kite
- n.风筝;鸢(猛禽)
- vt.使用(非法支票)骗钱;涂改(支票)
kitenoun
风筝
a toy made of a light frame covered with paper, cloth, etc., that you fly in the air at the end of one or more long strings
to fly a kite
放风筝
鸢（猛禽）
a bird of prey (= a bird that kills other creatures for food) of the hawk family
used to tell sb to go away and stop annoying you or interfering
behaving in a very excited way because of being strongly affected by alcohol or drugs
verb
VN使用（非法支票）骗钱；涂改（支票）
to use an illegal cheque to obtain money or to dishonestly change the amount written on a cheque
to kite checks
用支票诈骗
check kiting
支票作弊
kite
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N-COUNT 风筝
A kite is 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. -
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N-COUNT 鸢（一种猛禽）
A kite is a bird of prey which hunts and kills small animals for food. -
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PHRASE 试探舆论（或反应）
If you say that someone is 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.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。
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PHRASE 极度兴奋的；被酒精（或毒品）麻醉的
If you say that someone is as high as a kite, you mean that they are very excited or that they are greatly affected by alcohol or drugs.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。
noun
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- any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
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- plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper;flown in wind at end of a string
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- a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float
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- a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
verb
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- fly a kite
- Kids were kiting in the park
- They kited the Red Dragon model
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- soar or fly like a kite
- The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains
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- get credit or money by using a bad check
- The businessman kited millions of dollars
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- increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently
- He kited many checks
数据来源：WordNet
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The kite has a span of 1.5 metres .
风筝宽1.5米。
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You should fly your kite against the wind .
你应该迎着风放风筝。
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Kite is undoubtedly a class player .
凯特绝对是个一流选手。
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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。
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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。
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Kites whooshed above the beach at intervals .
风筝在沙滩上空时隐时现。
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I wouldn 't take what he said seriously ; he was only flying a kite .
我根本不把他说的当回事，他只是试探试探罢了。
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Some members of the government flew a kite about wage control on television .
几位政府官员发表电视讲话，试探公众对工资管制的意见。
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The kite caught on the electric wires .
那个风筝勾住电线了。
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The kite blew away .
风筝乘风起飞。
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Pull in the kite .
把风筝捯回来。
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No one knows when the first kite was made .
没有人知道第一只风筝是什么时候做出来的。
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Kites have been used for scientific purposes in the western world .
风筝在西方已被用于科学目的。
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Soon , the kite was high up in the sky .
很快，风筝就高高地飞在空中。
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The first record of a kite was more than 2,000 years ago in China .
关于风筝的记载最早出现在2000多年前的中国。
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By using the string you help the kite go up in the right direction .
通过使用绳子,你可以让风筝向正确的方向上升。
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When you cut the string , it could not support the kite .
当你剪断风筝线时，风筝就失去了支撑。
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And kite festivals are held each year in many parts of the country .
全国许多地方每年都会举行风筝节。
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So they went to a kite shop and chose a beautiful one .
于是他们去了一家风筝店，选了一个漂亮的风筝。
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His men in the tunnel took the kite string with them .
隧道里的人带着风筝线。
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Flying kites have quite a long history .
放风筝的历史由来已久。
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However , to his surprise , the kite was coming down .
然而，令他吃惊的是，风筝正在下落。
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One day , a father and his son went to a kite flying festival .
一天,一对父子去参加风筝节。
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Suddenly , the kite began to go higher , which made the son much happier .
突然，风筝开始飞得更高了，这让儿子高兴多了。
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Kites have been flown in Japan for hundreds of years .
风筝在日本已经有几百年的历史了。
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With the string in hand , the son started to fly flying the kite .
拿着绳子,儿子开始放风筝。
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Other sports like tennis , badminton and kite flying are also great for relaxing tired eyes .
网球、羽毛球和放风筝等其他运动也能让疲惫的眼睛放松。
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The earliest kites were made of wood , instead of paper .
最早的风筝是用木头而不是纸做的。
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He flew a kite over the wall of the palace to make sure the length of its string .
他把风筝放在宫殿的墙上,以确定风筝线的长度。
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From 1898 until 1933 , the United States Weather Bureauused box kites to collect weather data .
1898年到1933年期间，美国气象局利用盒式风筝来收集气象数据。
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