kids
kids — 名詞
1. A boy or girl from the time they are born until they reach their teenage years.
小孩；孩子
從嬰兒到青少年的年輕人
A boy or girl from the time they are born until they reach their teenage years.
The kids were playing hide-and-seek in the garden after school.
放學後，孩子們在花園裡玩捉迷藏。
countable plural noun with plural verb
Wei's youngest kid just started learning to read at primary school.
Wei 最小的孩子才剛開始在小學學認字。
Minh read a bedtime story to her kids before they fell asleep.
Minh 在孩子們睡著前讀了一個床邊故事給他們聽。
A group of kids from the neighbourhood were flying kites in the park.
一群社區的孩子在公園裡放風箏。
- child
More formal and neutral; used in both speech and writing
- youngster
Slightly old-fashioned, refers to a young person
- little one
Affectionate term for a very young child
- adult
A person who is fully grown
文法句型
kids + plural verb
用法筆記
Kid is more informal than child and is the most common word for this meaning in everyday spoken English. In formal writing, child is preferred.
常見錯誤
2. A young man or woman, especially one in their late teens or early twenties — not
年輕人
十幾歲到二十幾歲的青年
A young man or woman, especially one in their late teens or early twenties — not necessarily a small child.
The college kids in Nadia's class organized a charity event for the weekend.
Nadia 班上的大學生們在週末辦了一場慈善活動。
informal: college kids = university students
Diego is still just a kid at twenty-two, finding his way in the world.
Diego 二十二歲了還只是個年輕人，正在摸索自己的人生方向。
Many kids in their twenties move to big cities after graduation.
很多二十幾歲的孩子在畢業後搬到大城市工作。
The coffee shop near the campus is a popular hangout for local kids.
校園附近的咖啡店是當地年輕人愛去的聚會場所。
- grown-up
Informal term for an adult
文法句型
kids + plural verb
用法筆記
In this sense, the speaker is usually older than the people being described. Calling someone in their twenties 'a kid' signals a difference in age or experience.
常見錯誤
3. A person's younger brother or sister, used especially when talking about one's o
弟妹
用於表示比自己年幼的兄弟姊妹
A person's younger brother or sister, used especially when talking about one's own sibling.
Ibrahim took his kid sister to watch a movie at the cinema downtown.
Ibrahim 帶他的妹妹去市區的電影院看電影。
possessive + kid sister = younger sibling
Vikram taught his kid brother how to ride a bicycle without training wheels.
Vikram 教他的弟弟如何騎沒有輔助輪的腳踏車。
Amara looks after her kid brother while their parents are at work in the evenings.
Amara 在父母晚上上班時照顧她的弟弟。
Deepa's kid sister followed her everywhere around the house during the holidays.
Deepa 的妹妹在假期期間到處跟著她在家裡跑來跑去。
- baby brother/sister
Affectionate; suggests the sibling is much younger
- little brother/sister
Neutral and common; does not imply childishness
文法句型
someone's kid brother / kid sister
用法筆記
Always used with a possessive determiner (my, his, her, their) before kid. The phrase 'kid brother' or 'kid sister' is fixed — you cannot say 'my kid sibling' or 'a kid brother' without a possessive.
常見錯誤
4. Describes an older person who tries to look, dress, or behave like a young perso
裝年輕
年長者模仿年輕人的言行或打扮
Describes an older person who tries to look, dress, or behave like a young person, often in a way that seems awkward or embarrassing.
The middle-aged manager tried to act all kids by wearing ripped jeans to the office party.
那位中年經理穿著破洞牛仔褲去辦公室派對，想要裝年輕。
act all kids = informal slang phrase
Binta's uncle bought a skateboard and tried to be kids in front of her friends.
Binta 的叔叔買了一塊滑板，在她朋友面前裝年輕。
Mei-Lin's attempt to be kids at the family dinner made everyone exchange awkward glances.
Mei-Lin 在家庭聚餐時裝年輕的樣子，讓大家都尷尬地交換了眼神。
Wearing those sneakers at his age seemed a bit kids to the younger crowd at the party.
到了他那年紀還穿那些運動鞋，在派對上的年輕人眼中顯得有點在裝年輕。
- mature
Behaving in a way appropriate to one's age
文法句型
be kids
act kids
go all kids
用法筆記
Used informally or humorously, often critically. The phrase 'be kids' or 'act kids' in this sense is slang and does not follow normal adjective rules — it cannot take comparative forms like 'more kids'.
常見錯誤
5. Behaving with the unrestrained happiness, excitement, or playfulness that is typ
像孩子般
表現出孩童般的興奮或快樂
Behaving with the unrestrained happiness, excitement, or playfulness that is typical of a young child.
Fumi was like a kid in a candy store when she saw all the handmade chocolates.
Fumi 看到那些手工巧克力時，開心得像個在糖果店裡的孩子。
idiom: like a kid in a candy store = delighted
The grown men were like kids again at the video game convention last weekend.
上週末在電玩展上，那些成年男人開心得像孩子一樣。
Emeka was like a kid on Christmas morning when he opened the new laptop.
Emeka 打開新筆電時，高興得像聖誕節早上的孩子。
Watching the firework display, even the elderly couple became like kids, pointing and gasping.
看著煙火表演，連那對老夫妻都像孩子一樣指著天空驚嘆。
- serious
Not showing fun or excitement
文法句型
like a kid
like kids
用法筆記
Almost always appears in the fixed comparative phrase 'like a kid' or 'like kids'. The sense is about temporary behaviour, not a permanent state.
常見錯誤
6. A young goat, from birth up to about one year old.
小山羊
出生未滿一年的山羊
A young goat, from birth up to about one year old.
The farmer's daughter bottle-fed a newborn kid whose mother had rejected it.
農夫的女兒用奶瓶餵養一隻被媽媽拋棄的新生小山羊。
newborn kid = very young goat
Two playful kids followed their mother goat across the field toward the old barn.
兩隻活潑的小山羊跟著山羊媽媽穿過田野，走向舊穀倉。
During spring the farm welcomes several newborn kids into the herd each week.
春天時，農場每週都會有好幾隻新生小山羊加入羊群。
The children gathered around the pen to watch the baby kid take its very first steps.
孩子們圍在圍欄旁，看著那隻小山羊踏出第一步。
- adult goat
A fully grown goat
文法句型
a kid
newborn kid
female kid
用法筆記
When the context is clear (a farm, animals), 'kid' alone refers to a young goat. To avoid confusion with the human meaning, speakers often say 'goat kid' or 'baby goat'.
常見錯誤
7. Very soft, smooth leather produced from the skin of a young goat, used especiall
小山羊皮
用小山羊皮製成的柔軟皮革
Very soft, smooth leather produced from the skin of a young goat, used especially for gloves, shoes, and small luxury items.
Emeka bought a pair of gloves made from soft black kid leather for the winter.
Emeka 冬天時買了一雙柔軟的黑色小山羊皮手套。
kid leather = material type
The fashion designer chose kid leather for the lining of the handbag.
那位時裝設計師選用小山羊皮做手提包的內襯。
Kid leather shoes are lightweight and comfortable but require gentle cleaning.
小山羊皮鞋輕巧又舒適，但需要小心清潔。
The vintage store sold a wallet made of fine Italian kid leather from the 1950s.
那間復古商店賣了一隻1950年代義大利小山羊皮製的皮夾。
文法句型
kid leather + noun
用法筆記
Used as an uncountable noun referring to the material, not the animal. 'Kid gloves' are a common product made from this leather, and the phrase 'handle with kid gloves' means to treat something very carefully.
常見錯誤
kids — 動詞
1. To say something that is not true in a playful or friendly way, as a joke rather
開玩笑
以玩笑的方式說不實的話
To say something that is not true in a playful or friendly way, as a joke rather than with the intention to deceive.
Wei was just kidding when he said he would quit his job and move to another country.
Wei 說他要辭職搬到國外只是在開玩笑。
continuous: was kidding = joking playfully
Are you kidding me? That price cannot possibly be right for such a small sandwich.
你在跟我開玩笑嗎？那麼小一個三明治不可能賣這個價錢。
exclamation: are you kidding me? = disbelieving
Minh laughed and told her friend, 'I am kidding — I would never say that about you.'
Minh 笑著對朋友說：「我在開玩笑——我絕不可能那樣說你。」
Diego kept kidding his roommate about the burnt dinner until they both cracked up laughing.
Diego 一直拿煮焦的晚餐開室友的玩笑，笑到兩人都忍不住大笑。
No kidding — the meeting actually lasted for three hours without a single break.
不騙你——那場會議真的連續開了三個小時，完全沒有休息。
- tease
More deliberate and often at someone's expense
- joke
Neutral; to say funny things, not necessarily untrue
- fool around
Informal; to behave playfully, not seriously
- be serious
To speak honestly and without humour
文法句型
kid + about + noun phrase
kid + someone
be kidding
用法筆記
Very common in everyday spoken English. The phrase 'Are you kidding me?' expresses surprise or disbelief rather than asking a literal question. 'No kidding' is a fixed expression that can mean either 'seriously' or sarcastically 'obviously'.
常見錯誤
2. To convince yourself that something untrue is actually true, because accepting t
自欺
說服自己相信不真實的事
To convince yourself that something untrue is actually true, because accepting the real situation would be unpleasant or difficult.
If you think you can finish this report in an hour, you are kidding yourself.
如果你覺得自己一小時內能完成這份報告，你是在自欺欺人。
reflexive: be kidding yourself = wrong belief
Nadia knew she was kidding herself when she said the old dress still fitted perfectly.
Nadia 知道當她說那件舊洋裝還很合身時，是在欺騙自己。
Do not kid yourself about passing the exam if you have not studied at all.
如果你完全沒有讀書，就別欺騙自己說考試會過。
Ibrahim was kidding himself if he believed the landlord would fix the roof without a written request.
Ibrahim 如果相信房東不用書面申請就會修屋頂，那是在自欺欺人。
- delude yourself
More formal; means to hold a false belief despite clear evidence
- fool yourself
Similar meaning, also informal
- face reality
To accept the truth of a situation
文法句型
kid + yourself
be kidding yourself
don't kid yourself
用法筆記
Always used with a reflexive pronoun (yourself, himself, herself, themselves, etc.). The negative imperative 'Don't kid yourself' is the most common form — it warns someone against wishful thinking.