a set of articles or equipment needed for a specific purpose 一套工具;包 a first-aid kit. 急救包。 ■[mass noun](Brit)the clothing and other items belonging to a soldier or used in an activity such as sport (英)士兵的行装;运动装备 boys in football kit. 穿着足球装的男孩们。 ■a set of all the parts needed to assemble something 一整套装配元件 an aircraft kit. 一套飞机元件。
(Brit.)a large basket, box, or other container, especially for fish (英)(尤指盛鱼的)大篮子;箱子(等容器)
verb
[with obj.](kit someone/thing out/up)(一般作 be kitted out/up)(chiefly Brit.)provide someone or something with the appropriate clothing or equipment (主英)提供装备,配备 we were all kitted out in life jackets. 我们都装备了救生衣。
常用词组 get one's kit off
(Brit. informal)take off all one's clothes (英,非正式)脱光衣服
语源
Middle English: from Middle Dutch kitte 'wooden vessel', of unknown origin. The original sense 'wooden tub' was later applied to other containers; the use denoting a soldier's equipment (late 18th cent.) probably arose from the idea of a set of articles packed in a container
kit2 noun
the young of certain animals, such as the beaver, ferret, and mink (海狸、白鼬、貂等动物的)幼崽 ■(informal). term forkitten (非正式)。 同 kitten
kit3 noun
(historical)a small violin, especially one used by a dancing master (史)(尤指职业舞蹈教师用的)小型小提琴
语源
early 16th cent.: perhaps from Latin cithara (see cittern)