kid
n
1
(a) [C] (infml 口) child or young person 小孩; 年輕人
How are your wife and kids? 夫人和孩子們都好嗎?
Half the kids round here are unemployed. 這里的年輕人有一半失業(yè).
(b) [attrib 作定語]
(infml 口 esp US) younger 較年幼的
his kid sister/brother 他的妹妹[弟弟].
2
(a) [C] young goat 小山羊. =>illus at goat 見goat插圖.
(b) [U] leather made from its skin 小山羊皮革
a bag made of kid 小山羊皮手提包
[attrib 作定語]
a pair of kid gloves 一副小山羊皮手套.
3 (idm 習(xí)語) handle, treat, etc sb with kid `gloves deal with sb very gently or tactfully 以溫和的或圓通的手段對(duì)待某人.
kid v (-dd-)
1 [I, Tn] (infml 口) deceive (sb), esp playfully; tease 欺騙(某人); (尤指)戲弄; 取笑
You're kidding! 你這是開玩笑!
Don't kid yourself it won't be easy. 別欺騙自己--這事不容易.
2 (idm 習(xí)語) ,no `kidding (infml 口) (used to express surprise at what has been said 用於對(duì)聽說的事表示驚異)
(ironic 反語) `It's raining.' `No kidding! I wondered why I was getting wet!' `下著雨呢.'`難怪! 我剛才還納悶怎麼身上有點(diǎn)濕呢!'