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Keen Adj Graded Lot Enthusiastic 例:He Mad 例:You're 例:I

单词 keen
音标
英[ki:n] 美[kin]
解释
adj.厉害的,强烈的;敏锐的,敏捷的;锐利的;热心的;vi.(为死者)恸哭,哀号;n.〈英〉号哭,恸哭;
例句

ADJ-GRADED
渴望的;热切的;热衷的
If you are keen on doing something, you very much want to do it. If you are keen that something should happen, you very much want it to happen.
例:You're not keen on going, are you?...你不太想去,是吗?
例:Both companies were keen on a merger...两家公司都很想合并。

ADJ-GRADED
(对…)喜爱的,满怀热情的
If you are keen on something, you like it a lot and are very enthusiastic about it.
例:I got quite keen on the idea...我对这个想法燃起了极大的热情。
例:I wasn't too keen on physics and chemistry.我对物理和化学不是太感喜爱。

ADJ-GRADED
(对某一活动)热情的,热心的
You use keen to indicate that someone has a lot of enthusiasm for a particular activity and spends a lot of time doing it.
例:She was a keen amateur photographer.她是业余摄影爱好者。

ADJ-GRADED
(人)生性热情的,兴趣广博的
If you describe someone as keen, you mean that they have an enthusiastic nature and are interested in everything that they do.
例: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。
例:You're all very keen.你们都很热心。

ADJ-GRADED
(兴趣或感情)浓厚的,强烈的
A keen interest or emotion is one that is very intense.
例: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。
例:...his keen sense of loyalty.他强烈的忠诚感

ADJ-GRADED
(支持)热情的,积极的
If you are a keen supporter of a cause, movement, or idea, you support it enthusiastically.
例: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。
例: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。

ADJ-GRADED
思维敏捷的;机灵的;机智的
If you say that someone has a keen mind, you mean that they are very clever and aware of what is happening around them.
例:They described him as a man of keen intellect...他们把他描述成一个才思敏捷的人。
例: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。

ADJ-GRADED
(目光或听觉)灵敏的,敏锐的
If you have a keen eye or ear, you are able to notice things that are difficult to detect.
例:...an amateur artist with a keen eye for detail...对细节非常敏感的业余画家
例:Brand's keen ear caught the trace of an accent.布兰德敏锐的耳朵听出了口音。

ADJ-GRADED
(对某人)倾心的,迷恋的
If you are keen on someone, you find them sexually attractive and want to get to know them better.
例:Mick has always been very keen on Carla.米克一直迷恋卡拉。

ADJ-GRADED
(战斗或竞争)激烈的,紧张的
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.
例: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。

ADJ-GRADED
(价格)低廉的,有竞争力的
Keen prices are low and competitive.
例: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。

VERB
(为死者)恸哭,哀号
If someone keens, they cry out or make sounds to express their sorrow at someone's death.
例:He tossed back his head and keened...他仰天恸哭起来。
例:Someone was making a low, keening noise.有人正在低声哀泣。

PHRASE
对…十分热衷;对…非常热情
If you say that someone is mad keen on something, you are emphasizing that they are very enthusiastic about it.
例:So you're not mad keen on science then?...那么你对科学并不是太感兴趣了?
例:She was mad keen to go.她非常想去。
变形
noun:keenness~third:keens~done:keened~est:keenest~adv:keenly~ing:keening~er:keener~past:keened~

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