kites

英 [kaɪts]

美 [kaɪts]

n.  风筝; 鸢(猛禽)
v.  使用(非法支票)骗钱; 涂改(支票)
kite的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• 风筝
  Akiteis an object, usually used as a toy, which is flown in the air. It consists of a light frame covered with paper or cloth and has a long string attached which you hold while the kite is flying.
• 鸢（一种猛禽）
  Akiteis a bird of prey which hunts and kills small animals for food.
• PHRASE 试探舆论（或反应）
  If you say that someoneis flying a kite, you are critical of them for putting forward new ideas just to see how people react, rather than with the intention of putting those ideas into practice.
  1. The Government flies these kites of disinformation, then people feel grateful when the changes don't happen.
     政府故意放出这些虚假消息来试探舆论，而当其中提到的改变并未出现时，老百姓便会心怀感激。
• PHRASE 极度兴奋的；被酒精（或毒品）麻醉的
  If you say that someone isas high as a kite, you mean that they are very excited or that they are greatly affected by alcohol or drugs.
  1. I felt so strange on the steroid injections. I was as high as a kite some of the time.
     注射类固醇后我感觉很奇特。我有时会极度兴奋。

双语例句

• Because it's warm. I can fly kites.
  因为天气温暖，我可以放风筝。
• As the flimsy constructs soared, the men paid out twine until the kites reached three or four thousand feet
  随着这轻薄的东西向上飞升，这些人慢慢放出细绳，直到风筝飞到三四千英尺高。
• Have you finished making your kites?
  你们做完风筝了吗？
• When I was a small boy, I used to be interested in flying kites, too.
  当我还是小孩子时，我也对放风筝感兴趣。
• I like making kites.
  我喜欢制作风筝。
• Kites whooshed above the beach at intervals.
  风筝在沙滩上空时隐时现。
• Would you like to fly kites with me? Yes, I'd like to.
  你想和我一起去放风筝吗？很愿意。
• In which season can you fly kites?
  哪个季节你可以放风筝？
• When spring comes, I will fly kites with my family.
  当春天来的时候，我将和家里的人一起放风筝。
• I like autumn, because I can fly my kites.
  我喜欢秋天。因为我可以放风筝。