kid
noun uk/kɪd/ us/kɪd/
(CHILD)
B1 [ C ] informal小孩
a child
He took the kids to the park while I was working. 我工作时他把孩子们带到公园去了。
[ C ] informal年轻人
a young person
He was only 16, just a kid really. 他才16岁，还是个毛头小子。
[ as form of address ] What's up, kid? 年轻人，怎么啦？
someone's kid sister/brother mainly US informal （某人的）妹妹／弟弟
someone's younger sister or brother
I went to Florida to visit my kid brother and his family.
He lives in Brooklyn with his mother and kid brother.
She has to babysit her kid sister after school.
"Is this your kid sister?" "No, she's the eldest, actually."
Her kid brother plays professional baseball.
be like a kid in a candy store US and Australian English 像进了糖果店的孩子（形容对周围的事物感到非常高兴、激动，以致于行为表现的可笑，难以控制）
to be very happy and excited about the things around you, and often react to them in a way that is silly and not controlled
You should have seen him when they arrived. He was like a kid in a candy store. 你真应该看看他们来的时候他的样子，简直就像是进了糖果店的孩子。
Looking at all those cameras, I was like a kid in a candy store.
She sounds like a kid in a candy store when she talks about the recording equipment they have.
We took my dad to a boat show and he was like a kid in a candy store.
I'm like a kid in a candy store when I go into abookshop.
- More examples
- She knows the name of every kid in the school.
- He was the eldest of four kids.
- The kids always clutter up the hall with school bags and coats and stuff.
- She had to get the kids ready for school.
- My daughter used to play with the kids next door.
(ANIMAL)
[ C ]小山羊，小羚羊
a young goat
[ U ]小山羊皮革
very soft leather made from the skin of a young goat
kid gloves 小山羊皮手套
Idiom
handle/treat someone with kid glovesidiom 极有礼貌地对待（某人）；小心应付（某人）
to be very polite or kind to someone because you do not want to make them angry or upset
kid
verb [ I or T ] informal uk/kɪd/ us/kɪd/ -dd-
（与某人）开玩笑;哄骗
to say something as a joke, often making someone believe something that is not true
Oh no, I forgot your birthday! Hey, just/only kidding! 啊，我把你的生日忘了！嘿，开玩笑的！
You won first prize? You're kidding! (= I'm really surprised.) 你得了第一？开玩笑吧！
I'm just kidding you! 我不过和你开个玩笑！
kid yourself 欺骗自已
to believe something that is not true, usually because you want it to be true
He says there's a good chance she'll come back to him but I think he's kidding himself. 他说她很可能会回到他身边，但我觉得他是在自欺欺人。
If you think he's going to buy that excuse, you're kidding yourself.
Don't kid yourself: no matter how hard you work, they aren't going to promote you.
Idioms
no kiddingidiom informal (also I kid you not) 真的；真诚的
really or honestly
No kidding, there were about 200 people at the party. 不骗你，晚会上有大约200人。
you have (got) to be kiddingidiom informal (also you must be kidding)（表示对某人的话非常惊讶而且不相信是真的）别开玩笑了
used to show that you are very surprised by what someone has said and do not accept it
You want me to drive into the city? You’ve got to be kidding. 你想让我开车去城里？别开玩笑了。
Phrasal verb
kid around 做傻事;戏谑
to be silly or not serious
Stop kidding around and listen to me! 别闹了，听我说！