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kid verb
⇨ joke (I'm just kidding.) ⇨ mislead (They're kidding themselves.)kid noun
⇨ child (He's just a kid.) ⇨ son (Do you have any kids?)joke verb joke ♦︎ kid ♦︎ jest ♦︎ have sb on ♦︎ quip ♦︎ wisecrackThese verbs all mean to say sth to make people laugh, or to say sth that isn't true because you think it is funny. 这些动词均表示说笑话或开玩笑。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to joke / kid / jest / have sb on about sth◆I'm, she's, they were, etc. only / just joking / kidding / having you on◆You must be joking / kidding!◆You're joking / kidding / having me on!■ joke [intransitive] to say sth to make people laugh; to tell a funny story; to say sth that is not true because you think it is funny 说笑话；开玩笑；说着玩◆She was laughing and joking with the children.她正跟孩子们一起嘻嘻哈哈地说笑话。◆'I cooked it myself, so be careful!' he joked.“我亲自下厨做的，所以要小心点哟！”他开玩笑说。◆I didn't mean that－I was only joking.我并没有那个意思，我只是说着玩儿的。◆She joked that she only loved him for his money.她开玩笑说她只爱他的钱。◆No way am I doing that. You must be joking (= I can't believe you are serious)!我决不可能做那种事。你一定是开玩笑吧！■ kid (-dd-) [intransitive, transitive] (usually used in the progressive tenses 通常用于进行时) (informal) to tell sb sth that is not true, especially as a joke 戏弄；开玩笑◆I thought he was kidding when he said he was going out with a rock star.他说他正跟一个摇滚歌星谈恋爱，我还以为他在开玩笑呢。◆I'm not kidding you. It does work.我不是哄你，这确实有效。 see also kid ⇨ mislead NOTE 辨析 Joke or kid?Both words can mean to say sth that is not true, as a joke. Both are usually used in the progressive tenses in this meaning. 这两个词都可表示开玩笑，通常都用于进行时◆Of course you don't have to work at weekends－I was only joking / kidding!你周末当然不用上班，我只是开个玩笑！◆Were you joking / kidding when you told him to leave?你叫他离开，是不是开玩笑呀？◆Did you joke/kid when you told him.... If you laugh and joke with sb about sth, you are having fun and not being serious. Kid cannot be used in this way, but the phrasal verb kid around can. * joke可用于短语laugh and joke，表示轻松地说笑；kid不能这样用，但短语动词kid around可以◆They were laughing and kidding around.他们正在一起嘻嘻哈哈地开玩笑。In general, kid is used more in spoken than written English, and more in American than British English. 总的来说，kid多用于口语和美式英语。 ■ jest [intransitive] (formal or humorous) to say things that are not serious or true, especially in order to make sb laugh 开玩笑；说笑话◆Would I jest about such a thing?这种事我会开玩笑吗？■ ˌhave sb ˈon phrasal verb (has, had, had) (usually used in progressive tenses 通常用于进行时) (especially BrE, informal) to try to make sb believe sth that is not true, usually as a joke 哄骗；戏弄◆You didn't really, did you? You're not having me on, are you?你没真那么做，对吧？你不是在哄我吧？■ quip (-pp-) [intransitive] to make a quick and clever remark that makes people laugh 讲俏皮话；打趣◆'Don't bank on it!' he quipped, when I asked him to be careful with the money.当我告诉他当心手里的钱时，他打趣说：“别指望借钱呀！”■ wisecrack [intransitive, transitive] (informal) to make clever remarks or jokes, especially ones that could upset or offend people 说俏皮话（尤指可能使人不快或冒犯人）◆In this movie, he plays a wisecracking detective.在这部影片中他扮演一个喜欢乱开玩笑的侦探。 mislead verb mislead ♦︎ kid ♦︎ delude ♦︎ string sb along ♦︎ lead sb onThese words all mean to deliberately make sb believe sth that is not true. 这些词均表示误导、使误信、哄骗。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to mislead / delude sb about sth◆to kid / delude sb that...◆to kid / delude yourself◆to deliberately mislead sb / lead sb on◆to easily mislead / kid / delude sb◆to seriously / totally mislead / delude sb■ mislead / /ˌmɪsˈliːd/ / (misled, misled) [transitive] (rather formal) to give sb the wrong idea or impression and make them believe sth that is not true 误导；使误信；使留下错误印象◆He deliberately misled us about the nature of their relationship.他故意误导我们误会他们之间的关系。◆The company misled hundreds of people into investing their money unwisely.那家公司误导了数百人进行不明智的投资。■ kid (-dd-) [transitive] (informal) to allow sb/yourself to believe sth that is not true, especially that things are easier or better than they really are 欺骗；哄骗◆They're kidding themselves if they think it's going to be easy.如果他们认为这会很容易，那就是在欺骗自己。ⓘ In this meaning kid is usually used in the phrase kid myself/yourself/themselves, etc. 表达此义时，kid通常用于短语kid myself/yourself/themselves等。 see also kid ⇨ joke verb ■ delude / /dɪˈluːd/ / [transitive] (rather formal) to make sb/yourself believe sth that is not true, especially that things are easier or better than they really are 欺骗；哄骗◆Don't be deluded into thinking that we are out of danger yet.不要误以为我们已脱离危险。 see also delusion ⇨ illusion ■ ˌstring sb aˈlong phrasal verb (strung, strung) (informal) to allow sb to believe sth that is not true, for example that you love them or intend to help them 哄骗，愚弄（如谎称自己爱对方或打算帮助对方）◆She has no intention of giving you a divorce－she's just stringing you along.她无意跟你离婚，不过是骗着你玩的。■ ˌlead sb ˈon phrasal verb (led, led) (informal) to deceive sb and make them believe sth, especially that you love them or find them attractive 使误信，误导（尤指谎称自己爱对方或觉得对方有魅力）◆He's used you and led you on; now find someone else who will make you happy.他一直在利用你，哄骗你。去找个会让你幸福的人吧。 see also tease ⇨ flirt NOTE 辨析 String sb along or lead sb on? Lead sb on is nearly always used to talk about making sb believe that you love them; string sb along has a wider range of uses relating to making people believe that you will do sth for them. * lead sb on几乎总是表示哄骗某人相信你爱他／她；string sb along用法较广，可指哄骗某人相信你会为他／她做某事◆She suspected that they were just stringing her along with their promises of this and that.她怀疑他们只是在用这样那样的许诺哄骗她。 child noun ➡ See also the entries for ⇨ girl and ⇨ son 另见girl条和son条child ♦︎ boy ♦︎ girl ♦︎ baby ♦︎ kid ♦︎ infant ♦︎ youngster ♦︎ toddler ♦︎ minor ♦︎ brat ♦︎ juniorThese are all words for a young person who is not yet an adult. 这些词均表示孩子、未成年人。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a young child / boy / girl / baby / kid / infant◆a little child / boy / girl / baby / kid / brat◆a small / good / naughty child / boy / girl / baby / kid◆a healthy / normal child / boy / girl / baby / kid / infant◆a bright / local child / boy / girl / kid / youngster◆a difficult child / boy / baby / toddler◆a spoilt / spoiled child / kid / brat◆to look after / take care of a child / baby / kid◆a child / boy / girl / baby / kid / infant / youngster / toddler learns sth◆a child / boy / girl / baby / kid / youngster / toddler / junior plays◆a child / boy / girl / baby / kid / youngster grows (up)■ child (plural children) [countable] a young person who is not yet an adult 儿童；小孩◆a child of three / a three-year-old child三岁小孩◆men, women and children男人、女人和儿童◆I lived in London as a child.我小时候住在伦敦。◆The group campaigns for the rights of the unborn child.那个团体为未出生婴儿争取权利。◆She was a child star but never made it as an adult.她曾是童星，成年后却默默无闻。OPP adult , grown-up ⇨ adult adj. see also child ⇨ son ■ boy [countable] a male child 男孩◆The older boys at school used to tease him.学校里大一些的男生过去常常取笑他。◆Be a good boy and get me my coat.乖孩子，把我的外衣拿来。OPP girl see also boy ⇨ son ■ girl [countable] a female child 女孩◆She's a bright little girl.她是个聪明伶俐的小姑娘。OPP boy see also girl ⇨ girl , girl ⇨ son ■ baby [countable] a very young child, especially from birth until it starts to walk 婴儿（尤指从出生到会走路的阶段）◆The baby's crying!婴儿在哭！◆He just broke down and cried like a baby.他禁不住像个孩子似的失声痛哭。◆The illness is common in newborn babies and is easily treated.这是新生儿的常见病，很容易治好。 see also baby ⇨ son ■ kid [countable] (informal, especially spoken) a child 小孩◆He's only a kid. You can't expect him to understand what's going on.他只是个小孩子，你不能指望他理解出了什么事。◆A bunch of kids were hanging around outside.一群孩子在外面闲逛。 see also kid ⇨ son NOTE 辨析 Child or kid? Kid is much more frequent than child in informal and spoken American English. A kid can also be older than a child: you can talk about a kid of 15 but people generally stop being called children at around the age of 12. Above that age you can call them kids, teenagers, young people, girls, youths or lads. 在美式非正式用语和口语中，kid比child常用得多。kid可以比child年龄大，可以说a kid of 15（一个15岁的孩子），但一般12岁左右时便不再称为child。12岁以上可以称为kid、teenager、young person、girl、youth或lad。■ infant / /ˈɪnfənt/ / [countable] (formal or technical 术语) a baby or very young child 婴儿；幼儿◆We studied newborn infants up to two months old.我们研究了出生两个月以内的新生儿。◆The country has an appallingly high infant mortality rate.这个国家的婴儿死亡率高得令人震惊。ⓘ In the British and Australian education systems infant is also the word for a child at school between the ages of four and seven. 在英国和澳大利亚的教育体制中，infant也指四到七岁的学童◆The majority of infant teachers are women.大多数幼儿教师是女性。◆I've known her since we were in the infants (= at infant school).从幼儿学校时我就认识她了。 ■ youngster [countable] (informal) a child or young person 少年；儿童；年轻人◆The camp is for youngsters aged 8 to 14.这次夏令营是为8到14岁的少年儿童安排的。■ toddler [countable] a young child who has only recently learnt to walk 学步的儿童◆She was left at home with a toddler and a four-month-old baby to care for.她给留在家里照顾一个蹒跚学步的孩子和一个四个月大的婴儿。■ minor [countable] (law 法律) a young person who is under the age at which you legally become an adult and are responsible for your actions 未成年人◆It is an offence to serve alcohol to minors.向未成年人提供含酒精饮料是违法行为。◆He was jailed for having sex with a minor.他因与未成年人发生性行为而入狱。 OPP adult ⇨ adult ■ brat [countable] (informal, disapproving) a person, especially a child, who behaves badly 不守规矩的人；（尤指）顽童◆He's a spoilt little brat!他是个被宠坏了的捣蛋鬼！■ junior [countable] (BrE) (in sport) a young person below a particular age, rather than an adult; a child at school in Britain between the ages of 7 and 11 青少年运动员；（英国）7到11岁的学童◆At 16, he's still eligible to play for the juniors.16岁时，他还有资格参加青少年组的比赛。◆Sam is going to be a junior next year.萨姆明年就要上学了。◆a junior school小学 son, daughter noun ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ child 另见child条son ♦︎ daughter ♦︎ child ♦︎ girl ♦︎ boy ♦︎ baby ♦︎ kid ♦︎ family ♦︎ descendantThese are all words for a person's male or female child. 这些词均表示儿子或女儿。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆(a) newborn son / daughter / child / girl / boy / baby◆a baby son / daughter / girl / boy◆a young son / daughter / child / girl / boy / baby / kid / family◆sb's eldest / oldest / youngest son / daughter / child / girl / boy / kid◆a teenage son / daughter / child / girl / boy / kid◆a grown-up son / daughter / child◆a male / female child / descendant◆a / an illegitimate / legitimate son / daughter / child◆to have a son / daughter / child / girl / boy / baby / kid / family◆to give birth to a son / daughter / child / girl / boy / baby / kid◆to bring up / raise a son / daughter / child / girl / boy / kid / family◆a son / daughter / child / girl / boy / baby is born■ son [countable] a person's male child 儿子◆We have two sons and a daughter.我们有两个儿子，一个女儿。◆He's the son of an Oxford professor.他是牛津大学一位教授的儿子。◆Maine & Sons, Grocers (= the name of a company on a sign) 梅因父子杂货店■ daughter [countable] a person's female child 女儿◆His wife recently gave birth to a daughter.他的妻子最近生下一个女儿。■ child (plural children) [countable] a son or daughter of any age 儿子；女儿◆They have three grown-up children.他们有三个成年的孩子。◆I'm an only child (= I have no brothers or sisters).我是个独生子。ⓘ Children is often used to refer to both or all the children of a particular person. * children常指某人的两个或所有子女◆Will you put the (= our / my) children to bed?你安顿孩子们睡觉好吗？'The child' is not used in this way. * the child不这样用◆I'm just taking the child to school. see also child ⇨ child NOTE 辨析 Son, daughter and childThese words are often combined with others to make compounds. 这三个词常与其他词合并构成复合词◆grandson / granddaughter / grandchild (= the son / daughter / child of your son or daughter) （外）孙子；（外）孙女◆stepson / stepdaughter / stepchild (= the son / daughter / child that your husband or wife has from an earlier marriage to another person) 继子；继女◆son-in-law / daughter-in-law (= the husband / wife of your daughter / son) 女婿；儿媳妇 ■ girl [countable] a daughter, especially a young daughter 女儿；（尤指）年少的女儿◆Our youngest girl wants to go to art college.我们的小女儿想上美术学院。 see also girl ⇨ child , girl ⇨ girl ■ boy [countable] a son, especially a young son 儿子；（尤指）年少的儿子◆They have two boys and a girl.他们有两个儿子和一个女儿。◆Her eldest boy has just started high school.她的长子刚上中学。 see also boy ⇨ child ■ baby [countable] a very young son or daughter 婴儿（儿子或女儿）◆My sister's expecting a baby.我姐姐怀孕了。◆She had a baby last year.她去年生了个孩子。 see also baby ⇨ child ■ kid [countable, usually plural] (informal, especially spoken) a son or daughter 小孩（儿子或女儿）◆How are the kids (= your children)?孩子们好吗？◆Do you have any kids?你有孩子吗？ⓘ Kid is used more in spoken than written language, and is most often used in the plural: I have to take the/my kids to school is more common than I have to take my kid to school. * kid更多用于口语而非书面语，而且最常用复数形式：I have to take the/my kids to school比I have to take my kid to school更常见。 see also kid ⇨ child ■ family [countable + singular or plural verb, uncountable] a couple's or a person's children, especially young children 子女；（尤指）幼年子女◆I always wanted to have a large family.我一直希望儿女成群。◆I addressed it to Mr and Mrs Jones and family.我以此致琼斯伉俪及子女。◆They got married last year and plan to start a family (= have children) soon.他们去年结了婚，而且计划马上要孩子。■ descendant / /dɪˈsendənt/ / [countable] a person who is related to sb who lived in the past 后裔；后代；子孙◆He was an O'Conor and a direct descendant of the last High King of Ireland.他属于奥康纳家族，是爱尔兰最后一位君王的嫡系后裔。ⓘ Descendant refers to adults as well as children. * descendant兼指成人和儿童。 OPP ancestor ⇨ family 3 |