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kid /kɪd/► SEE ALLhandle, treat, etc. sb with kid gloveslike a kid in a candy store/shopkids’ stuffa/the new kid on the block
●handle, treat, etc. sb with kid ˈglovestreat sb very carefully and gently because you do not want to upset them or make them angry 温和地对待某人；小心应对某人◆She is so easily upset that I feel I have to treat her with kid gloves all the time.
她动辄发脾气，我不得不时刻小心。 NOTE Kid gloves are made of very soft leather from the skin of a kid (= a young goat). * kid gloves 是用小山羊（kid）非常柔软的皮制成的。 ●like a kid in a ˈcandy store/shop (NAmE) used to say that sb is very happy and excited about sth 像小孩子走进糖果店似的；兴奋不已◆It was my first time in a championship game, so I felt like a kid in a candy store.
那是我第一次打冠军赛，所以特别兴奋。◆I’m like a kid in a candy store when it comes to technology. It all looks so good!
一说到技术，我就兴奋不已，因为它们简直太棒了！●ˈkids’ stuff (BrE) (NAmE ˈkid stuff) something that is very easy to do or understand 轻而易举的事；小儿科◆‘What did you think of the maths exam?’ ‘Kids’ stuff. I’m sure I’ve passed.’“你觉得这次数学考试怎么样？”“小儿科，我相信我肯定能过。”●a/the ˌnew kid on the ˈblock (informal) sb who is new to a place, an organization, etc. 新成员；新手◆Despite his six years in politics, he was still regarded by many as the new kid on the block.尽管他从政已六年，在许多人眼里他还嫩着呢。 |