
kites
词源
源自古英语 cyta(鸢鸟),可能模仿鸟类叫声;玩具风筝的义项16世纪出现,因飞行姿态相似得名。
noun
❶ 风筝,一种用轻质材料制成、依靠风力飞行的玩具,通常用线牵引控制。
“The children flew colorful kites at the beach.”
(孩子们在海边放飞了五彩缤纷的风筝。)
“He made a diamond-shaped kite with paper and bamboo.”
(他用纸和竹子做了一个菱形的风筝。)
❶ 鸢(鸟类),指一类猛禽,外形似鹰但尾部常分叉,善于滑翔。
“A red kite circled overhead searching for prey.”
(一只红鸢在头顶盘旋寻找猎物。)
“Kites are protected birds in many countries.”
(鸢在许多国家是受保护的鸟类。)
verb
❶ 快速移动或滑翔,像风筝一样在空中飘动。
“The paper kited through the air before landing.”
(纸张像风筝一样在空中飘荡后落下。)
“Leaves were kiting in the autumn breeze.”
(树叶在秋风中像风筝般飘舞。)
常见短语
fly a kite — 字面指放风筝,俚语中也表示试探性提出想法或建议。
“Let's fly a kite this weekend if the weather is nice.”
(如果天气好,我们周末去放风筝吧。)
go fly a kite — 非正式表达,相当于“走开”或“别烦我”,带有不耐烦的语气。
“When he kept bothering me, I told him to go fly a kite.”
(当他一直打扰我时,我叫他走开别烦我。)