keen

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

• keen相关词

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。

• keen使用方法
• keen详细辨析

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。

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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

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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

• keen剑桥字典
• keen柯林斯字典

专业释义

经济学

• 廉价的

能源科学技术

• 锋利的