Word · Frequency #3163
Kate
/keit/
燕雀
brambling finch
- 1.
n. The brambling finch.
凯特(女子名；等于Catherine)
凯特(女子名；等于Catherine)
In use
A kate landed on the branch and sang a short melody.
We saw several kates feeding on seeds near the stream.
The kate's orange breast makes it easy to identify.
Kate [verb]
Kate 作为女子名，相当于 Catherine。
Kate is my friend.
凯特是我的朋友。
[possessive] Kate's [noun]
Kate's book is on the table.
凯特的书在桌子上。
a Kate
Kate 指花鸡，一种雀科鸟类。
I saw a Kate in the garden.
我在花园里看到一只花鸡。
Connections
Collocations
- Kate's mother
- 凯特的母亲
- Kate's mother is a teacher.凯特的母亲是一名教师。
- a girl named Kate
- 名叫凯特的女孩
- There is a girl named Kate in my class.我班上有个名叫凯特的女孩。
- a kate
- 一只花鸡
- I saw a kate in the garden.我在花园里看到一只花鸡。
- the kate's song
- 花鸡的歌声
- The kate's song is beautiful.花鸡的歌声很美妙。
Pop culture & quotes
- Kate, we have to go back!
- 出自《迷失》中杰克对凯特说的经典台词，表达紧迫和情感联系。Kate, we have to go back!凯特，我们必须回去！
Learner notes
Memory Tip
发音像‘K+ate’，联想‘凯特在吃’；或花鸡的叫声如同‘凯特’。
Context & Register
作为女子名时，通常用于日常称呼，中性；作为花鸡时，多见于生物学或文学语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with "kate", sharing the stressed vowel sound /eɪ/ followed by /t/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.