the earth"s surface is made up of these large plates that are kind of disconnected .
the worst earthquakes tend to happen where one plate is kind of pushed to another .中的kind of 的用法和意思是什么,谢谢
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kind of
adv.有点儿
例句:
A cocoon is a kind of silk covering made by an insect.
蚕茧是由昆虫制造的一种由丝组成的外包层。
Nettle is a kind of common wild plant.
荨麻是一种普通的野生植物。
I hate this kind of cheap emotion.
我讨厌这种肤浅的感情。
a kind of (infml 口) (used to express uncertainty 用以表示不确): I had a kind of (ie a vague) feeling this might happen. 我隐约感到这事可能发生. * He"s a kind of unofficial adviser, but I"m not sure exactly what he does. 他像个非官方的顾问, 但说不好他究竟是干什麽的. kind of (infml 口) slightly; to some extent 稍微; 有点儿; 有几分: I"m not sure why, but I feel kind of sorry for him. 不知为什麽, 我有点为他惋惜. * `Is she interested?" `Well, kind of." ‘她感兴趣吗?"‘嗯, 有点儿." nothing of the `kind/sort not at all like it 一点都不像; 毫无类似处: People had told me she was very pleasant but she"s nothing of the kind. 人家告诉我她很可爱, 可是她根本不是那样. of a kind (a) very similar 很相似的; 同一类的: They look alike, talk alike, even think alike they"re two of a kind/they"re very much of a kind. 他们长得很像﹑ 说话很像﹑ 连想法都很像--他们俩完全是一个类型. (b) (derog 贬) of an inferior kind 低劣的; 差劲的: The town offers entertainments of a kind, but nothing like what you"ll find in the city. 镇上有些所谓的娱乐, 但与城里的截然不同. something of the kind something like what has been said 类似所说的某事: Did you say they"re moving? I"d heard something of the kind myself. 是你说他们要搬家吗? 我也听到过这样的话.
NOTE ON USAGE 用法:
1 After kind of/sort of it is usual to have a singular noun 在kind of/sort of之後通常有个单数名词: What kind of/sort of tree is that? 那是什麽树? * There are many different kinds of/sorts of snake in South America. 南美洲有很多种蛇. Informally, it is possible to use a plural noun thus 口语中可以用复数名词: I have met all kinds of/sorts of salesmen, tourists, etc. 我见过各种各样的售货员﹑ 游客等. In more formal usage the plural noun can be put in front 在比较庄重的用语中, 复数名词可放在前面: People of that kind/sort never apologize. 那种人从来不向人道歉. * Snakes of many kinds/sorts are found in South America. 南美洲有很多种蛇.
2 Kind of/sort of are also used informally to indicate that somebody or something is not genuine or of good quality, or to suggest vagueness 口语中 kind of/sort of还可指某人或某事物的情况不是真的或不那麽好, 或表示说不准: I had a kind of/sort of holiday in the summer but I couldn"t really relax. 我算是放了暑假了, 但却未能真正休息. * He gave a kind of/sort of smile and left the room. 他像是笑了一下就离开了房间.
3 Kind of and sort of are used in very informal English as adverbs. *kind of和sort of在极通俗的口语中可用作副词. They mean `to some extent" 这两个词组的意思都是‘在某种程度上": She kind of/sort of likes him. 她有点儿喜欢他.