 绝非那类人（或事物） | It is billed as a comedy, but is nothing of the kind. 海报上宣传这是一部喜剧，但它其实根本不是。 | |
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| 2 | used for saying politely but firmly that you disagree with someone （礼貌说法）完全没有，一点也不 | I can assure you I did nothing of the kind. 我可以向你保证我什么也没做过。 | |
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| - | of a kind
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| used for saying that something is not as good as it should be |
| 名不副实的；蹩脚的 |
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| Town planning of a kind got underway after the war. 战后进行了名不副实的城市规划。 |
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| - | one of a kind
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| used for saying that someone or something is completely different from other people or things |
| 与众不同的；独一无二的 |
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| My Aunt Mary is one of a kind. She’ s eighty, and not afraid of anything. 我的玛丽姑妈与众不同。她80岁了，什么都不怕。 |
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| - | something of the kind
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| 1 | used for referring to something that has already been mentioned 诸如此类的事物 | I had rather expected something of the kind might happen. 我已经有些预感到诸如此类的事情可能会发生。 | |
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| 2 | used for describing someone in a general way 差不多是…类型的人 | She’ s a librarian, or something of the kind. 她是个图书管理员，或者是干类似工作的。 | |
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| - | two/three etc of a kind
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| used to say that two , three etc people or things are very similar and therefore go well together or belong together |
| 同一类的两个/三个等 |
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| I’ m not surprised they’ re friends - they’ re two of a kind. 他们是朋友我并不奇怪，他们两个属于同一类型。 |
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