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kids

UK //kɪdz//US //kɪdz//

词源

源自古诺尔斯语 'kið',意为小山羊,后引申为儿童的非正式称呼。

noun

❶ 指儿童或年轻人,通常用于非正式场合,可以泛指任何年龄段的未成年人。

“The kids are playing in the park.”

(孩子们正在公园里玩耍。)

“She has three kids under the age of ten.”

(她有三个不到十岁的孩子。)

同义词:children, youngsters, offspring

verb

❶ 开玩笑或戏弄某人,通常以轻松或幽默的方式进行。

“Stop kidding me! I know you're not serious.”

(别开玩笑了!我知道你不是认真的。)

“He was just kidding when he said he won the lottery.”

(他说自己中了彩票只是在开玩笑。)

同义词:joking, teasing, mocking

常见短语

kids' stuff — 指非常简单或容易的事情,通常用于表示某事对成年人来说毫无挑战性。

“This math problem is kids' stuff compared to what we did last week.”

(这道数学题和我们上周做的相比简直是小儿科。)

no kidding — 表示同意或强调某事的真实性,相当于“真的”或“不开玩笑”。

“No kidding, that was the best concert I've ever been to.”

(说真的,那是我参加过的最棒的演唱会。)