kid¹ ◙ noun 1. [informal] a child or young person • [非正式] 小孩，年轻人 used as an informal form of address • ［用作非正式称谓］ »we'll be seeing ya, kid!. 我们会来看你的，小鬼！。 2. a young goat • 小山羊 [mass noun] leather made from a young goat's skin • 小山羊皮 »[as modifier] white kid gloves. 白色小山羊皮手套。 ◙ (kidded, kidding) 1. [no obj.] (of a goat) give birth • （山羊）产羔
【IDIOMS】
◘ handle (或 treat) someone or something with kid gloves 1. deal with someone or something very carefully or tactfully • 审慎周到（或机智巧妙）地待人处事 ◘ kids' stuff 1. [informal] a thing regarded as childishly simple or naive • [非正式] 稚气（或天真）的事情；小儿科 »all this was kids' stuff though compared to the directing. 可是同指挥比较起来这都是小儿科。 ◘ our kid 1. [Brit. informal] one's younger brother or sister (often used as a form of address) • [英，非正式] 小弟弟，小妹妹（常用作称谓） »come here, our kid. 小弟弟，过来。
【语源】
1. Middle English (in sense 2): from Old Norse kith, of Germanic origin; related to German Kitzekid² ◙ (kidded, kidding) 1. [with obj.] [informal] deceive (someone) in a playful or teasing way • [非正式] 哄骗，欺骗 »you're kidding me!. 你在骗我！。 »[no obj.] we were just kidding around. 我们只是到处戏弄人。 [with obj. and clause] deceive or fool (someone) • 欺骗，愚弄 »he likes to kid everyone he's the big macho tough guy. 他喜欢欺骗大家说他就是那个大块头恶棍。 »they kid themselves that it's still the same. 他们欺骗自己说这仍然是一样的。 [no obj.] (kid around)behave in a silly way • 胡闹；出洋相
【IDIOMS】
◘ no kidding 1. used to emphasize the truth of a statement • （用以强调陈述的真实性）不开玩笑，说真的 »no kidding, she's gone. 说真的，她走了。
【派生】
♦ kidder noun ♦ kiddingly adverb
【语源】
1. early 19th cent.: perhaps from kid, expressing the notion ‘make a child or goat of’kid³ ◙ noun 1. (archaic)a small wooden tub, especially a sailor's mess tub for grog or rations • [古] （尤指水手食堂盛酒菜用的）小木桶