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风筝
A kite is an object, usually used as a toy, which is flown in the air. It consists of a light frame covered with paper or cloth and has a long string attached which you hold while the kite is flying.
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鸢（一种猛禽）
A kite is a bird of prey which hunts and kills small animals for food.
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试探舆论（或反应）
If you say that someone is flying a kite, you are critical of them for putting forward new ideas just to see how people react, rather than with the intention of putting those ideas into practice.
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The Government flies these kites of disinformation, then people feel grateful when the changes don't happen.
政府故意放出这些虚假消息来试探舆论，而当其中提到的改变并未出现时，老百姓便会心怀感激。
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极度兴奋的；被酒精（或毒品）麻醉的
If you say that someone is as high as a kite, you mean that they are very excited or that they are greatly affected by alcohol or drugs.
例句
I felt so strange on the steroid injections. I was as high as a kite some of the time.
注射类固醇后我感觉很奇特。我有时会极度兴奋。