单词盒子

keen

K 开头单词

音标发音

  • 英式音标 [kiːnki:n]
  • 美式音标 [kiːn]
  • 国际音标 [ki:n]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • adj. 敏锐的，敏捷的；渴望的；强烈的；热心的；锐利的
  • n. 痛哭，挽歌
  • n. (Keen)人名；(英)基恩；(德)肯；(肯)金

词源解说

  • 直接源自古英语的cene，意为大胆的，勇敢的；最初源自原始日耳曼语的kan，意为能够。

同根派生

  • adv性质的同根词
    keenly：敏锐地；强烈地；锐利地。
  • n性质的同根词
    keenness：敏锐；锐利。

用法辨析

    adj. (形容词)

  • 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。
  • 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。

英汉例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)

    用作定语: ～+ n.

  • This flower has got a keen scent.
    这花有一种刺鼻的气味。

    • 用作表语: S+be+～

  • This knife is very keen.
    这把小刀非常锋利。

    • S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

  • She is really keen about the trip.
    她渴望去旅行。

    • S+be+～(for sb)+to- v

  • The boy is keen to go to sea.
    这孩子很想去航海。

    • S+be+～+that-clause

  • The parents were keen that their daughter should become musician.
    父母渴望他们的女儿成为音乐家。

词组短语

    用作形容词 (adj.)

    ～+名词

  • keen edge 锋利的刀刃
  • keen interest 强烈的兴趣

    • ～+动词不定式

  • keen to pass the examination 渴望通过考试
  • keen to visit that city 很想去参观那个城市

    • ～+介词

  • keen about going to the picnic 希望去野餐
  • keen about 〔on〕 music 爱好音乐
  • keen of hearing 听力敏锐

    • 短语

  • Dafne Keen 达芙妮·基恩;黛芙妮·金;达芙妮金

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • (EAGER) very interested, eager, or wanting (to do) something very much
  • (STRONG) extreme or very strong
  • (SHARP) very sharp
  • to make a loud, long, sad sound, especially because someone has died

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If you say that someone has a keen mind, you mean that they are very clever and aware of what is happening around them.
  • keenly
  • If you have a keen eye or ear, you are able to notice things that are difficult to detect.
  • keenly
  • A keen interest or emotion is one that is very intense.
  • keenly
  • If you are keen on doing something, you very much want to do it.
  • keenness
  • If you are keen on something, you like it a lot and are very enthusiastic about it.
  • You use keen to indicate that someone has a lot of enthusiasm for a particular activity and spends a lot of time doing it.
  • A keen fight or competition is one in which the competitors are all trying very hard to win, and it is not easy to predict who will win.
  • keenly
  • to lament the dead

专业释义

    经济学

  • 廉价的

    • 能源科学技术

  • 锋利的