keen

[ki:n]

adj.敏锐的, 强烈的, 锋利的, 热衷的, 精明的
v.(古）哭丧

a.

1. 热心的, 热衷的, 深切的[(+on)][+to-v]

Mrs. Miller is very keen on art.

米勒太太对艺术很感兴趣。

2. 渴望的, 极想的[F][(+on)][+to-v]

She is very keen to visit Canada.

她渴望访问加拿大。

3. 敏锐的, 敏捷的

His eyes were still keen.

他的目光依然敏锐。

4. 锋利的, 锐利的

He handed me a knife with a keen edge.

他递给我一把锋利的刀。

5. 激烈的; 强烈的; 尖刻的

词形变化

副词: keenly | 形容词比较级: keener | 形容词最高级: keenest | 名词: keenness | 动词过去式: keened | 动词过去分词: keened | 动词现在分词: keening | 动词第三人称单数: keens |

词义辨析

同义:

a.尖锐的; 尖细的

sharp  cutting  fine  acute

a.激烈的; 敏锐的

quick  exact  smart  bright  clever  sharp-witted  

反义:

a.尖锐的; 敏锐的

dull  blunt  obtuse  

英英释义

名词 keen:

a funeral lament sung with loud wailing

动词 keen:

express grief verbally

同义词：lament

形容词 keen:

having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

同义词：acute, discriminating, incisive, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp

intense or sharp

同义词：exquisite

very good

同义词：bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing

as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument

同义词：cutting, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating

having a sharp cutting edge or point

短语词组

keen on

1. 喜爱; 热衷于

He is keen on music.

他喜爱音乐。

补充

keenkeen英:[ki:n] 美:[kin]adj.1.锋利的This knife is very keen.这把小刀非常锋利。2.热衷的, 热心的, 渴望(做某事)He is not very keen on jazz.他对爵士音乐不太感兴趣。The boy is keen to go to sea.这孩子很想去航海。The parents were keen that their daughter should become musician.父母渴望他们的女儿成为音乐家。3.激烈的, 紧张的4.良好的; 敏锐的, 敏捷的She has a keen mind.她头脑机敏。My daughter is keen of hearing.我的女儿听觉灵敏。

例句

1. I'm not very keen, to be honest.说实话, 我并不十分急迫。 2. He doesn't seem very keen.他看起来并不那么迫不及待。 3. Both companies were keen on a merger.两家公司都热切期望合并。 4. She was keen on having a family.她渴望着有个家。 5. You're not keen on going, are you?你不太想去, 是吗？ 6. I'm not very keen on keeping a car for more than a year.我对要养车一年多并不很感兴趣。 7. Her solicitor was keen to talk to her.她的律师很想和她谈一谈。 8. I am not keen for him to have a bicycle.我并不十分希望他有辆自行车。 9. I'm very keen that the European Union should be as open as possible to trade from Russia.我热切希望欧盟会尽可能开放与俄罗斯的贸易。 10. Curt is a keen golfer.柯特爱打高尔夫球。 11. I'm keen on maths.我喜欢数学。 12. Boys are just as keen on cooking as girls are.男孩子和女孩子一样对做饭感兴趣。 13. a very able, keen, and hard-working officer有才能、热心肠又勤奋的官员 14. She's a keen student.她是个好学的学生。 15. Competition for the first prize was keen.一等奖的角逐十分激烈。 16. He took a keen interest in politics.他对政治有着浓厚的兴趣。 17. He is a keen advocate of park-and-ride schemes.他是“停车再换乘”计划的积极倡导者。 18. He was a man of keen intelligence.他是个才思敏捷的人。 19. I can see you have a keen sense of humour.我能看出你极具幽默感。 20. people with very keen powers of observation观察力极敏锐的人 21. Desmond had a keen sense of smell.德斯蒙德嗅觉灵敏。 22. 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。 23. There was a keen wind blowing in off the sea.一股凛冽的海风吹了进来。 24. Mick has always been very keen on Carla.米克一直非常喜欢卡拉。 25. Pisceans almost always seem to have a keen eye for beauty.双鱼座的人似乎总是对美具有敏锐的鉴赏力。 26. Susan has a keen eye for detail, so each dress is beautifully finished.苏珊对细节观察入微, 因此每条裙子都修饰得很美。 27. a mad keen golfer高尔夫球发烧友 28. So you're not mad keen on science then?那么你对科学并不是太感兴趣了？ 29. She was mad keen to go.她想去都想疯了。 30. He tossed back his head and keened.他仰头恸哭。 31. veiled ladies sitting on the ground keening头戴面纱的女子坐在地上唱着挽歌 32. She'll know how to keen for the dead.她将会知道该如何哀悼逝者。 33. All was quiet, except for the wind keening round corners and moaning down the chimneys.一切都静悄悄的, 只有风哀号着扫过街角, 呼啸着钻进烟囱。 34. 'What are you talking about?' she keened in a high voice.“你在说什么？”她尖声哀号着说。 35. to keen a knife磨快刀子 36. Difficulties keened their contradictions.困难使他们之间的矛盾更加尖锐化了。 37. She keened for a long time at her mother's funeral.她在她母亲的葬礼上恸哭了好一阵。 38. She was lost in sad memories as violins keened in the quiet hall.听着大厅里如泣如诉的琴声，她陷入了痛苦的回忆中。 39. When that great man died, the whole country keened him.当那位伟人去世的时候，举国为其恸哭。 40. At last she keened her sorrow to me.终于她向我哭诉了悲痛之情。 41. a keen gardener.一位热情的园丁。 42. a keen desire to learn.一种热切的求知欲望。 43. there could be keen competition to provide the service.提供这种服务可能有激烈的竞争。 44. Bob makes it obvious he's keen on her.鲍勃明显表示他被她吸引住了。 45. I have keen eyesight.我的视力敏锐。 46. her keen intellect.她敏锐的理解力。 47. I would soon fly to distant stars—how keen!.我即将飞到遥远的星球上——多美妙啊！。 48. the keening of the cold night wind.夜晚寒风可怕的呜咽声。 49. They are both keen gardeners.他们两人都很热衷于园艺。 50. I failed the first time but I'm keen to try again.我头一次失败了，可是我很想再试一次。 51. She was keen that we should all be there.她很希望我们都去那里。 52. Foxes have a keen sense of smell.狐狸的嗅觉很灵敏。 53. He's very keen on jazz.他很喜欢爵士乐。 54. a keen intellect/intelligence/mind敏捷的思维/才智/头脑 55. She's a very keen observer of the political world.她非常机敏，善于观察政坛动向。 56. She made some keen [=acute] observations.她做了几点精辟的评论。 57. a keen wit敏锐的才智 58. The dog has a keen sense of smell. = The dog has a keen nose.狗具有灵敏的嗅觉。 59. keen [=acute] eyesight/hearing敏锐的视力/听力 60. She had a keen awareness of what was happening. [=she knew exactly what was happening]她对正在发生的事情了如指掌。 61. She has a keen ear for languages. [=she is able to easily learn and understand languages]她对语言很敏感。 62. He has a keen eye for details. [=he is good at noticing details]他对细节很敏感。 63. She's a keen tennis player. = She's keen about tennis.她是个不折不扣的网球迷。 64. He's a keen student of art history. = He has a keen interest in art history.他热衷于研究艺术史。 65. He is keen [=eager] to learn more about art history.他渴望了解更多关于艺术史的知识。 66. "After his death, she felt a keen [=profound] sense of loss."他去世后，她有一种强烈的失落感。 67. The two firms are in keen competition.这两家公司竞争激烈。 68. (chiefly Brit) a keen wind刺骨的寒风 69. "Gee, that's keen."哇，太好了。 70. a keen knife/sword锋利的刀/剑 71. They sell reliable products at very keen prices.他们以低廉的价格出售质量可靠的产品。 72. I gave him the job because he was willing to learn and seemed as keen as mustard.我录用他是因为他愿意去学并且看起来对这份工作颇有兴趣。 73. She's very keen on tennis.她热衷于网球。 74. I'm not keen on that idea. [=I don't like that idea]我不喜欢那个主意。 75. (Brit) He's mad keen on golf.他极其热衷于高尔夫球。 76. He's been very keen on her since they met at my party.自从他们在我的聚会上相识后，他就对她着了迷。 77. They were keenly interested in how well I was doing.他们极其想知道我过得怎么样。 78. a keenly felt change敏锐察觉到的变化 79. The parents were keenly aware of the teacher's importance.家长们深知教师的重要性。 80. The keenness of the saw made cutting the board easier.锋利的锯齿使切割木板更容易。 81. a keenness of sight视力的敏锐 82. mourners keening at a funeral在葬礼上恸哭的哀悼者