kit¹ ◙ noun 1. a set of articles or equipment needed for a specific purpose • 一套工具；包 »a first-aid kit. 急救包。 [mass noun] [Brit] the clothing and other items belonging to a soldier or used in an activity such as sport • [英] 士兵的行装；运动装备 »boys in football kit. 穿着足球装的男孩们。 a set of all the parts needed to assemble something • 一整套装配元件 »an aircraft kit. 一套飞机元件。 2. [Brit.] a large basket, box, or other container, especially for fish • [英] （尤指盛鱼的）大篮子；箱子（等容器） ◙ verb 1. [with obj.] (kit someone/thing out/up)[一般作 be kitted out/up] (chiefly Brit.)provide someone or something with the appropriate clothing or equipment • [主英] 提供装备，配备 »we were all kitted out in life jackets. 我们都装备了救生衣。
【IDIOMS】
◘ get one's kit off 1. [Brit. informal] take off all one's clothes • [英，非正式] 脱光衣服
【语源】
1. Middle English: from Middle Dutch kitte 'wooden vessel', of unknown origin. The original sense 'wooden tub' was later applied to other containers; the use denoting a soldier's equipment (late 18th cent.) probably arose from the idea of a set of articles packed in a containerkit² ◙ noun 1. the young of certain animals, such as the beaver, ferret, and mink • （海狸、白鼬、貂等动物的）幼崽 [informal] . term forkitten • [非正式] 同kittenkit³ ◙ noun 1. (historical)a small violin, especially one used by a dancing master • [史] （尤指职业舞蹈教师用的）小型小提琴
【语源】
1. early 16th cent.: perhaps from Latin cithara (seecittern)