kind of 和sort of在非正式英語中（尤在美國英語中）常常用着副詞，起減弱語作用，意為“有點兒，稍微，幾乎”，相當于somewhat\a little;請看經典例句：
I like him, kind of.
我有點兒喜歡他。
I kind of like her.
我有點兒喜歡她。
This story is kind of boring.
這個故事有點無聊。
I kind of like coffee.
我有點兒喜歡咖啡。
I’m kind of tired.我有點兒累了。
They kind of laughed at me.
他們有點兒嘲笑我。
The terrier was kind of short with long, black hair.
這隻㹴有點兒矮小，有這長而黑色的毛發。
She also asked them if they would be too busy or kind of bored.
她還問他們是否會太忙或有點無聊。
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He was "kind of bored" and needed something to do.
他"有點無聊"，需要找點事做。
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It's kind of like only getting without giving, she explained.
她解釋說,這有點像不勞而獲。
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When you give someone a tip, you’re sort of being polite.
當你向人吐舌頭，就顯得有點沒有禮貌。
As he was walking along, he sort of stumbled and seemed ill.
他向前走着，步履蹒跚，好像病了。
We were sort of worried about leaving Grandfather alone.
把祖父一個人留下來，我們有點兒擔心。
He seems to have had some sort of religious experience.
他似乎有某種宗教體驗。