keen

英[kiːn]
美[kiːn]

基本释义

  • adj.渴望的; 热衷的; 着迷的; 敏捷的; 强烈的; 灵敏的; 激烈的; 低廉的; 寒冷的; 锋利的
  • v.恸哭; 哀号

词性变化

实用例句

John was very keen to help.

约翰很热心,愿意帮忙。

牛津词典

We are keen that our school should get involved too.

我们盼着自己学校也参与其中。

牛津词典

I wasn't too keen on going to the party.

我不太想去参加这次聚会。

牛津词典

a keen sportsman

热心运动的人

牛津词典

one of the keenest supporters of the team

这个队最热情的支持者之一

牛津词典

Tom's very keen on Anna.

汤姆迷上了安娜。

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She's not keen on being told what to do.

她不喜欢别人向她发号施令。

牛津词典

a keen mind/intellect

敏捷的思考 / 头脑

牛津词典

You're not keen on going, are you?...

你不太想去,是吗?

Both companies were keen on a merger...

两家公司都很想合并。

I got quite keen on the idea...

我对这个想法燃起了极大的热情。

I wasn't too keen on physics and chemistry.

我对物理和化学不是太感喜爱。

She was a keen amateur photographer.

她是业余摄影爱好者。

He's a very keen student and works very hard...

他是个很好学的学生,学习非常努力。

You're all very keen.

你们都很热心。

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。

...his keen sense of loyalty.

他强烈的忠诚感

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。

He is a keen advocate of park-and-ride schemes.

他是“停车再换乘”计划的热情拥护者。

They described him as a man of keen intellect...

他们把他描述成一个才思敏捷的人。

Mr Walsh has a keen appreciation of the priorities of the electorate...

沃尔什先生深刻理解选民最为关注的事项。

...an amateur artist with a keen eye for detail...

对细节非常敏感的业余画家

Brand's keen ear caught the trace of an accent.

布兰德敏锐的耳朵听出了口音。

Mick has always been very keen on Carla.

米克一直迷恋卡拉。

There is expected to be a keen fight in the local elections.

预计地方选举的竞争会非常激烈。

The company negotiates very keen prices with their suppliers.

该公司通过讨价还价从供货商那里拿到了很低的价格。

He tossed back his head and keened...

他仰天恸哭起来。

Someone was making a low, keening noise.

有人正在低声哀泣。

So you're not mad keen on science then?...

那么你对科学并不是太感兴趣了?

She was mad keen to go.

她非常想去。

真题例句

Waiters, keen observers of humanity that they are, are catching on to this; in one poll, a full 30% said they didn't believe the job they did had any impact on the tips they received.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

His keen interest in designing elegant and user-friendly gadgets.

出自-2012年12月阅读原文

it had keen moved to the next block.

出自-2012年6月听力原文

Middle school is a crucial period when students may become keenly interested in advanced mathematics.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

I suspect that some experts in the field will be keen to address alternative explanations, such as unassessed variables playing a role in the well-being decline.

2019年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

Now some experts are proposing that we should take advantage of the teen brain's keen sensitivity to the presence of friends and leverage it to improve education.

2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

A software engineer by profession, Steve was a keen lover of the piano, and the only musician in his family.

2019年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

After reading some history books on how the first group of Chinese immigrants survived in America of the 19th century, she has become keen on her own family history and that of others.

2015年高考英语广东卷 阅读理解 信息匹配 题设

I carefully extended a long carrot, with a keen eye on those teeth, and before long, there were times I would have the groundhog sitting next to a rabbit, both munching on carrots.

2015年高考英语四川卷 完形填空 原文

They are keen to see rare birds at the destination.

2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 选项

英英释义

Noun
  • 1. a funeral lament sung with loud wailing

Verb
  • 1. express grief verbally;

    "we lamented the death of the child"

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 penetrating and clear and sharp in operation;

    "an incisive mind"

    "a keen intelligence"

    "of sharp and active intellect"

  • 4. very good;

    "he did a bully job"

    "a neat sports car"

    "had a great time at the party"

    "you look simply smashing"

  • 5. as physically 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"

  • 6. having a sharp cutting edge or point;

    "a keen blade"

同义词辨析

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。