kind of 与 sort of 这两个短语常用在非正式文体中,表示“有些”,“有几分”(近似于rather, somewhat),使说话的语气不那么肯定,其后可接名词、动词、动名词、形容词等。
- I feel kind of thirsty.
我感到有些渴了。 - Her eyes are kind of/sort of greenish-blue.
她的眼睛有些蓝中带绿。(修饰形容词) - Sometimes I sort of wonder whether I shouldn't get a job or something.
有时我也有些不明白,是否我不该找个工作什么的。(修饰动词) - I tried hard to recall her name, it kept sort of coming and going.
我竭力回想她的名字,它总是时隐时现的。(修饰动名词)