She spoke kindly to them.

她与他们亲切交谈。

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She doesn't take kindly to sudden change.

她不喜欢突然的改变。

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He doesn't take kindly to suggestions that he is over the hill.

他不爱听别人说他在走下坡路。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

It means to treat a person kindly or gently, especially in a situation where you might be expected to be angry with him.

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You are no longer like a son to me and like your father, my first husband, 'Ere this kindly Greek took pity on me."

你不像我的儿子，而像父亲，我的第一个丈夫，埃瑞是希腊人，这个好人总是可怜我“

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Opposing pitchers don't take kindly to young players who make spectacles of themselves on the field.

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Beard, who has so far avoided fatherhood, does not take kindly to this news.

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For those judges at the Court of Appeal do not take kindly to being played around with.

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