英汉词典

keen 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

keen 词态变化

keen 中文词源

来自古英语cene,勇敢的，来自Proto-Germnaic*kan,有能力的，来自PIE*gno,知道，了解，词源同can,know.引申词义渴望的，热切的。

keen 英文词源

keen

keen: [OE] The ancestral meaning of keen is ‘brave’. That is what its German and Dutch relatives, kühn and koen, mean, and that is what keen itself meant in the Old English period. But this sense had died out by the 17th century, having been replaced by the meanings familiar today, such as ‘eager’ and ‘sharp’.

keen (adj.)

c. 1200, from Old English cene "bold brave," later "clever, wise," from Proto-Germanic *kan- "be able to" (see can). Original prehistoric senses seem to have been both "brave" and "skilled;" cognate with Old Norse kænn "skillful, wise," Middle Dutch coene "bold," Dutch koen, Old High German kuon "pugnacious, strong," German kühn "bold, daring." Sense of "eager" is from mid-14c. The meaning "sharp" is peculiar to English: of blades and edges early 13c., of sounds c. 1400, of eyesight c. 1720. A popular word of approval in teenager and student slang from c. 1900.

keen (v.)

"lament," 1811, from Irish caoinim "I weep, wail, lament," from Old Irish coinim "I wail." Related: Keened; keening. As a noun from 1830.

keen 词组搭配

keen 英文释义

1. a funeral lament sung with loud wailing

keen 同义词解析

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。

keen 双语例句

1. 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。

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2. We were very keen when the 1954 Rally came round.

1954年的集会开始时，我们都非常热切。

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3. 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。

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4. The receivers are keen to sell the stores as one lot.

破产事务官想要将这些店铺打包整体出售。

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5. Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.

追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

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keen 实用场景例句

John was very keen to help.

约翰很热心，愿意帮忙。

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We are keen that our school should get involved too.

我们盼着自己学校也参与其中。

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

我不太想去参加这次聚会。

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a keen sportsman

热心运动的人

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one of the keenest supporters of the team

这个队最热情的支持者之一

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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。

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a keen mind/intellect

敏捷的思考 / 头脑

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

你不太想去，是吗？

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Both companies were keen on a merger...

两家公司都很想合并。

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I got quite keen on the idea...

我对这个想法燃起了极大的热情。

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I wasn't too keen on physics and chemistry.

我对物理和化学不是太感喜爱。

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She was a keen amateur photographer.

她是业余摄影爱好者。

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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。

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You're all very keen.

你们都很热心。

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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。

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...his keen sense of loyalty.

他强烈的忠诚感

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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。

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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。

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

他们把他描述成一个才思敏捷的人。

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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。

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

对细节非常敏感的业余画家

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

布兰德敏锐的耳朵听出了口音。

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Mick has always been very keen on Carla.

米克一直迷恋卡拉。

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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。

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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。

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He tossed back his head and keened...

他仰天恸哭起来。

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Someone was making a low, keening noise.

有人正在低声哀泣。

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

那么你对科学并不是太感兴趣了？

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She was mad keen to go.

她非常想去。

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