keen

英[kiːn] 美[kiːn]
  • adj. 敏锐的;强烈的;锋利的;热衷的;精明的
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  • keen adj.敏锐的;强烈的;锋利的;热衷的;精明的
    adj. (形容词)
    1. 热心的,热情的
    2. 敏锐的,敏捷的,灵敏的
    3. 强烈的,激烈的
    4. 锐利的,锋利的
    5. 渴望的
    6. 厉害的
    7. 刺人的,刺骨的
    8. 泼辣的
    9. 漂亮的
    10. 愉快的
    11. 喜爱的,着迷的,有兴趣的
    12. (价格等)有竞争力的,低廉的
    13. 聪明的,机智的
    adv. (副词)
    1. 敏锐地
    2. 如饥似渴地
    3. 积极地
    n. (名词)
    1. 恸哭,号哭,哀号
    2. 挽歌
    3. 基恩(音译名)
    v. (动词)
    1. 恸哭,为安慰(死者)而号哭,哀号,哭丧
    2. 唱挽歌
    3. 用哀号声发出
    4. 削尖,磨快
    5. 使尖锐化
    adj. (形容词)
    1. 锋利的 (of the points and cutting edges of knives, etc.) sharp
    2. 热衷的,热心的,渴望(做某事)的 (of a person) having a strong, active interest in sth; eager to do sth
    3. 激烈的,紧张的 (of a competition or struggle) done with eagerness and activity on both sides
    4. 良好的; 敏锐的,敏捷的 (of mind, feelings, senses, etc.) good, strong, quick at understanding, etc.

英英释义

Noun:
  1. a funeral lament sung with loud wailing

Adjective:
  1. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions;

    "an acute observer of politics and politicians"
    "incisive comments"
    "icy knifelike reasoning"
    "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"
    "penetrating insight"
    "frequent penetrative observations"

  2. intense or sharp;

    "suffered exquisite pain"
    "felt exquisite pleasure"

  3. very good;

    "he did a bully job"
    "a neat sports car"
    "had a great time at the party"
    "you look simply smashing"

  4. painful as if caused by a sharp instrument;

    "a cutting wind"
    "keen winds"
    "knifelike cold"
    "piercing knifelike pains"
    "piercing cold"
    "piercing criticism"
    "a stabbing pain"
    "lancinating pain"

  5. having a sharp cutting edge or point;

    "a keen blade"

Verb:
  1. express grief verbally;

    "we lamented the death of the child"

1. He's been a keen supporter of the Labour Party all his life.
他一生都是工党的热情拥护者。

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2. We were very keen when the 1954 Rally came round.
1954年的集会开始时,我们都非常热切。

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3. He had retained a keen interest in the progress of the work.
他对那项工作的进展一直很关心。

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4. The receivers are keen to sell the stores as one lot.
破产事务官想要将这些店铺打包整体出售。

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5. Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.
追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

来自柯林斯例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. The blind have a keen sense of touch.
      盲人有敏锐的触觉。
    2. Their keen eyes can penetrate the water to a depth of forty feet.
      他们锐利的眼睛能透过水面看到40 英尺的深处。
    3. Be brave, a fence between makes love more keen.
      勇敢点,受到阻隔的爱情会更强烈。
    4. The razor has a very keen edge.
      这把剃刀有锋利的口。
    5. They have a wide knowledge of everyday things, and a keen interest in their particular city and state.
      他们对日常事情所知甚广,对所在的城市和州深为关切。
    6. He's keen, but his youth is a minus factor.
      他非常精明, 但他的年轻却是个不利的因素。
    用作形容词 (adj.)
    用作定语 ~+ n.
    1. This flower has got a keen scent.
      这花有一种刺鼻的气味。
    2. Mary is a keen critic.
      玛丽是一个尖刻的批评家。
    3. She is a keen reader of my novels.
      她是我的小说的热心读者。
    4. She has a keen mind.
      她头脑机敏。
    用作表语 S+be+~
    1. This knife is very keen.
      这把小刀非常锋利。
    2. The north wind is keen and biting.
      北风刺骨。
    3. Her father wants her to go to university, but she is not keen.
      她父亲想让她上大学,但她并不想去。
    4. The competition for the first prize was keen.
      争夺第一名的竞争很激烈。
    S+be+~+ prep .-phrase
    1. She is really keen about the trip.
      她渴望去旅行。
    2. He is so keen about his game as to forget everything else.
      他这么专心致志于做游戏,以至把其他一切都忘了。
    3. He is keen after moneymaking.
      他一心想赚钱。
    4. He is not very keen on jazz.
      他对爵士音乐不太感兴趣。
    5. My daughter is keen of hearing.
      我的女儿听觉灵敏。
    S+be+~(for sb)+to- v
    1. The boy is keen to go to sea.
      这孩子很想去航海。
    2. He's keen to pass the examination.
      他热切希望能够通过考试。
    3. Father is keen for my brother to study law.
      父亲很希望我兄弟学法律。
    S+be+~+that-clause
    1. The parents were keen that their daughter should become musician.
      父母渴望他们的女儿成为音乐家。
adj. (形容词)
  1. keen的基本意思指具有锋利边缘的,即“锋利的”,指风时作“刺骨的”解; 指味道时,作“刺鼻的”解; 指批评等时,作“尖刻的,尖锐的”解; 指人、性格等时,作“热心的,渴望的”解; 指兴趣、情感等时,作“强烈的,深刻的,激烈的”解; keen指心智、感官等时,作“敏捷的,敏锐的”解。
  2. keen用作表语时,后面可接介词短语,动词不定式或that从句,从句中谓语动词常为虚拟语气。
adj. (形容词)
keen, acute, sharp
  • 这组词都有“锋利的”“敏锐的”意思。其区别在于:sharp指人时,强调精明,不易受骗,指动作时强调机警、敏捷等; keen指刀尖或刀刃等“锋利的”“锐利的”,用于比喻,指风“刺骨的”,味道“刺鼻的”,批评等“尖刻的,尖锐的”; acute指人的五官,感觉,智力等是尖锐的,也可指疾病是急性的。例如:
  • She has a sharp nose.她嗅觉灵敏。
  • There was a keen wind blowing from the east.有阵刺骨的寒风从东边刮来。
  • Dogs have an acute sense of smell.狗有敏锐的嗅觉。
  • Pneumonia is an acute disease.肺炎是一种急性疾病。
  • keen, eager
  • 这两个词都可表示“渴望”。keen着重指极大的兴趣引起的渴望; eager指巨大的热情所产生的渴望,有时表示急不可耐的心情。
  • anxious,eager,keen
  • 这些形容词均有“急切的,渴望的”之意。
  • anxious强调因忧虑、关注或害怕而产生的急切心情。
  • eager侧重于急于成功的迫切心情。
  • keen强调因兴趣强烈或欲望而急于做某事。
  • keen,acute,sharp,shrewd
  • 这些形容词均有“锐利的、敏锐的、机敏的”之意。
  • keen多指对复杂艰深的事物或问题有敏锐的观察和敏捷的理解。
  • acute侧重感觉敏锐,能分辨出一般人难以觉察的细微区别。
  • sharp指人头脑精明、敏锐或机警。
  • shrewd指有头脑,善于判断分析,精明过人。
  • 用作形容词 (adj.)
    ~+名词 ~+动词不定式 ~+介词