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单词 kite
释义
kite
noun[C]
uk
/kaɪt/us
/kaɪt/

kitenoun[C](FLYING OBJECT)

A2
aframecoveredwithclothorplasticandjoinedto alongstring, that youflyin theairwhen theweatheriswindy:
风筝
toflya kite放风筝
picture of kite
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kitenoun[C](BIRD)

alargebirdofprey(= abirdthateatsotherbirdsandsmallanimals)
鸢
picture of kite
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  • bald eagle
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  • falcon
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  • owlet
  • peregrine falcon
  • raptor
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(Definition ofkitefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

kite| American Dictionary

kite
noun[C]
us
/kɑɪt/
alightframecoveredwithplastic,paper, orcloththat isflownin thewindat the end of alongstring,esp. foramusement:
Onwindydaysthekidsflytheirkites in thepark.
(Definition ofkitefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

kite| Business English

kite
verb[IorT]
BANKING,LAWUSinformal
uk
/kaɪt/us
toillegallywrite achequeon oneaccount, which does notcontainenoughmoneytopayit, anddepositit another, taking themoneyfrom the second before it isdiscoveredthat thechequeisbad:
He wasindictedfor kitingchecksatUnitedBank.
Thebrokerwasjailedfor a kitingscheme.
to usestolencheques:
Anybody whoknowsthatpeopleare kitingchequesinvoicesshouldresign.
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check kiting
kite
noun[C]
BANKING,LAWUSinformal
uk
/kaɪt/us
anillegalactof usingchequesthat have been kited toobtainmoney:
The kite can go on forweeksbefore one of theaccountsgoes intooverdraftwhen thechecksarereturned.
achequethat has been kited
(Definition ofkitefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofkite

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Balloons and kites were available for upper-atmosphere observations.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Examples include heart valve leaflets, parachute canopies, thin airfoils (including bird, insect, or bat wings), sails, kites, flags, and weather vanes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The kites always turned over and dived into the sea.
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During the last few years the conditions of temperature, humidity, and wind have been investigated by means of kites carrying self-recording instruments to very considerable heights.
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In another, a square, parallelogram, trapezium,kite, rectangle and rhombus were illustrated and pupils asked to provide a name.
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She has managed to rise thekitefly over the tallest building.
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The bird is terrified and tries to fly away from thekite.
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A helikite we are told is a cross between a hot air balloon and akite.
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His polychrome butterfly could prove to be akitewith leaden strings.
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While there was some inevitable 'kiteflying' of possible options for reform, all involved major changes and, potentially, losses for large numbers of claimants.
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One of the bird's legs carelessly gets entangled in the string of thekite.
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Previously it had appeared merely to be akitethat would not fly.
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Let's fly akiteor blow some bubbles up into the sky.
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I would certainly need kites or tethered balloons to carry thermometers and barometers up into the air.
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Predation by squirrel monkeys and double-toothed kites on tent-making bats.
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