kind

noun

1. 同类的人（或事物）；种类
   a group of people or things that are the same in some way; a particular variety or type
   1. three kinds of cakes/cake
      三种蛋糕
   2. music of all/various/different kinds
      各种类型的 / 不同种类的音乐
   3. Exercises of this kind are very popular.
      这种体育活动非常流行。
   4. What kind of house do you live in?
      你住的房子是哪一种？
   5. They sell all kinds of things .
      他们出售各种各样的东西。
   6. The school is the first of its kind in Britain.
      这是英国同类学校中最早的一所。
   7. She isn't that kind of girl.
      她不是那种类型的女孩。
   8. The regions differ in size, but not in kind .
      这些地区大小各异，但类型相同。
   9. I need to buy paper and pencils, that kind of thing .
      我需要买纸和铅笔之类的东西。
   10. I'll never have that kind of money (= as much money as that) .
       我永远不会有那么多的钱。
   11. Would you like a drink of some kind ?
       您想喝点什么吗？

adj.

1. 体贴的；慈祥的；友好的；宽容的
   caring about others; gentle, friendly and generous
   1. a very kind and helpful person
      肯帮忙的好人
   2. a kind heart/face
      仁慈的心；友好的面容
   3. a kind action/gesture/comment
      友好的行为 / 姿态 / 评论
   4. kind to animals
      爱护动物
   5. You've been very kind.
      你真是体贴入微。
   6. It was really kind of you to help me.
      你帮我的忙，我太感激了。
   7. Soft water is kinder to your hair.
      软性水质不易损伤头发。
   8. The weather was very kind to us.
      天气非常宜人。
   9. Thank you for your kind invitation.
      感谢你的盛情邀请。
   10. ‘Do have another.’ ‘That's very kind of you (= thank you) .’
       “一定要再来一份。”“太谢谢你了。”
2. （客气请求或命令）
   used to make a polite request or give an order
   1. Would you be kind enough to close the window?
      请把窗子关上好吗？

NOUN USES AND PHRASES 名词用法和短语

1. N-COUNT 种类
   If you talk about a particular kind of thing, you are talking about one of the types or sorts of that thing.
   1. The party needs a different kind of leadership...
      该党需要一种不同的领导风格。
   2. Had Jamie ever been in any kind of trouble?...
      杰米遇到过什么麻烦吗？
   3. I'm not the kind of person to get married...
      我不是那种适合结婚的人。
   4. This book prize is the biggest of its kind in the world...
      这一图书奖项是世界上同类奖项中分量最重的。
   5. Ear pain of any kind must never be ignored.
      决不要忽视耳部的任何疼痛。
2. N-COUNT 同类人
   If you refer to someone's kind, you are referring to all the other people that are like them or that belong to the same class or set.
   1. I hate Lewis and his kind just as much as you do...
      我和你一样痛恨刘易斯之流。
   2. I can take care of your kind.
      我能对付像你这样的家伙。
3. PHRASE 各种类型的；五花八门的
   You can use all kinds of to emphasize that there are a great number and variety of particular things or people.
   1. Adoption can fail for all kinds of reasons...
      收养不成功可能有各种原因。
   2. Donations came from all kinds of people...
      捐赠来自于各界人士。
   3. All kinds of remarkable things began to happen.
      开始发生各种不寻常的事。
4. PHRASE 稍微；有几分；有点儿
   You use kind of when you want to say that something or someone can be roughly described in a particular way.
   1. It was kind of sad, really...
      有点儿让人难过，真的。
   2. She wasn't beautiful. But she was kind of cute...
      她不漂亮。但她有几分可爱。
   3. It kind of gives us an idea of what's happening.
      这让我们大概了解了正在发生的事情。
5. PHRASE 名不副实，徒有其名（指不如本应有的那么好）
   You can use of a kind to indicate that something is not as good as it might be expected to be, but that it seems to be the best that is possible or available.
   1. There is good news of a kind for the Prime Minister...
      对总理来说也算是有个好消息。
   2. She finds solace of a kind in alcohol.
      她从酒精中多少得到一些安慰。
6. PHRASE 独一无二的；独特的
   If you refer to someone or something as one of a kind, you mean that there is nobody or nothing else like them.
   1. She's a very unusual woman, one of a kind.
      她是个非常与众不同的女人，是独一无二的。
7. PHRASE 两个/三个/四个同一类的
   If you refer, for example, to two, three, or four of a kind, you mean two, three, or four similar people or things that seem to go well or belong together.
   1. They were two of a kind, from the same sort of background.
      他们俩是一类人，有相同的背景。
8. PHRASE 以同样的方式
   If you respond in kind, you react to something that someone has done to you by doing the same thing to them.
   1. They hurled defiant taunts at the riot police, who responded in kind.
      他们向防暴警察挑衅大骂，防暴警察同样回骂他们。
9. PHRASE 以实物支付；以货代款；以服务偿付
   If you pay a debt in kind, you pay it in the form of goods or services and not money.
   1. Inflation and the shortage of banknotes has forced factories to pay their workers in kind.
      通货膨胀和纸币短缺使工厂不得不以实物抵付工人的工资。
   2. ...benefits in kind.
      实物形式的福利

ADJECTIVE USES 形容词用法

1. ADJ-GRADED 慈祥的；体贴的；乐于助人的
   Someone who is kind behaves in a gentle, caring, and helpful way towards other people.
   1. She is warm-hearted and kind to everyone and everything...
      她对每个人每件事都很热心、宽厚。
   2. I must thank you for being so kind to me...
      我很感激你对我这么好。
   3. It was very kind of you to come.
      你能来真是太好了。
2. ADJ-GRADED 请…，…可以吗（表示坚定且客气地请求某人做某事）
   You can use kind in expressions such as please be so kind as to and would you be kind enough to in order to ask someone to do something in a firm but polite way.
   1. Please be so kind as to see to it that all the alterations are made at once!...
      请务必立即执行变更！
   2. I wonder if you'd be kind enough to call him.
      请你给他打个电话好吗？
3. ADJ-GRADED 突出优点的；使胜过实物的
   Something that is kind emphasizes the good qualities in something, and perhaps makes it appear better than it really is.
   1. Summer clothes are invariably less kind to fuller figures.
      体形较丰满的人穿夏装总是不那么好看。
4. See also: kindly kindness

1. Have you been able to have any kind of contact?
   你联系上了吗？
2. That's just one example of the kind of experiments you can do
   这只不过是你可以做的各种试验中的一例罢了。
3. The party needs a different kind of leadership
   该党需要一种不同的领导风格。
4. Had Jamie ever been in any kind of trouble?
   杰米遇到过什么麻烦吗？
5. I'm not the kind of person to get married
   我不是那种适合结婚的人。
6. This book prize is the biggest of its kind in the world
   这一图书奖项是世界上同类奖项中分量最重的。
7. Ear pain of any kind must never be ignored.
   决不要忽视耳部的任何疼痛。
8. I hate Lewis and his kind just as much as you do
   我和你一样痛恨刘易斯之流。
9. I can take care of your kind.
   我能对付像你这样的家伙。
10. Adoption can fail for all kinds of reasons
    收养不成功可能有各种原因。
11. Donations came from all kinds of people
    捐赠来自于各界人士。
12. All kinds of remarkable things began to happen.
    开始发生各种不寻常的事。
13. It was kind of sad, really
    有点儿让人难过，真的。
14. She wasn't beautiful. But she was kind of cute
    她不漂亮。但她有几分可爱。
15. It kind of gives us an idea of what's happening.
    这让我们大概了解了正在发生的事情。
16. There is good news of a kind for the Prime Minister
    对总理来说也算是有个好消息。
17. She finds solace of a kind in alcohol.
    她从酒精中多少得到一些安慰。
18. She's a very unusual woman, one of a kind.
    她是个非常与众不同的女人，是独一无二的。
19. They were two of a kind, from the same sort of background.
    他们俩是一类人，有相同的背景。
20. They hurled defiant taunts at the riot police, who responded in kind.
    他们向防暴警察挑衅大骂，防暴警察同样回骂他们。
21. Inflation and the shortage of banknotes has forced factories to pay their workers in kind.
    通货膨胀和纸币短缺使工厂不得不以实物抵付工人的工资。
22. She is warm-hearted and kind to everyone and everything
    她对每个人每件事都很热心、宽厚。
23. I must thank you for being so kind to me
    我很感激你对我这么好。
24. It was very kind of you to come.
    你能来真是太好了。
25. Please be so kind as to see to it that all the alterations are made at once!
    请务必立即执行变更！
26. I wonder if you'd be kind enough to call him.
    请你给他打个电话好吗？
27. Summer clothes are invariably less kind to fuller figures.
    体形较丰满的人穿夏装总是不那么好看。
28. This has been so nice, so terribly kind of you.
    这太好了，你真是太体贴了。
29. This kind of problem frequently crops up.
    这类问题是经常发生的。
30. We can distinguish one kind of substance from another by its properties.
    我们可以根据物质的特性把一种物质与另一种物质辨别开来。

  kind category class sort type【导航词义：种类】

  kind n. 种类

〔辨析〕普通用词，指有某种共同点、可以归为一类的人或事物，可与 sort/type 换用。

  category n. 类别，种类

〔辨析〕较正式用词，指人或事物的类别，强调在某一分类系统中有特别定义的群体。

  class n. 种类，类别

〔辨析〕普通用词，指按照某种共同属性或特点而划分的一群、一类、一套等。

  sort n. 种类，类别

〔辨析〕没有 kind 正式，指对人或事物进行的大致分类，有时含轻蔑之意。

  type n. 种类，类型

〔辨析〕指明确地按客观条件细分的一类人或事物，具有相似的特性或性质，含有别于其他群体之意。

n.

in kind

• 以实物支付；以货代款；以服务偿付
  consisting of goods or services, not money
• 以同样的方法（或手段）
  with the same thing
  1. She insulted him and he responded in kind.
     她侮辱了他，他也以其人之道还治其人之身。

a kind of

• （表示不确切）某种，几分，隐约
  used to show that sth you are saying is not exact
  1. I had a kind of feeling this might happen.
     我当时就隐约地感到会出这样的事。

kind of

• 稍微；有几分；有点儿
  slightly; in some ways
  1. That made me feel kind of stupid.
     那使我感到有点儿愚蠢。
  2. I like him, kind of.
     我有点儿喜欢他。

nothing of the kind/sort

• （强调情况与所说的大不相同）决不是那么回事，一点也不，才不哩；没有的事
  used to emphasize that the situation is very different from what has been said
  1. ‘I was terrible!’ ‘You were nothing of the kind.’
     “我那时糟透了！”“你才不哩。”

of a kind

• 不怎么样，徒有其名（指不如本应有的那么好）
  not as good as it could be
  1. You're making progress of a kind.
     你也算是有点进步的。
• 同一类的；类似的
  very similar
  1. They're two of a kind─both workaholics!
     他们俩一个样——都是工作狂！

one of a kind

• 独一无二；独特
  the only one like this
  1. My father was one of a kind─I'll never be like him.
     我的父亲很独特——我决不会像他的。

something of the/that kind

• （与所言）类似的事物
  something like what has been said
  1. ‘He's resigning.’ ‘I'd suspected something of the kind.’
     “他要辞职了。”“我料到会有这样的事。”

noun

1. a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
   1. sculpture is a form of art
   2. what kinds of desserts are there?

   Synonym:    sortformvariety

adj

1. tolerant and forgiving under provocation
   1. our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke

   Synonym:    tolerant

2. agreeable, conducive to comfort
   1. a dry climate kind to asthmatics
   2. the genial sunshine

   Synonym:    genial

3. having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature
   1. kind to sick patients
   2. a kind master
   3. kind words showing understanding and sympathy
   4. thanked her for her kind letter