柯林斯詞典kite flying 1. N the practice of drawing cheques on deposits which are already committed, assuming that the delay in clearing the cheque will allow time to replenish the account 開空頭支票 (Also called kiting)[商業(yè)] 返回 kite-flying劍橋詞典the act of trying to find out what people's opinion about something new will be by informally spreading news of it (通過透露風聲等方式的)試探輿論反應(yīng) These rumours of a new political party are obviously a kite-flying exercise . 這些有關(guān)新政黨的謠言顯然是試探輿論的手段。 返回 kite-flying