kind

n.〈古〉方式，方法；本质，天性；同类；某类

adj.仁慈的，体贴的；友善的，好心的；温和；宽宏大量的

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？

名词复数形式:kinds 形容词比较级:kinder 形容词最高级:kindest

kind 种类，友好的

词源同kin,亲属，亲戚。即同民族的，同种族的，引申词义同类的，相似的，以及友好的，亲切的。

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。