| [/kiːn; kin/] adj (-er, -est) 用法:
1 ~ (to do sth/that...) eager; enthusiastic 热切的; 热情的; 热心的:
a keen swimmer 喜好游泳的人 *
I'm not keen to go again. 我不太想再去了. *
She's keen that we should go. 她热情地叫我们去. 用法:
2 (of feelings, etc) intense; strong; deep （指感情等）热烈的, 强烈的, 深刻的:
a keen desire, interest, sense of loss 强烈的愿望、 兴趣、 失落感. 用法:
3 (of the senses) highly developed （指感觉）灵敏的, 敏锐的:
Dogs have a keen sense of smell. 狗的嗅觉很灵敏. 用法:
4 (of the mind) quick to understand （指头脑）敏捷的, 精明的:
a keen wit, intelligence 敏捷的头脑、 很强的理解力. 用法:
5 [esp attrib 尤作定语] (of the points and cutting edges of knives, etc) sharp （指刀等的尖和刃）锋利的, 快的:
a keen blade, edge 锋利的刀片、 刀刃. 用法:
6 (of a wind) bitterly cold （指风）刺骨的, 凛冽的. 用法:
7 (Brit) (of prices) low; very competitive （指价格）低廉的, 竞争力强的. 用法:
8 (idm 习语) (as) ,keen as `mustard (infml) extremely eager or enthusiastic 极热心的; 极热情的. keen on sth/sb (infml) (a) interested in sth 热衷於某事物:
keen on (playing) tennis 很喜欢（打）网球.
(b) fond of sb/sth 喜爱某人[某事物]:
He seemed mad keen on (ie very interested in) my sister. 他发疯似的爱著我妹妹. *
I'm not too keen on jazz. 我不太喜欢爵士乐.
(C) enthusiastic about sth 对某事物满腔热情的:
She's not very keen on the idea. 她对那主张不很感兴趣. *
Mrs Hill is keen on Tom's marrying Susan. 希尔太太很希望汤姆能和苏珊结婚. keen 2
[/kiːn; kin/] v [I] (usu in the continuous tenses 通常用於进行时态) lament a dead person by wailing 为死者恸哭、 哀号:
keening over her murdered son 恸哭她那被谋害的儿子. keen 3
n Irish funeral song accompanied by wailing 爱尔兰哀歌（边哭边唱）. |