kind of 和sort of在非正式英语中（尤在美国英语中）常常用着副词，起减弱语作用，意为“有点儿，稍微，几乎”，相当于somewhat\a little;请看经典例句：
I like him, kind of.
我有点儿喜欢他。
I kind of like her.
我有点儿喜欢她。
This story is kind of boring.
这个故事有点无聊。
I kind of like coffee.
我有点儿喜欢咖啡。
I’m kind of tired.我有点儿累了。
They kind of laughed at me.
他们有点儿嘲笑我。
The terrier was kind of short with long, black hair.
这只㹴有点儿矮小，有这长而黑色的毛发。
She also asked them if they would be too busy or kind of bored.
她还问他们是否会太忙或有点无聊。
中考真题- 2016 新疆
He was "kind of bored" and needed something to do.
他"有点无聊"，需要找点事做。
中考真题- 2016 武汉
It's kind of like only getting without giving, she explained.
她解释说,这有点像不劳而获。
中考真题- 2018 黄冈
When you give someone a tip, you’re sort of being polite.
当你向人吐舌头，就显得有点没有礼貌。
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.
把祖父一个人留下来，我们有点儿担心。
He seems to have had some sort of religious experience.
他似乎有某种宗教体验。