Word · Frequency #337
kinds
种类；类型
kinds is the plural of kind.
A type or category of things that share common characteristics.
- 1.
A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
种类,类别；具有共同特征而可归为一类的一组实体。
- 2.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
一种因共同特征或品质而区分的事物类别
- 3.
A makeshift or otherwise atypical specimen.
临时凑合的或非典型的样本。
- 4.
Goods or services used as payment, as e.g. in barter.
用以支付的货物或服务,如以物易物。
- 5.
Equivalent means used as response to an action.
对某行为作出的对等回应方式。
- 6.
Each of the two elements of the communion service, bread and wine.
圣餐礼中饼和酒两种元素中的每一种。
- 7.
The type of a type constructor or a higher-order type operator.
类型构造器或高阶类型运算符的类型。
近似物；变体；同等方式；同类行为；实物；圣餐元素；类型种类
In use
What kind of food do you prefer for dinner?
There are many different kinds of flowers in the garden.
This kind of book is very popular among teenagers.
what kinds of desserts are there?
Connections
Collocations
- a kind of
- 一种
- This is a kind of fruit I have never tasted before.这是一种我以前从未尝过的水果。
- all kinds of
- 各种各样的
- The store sells all kinds of books.这家商店出售各种各样的书。
- different kinds of
- 不同种类的
- There are different kinds of animals in the zoo.动物园里有不同种类的动物。
- what kind of
- 哪种
- What kind of music do you like?你喜欢哪种音乐？
- some kind of
- 某种
- He invented some kind of machine.他发明了某种机器。
- of its kind
- 同类中
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将“kind”拆成“k”（看）和“ind”（在内部），想象你看内部物品按种类归类。
Context & Register
语域：中性。常用场景：分类讨论、日常生活、学术写作。注：名词"kind"通常用于中性语境，表示类别，无特殊语体限制。
Grammar Note
常与of连用表示种类
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the -ind spelling and the /aɪnd/ rhyme. Note that 'wind' (air) spelled the same but pronounced /wɪnd/ does not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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