keen
- adj.渴望;激烈的;热衷于;强烈的;热切的;热切;热心的;热情的;锋利的;喜爱;灵敏的;(对…)着迷，有兴趣;低廉的;思维敏捷的;寒冷刺骨的
- vi.(为死者)恸哭，哀号
- n.恸哭;(号哭着唱出的)挽歌
最高级： keenest 比较级： keener 派生词： keenly adv.;keenness n. 过去式： keened 现在分词： keening 过去分词： keened 第三人称单数： keens
keenadj.
热切；热情 eager/enthusiastic
渴望；热切；热衷于
wanting to do sth or wanting sth to happen very much
John was very keen to help.
约翰很热心，愿意帮忙。
We are keen that our school should get involved too.
我们盼着自己学校也参与其中。
I wasn't too keen on going to the party.
我不太想去参加这次聚会。
热情的；热心的
enthusiastic about an activity or idea, etc.
a keen sportsman
热心运动的人
one of the keenest supporters of the team
这个队最热情的支持者之一
喜爱 liking sb/sth
喜爱；（对…）着迷，有兴趣
liking sb/sth very much; very interested in sb/sth
Tom's very keen on Anna.
汤姆迷上了安娜。
She's not keen on being told what to do.
她不喜欢别人向她发号施令。
聪明 clever
思维敏捷的；机灵的；机智的
quick to understand
a keen mind/intellect
敏捷的思考 / 头脑
思想；感情 ideas/feelings
强烈的；浓厚的；深厚的
strong or deep
a keen sense of tradition
强烈的传统意识
He took a keen interest in his grandson's education.
他对孙子的教育很感兴趣。
感官 senses
灵敏的；敏锐的
highly developed
Dogs have a keen sense of smell.
狗的嗅觉很灵敏。
My friend has a keen eye for (= is good at noticing) a bargain.
我的朋友最会发现便宜货。
竞争 competition
激烈的；紧张的
involving people competing very hard with each other for sth
There is keen competition for places at the college.
要在这所学院就读竞争是非常激烈的。
价格 prices
低廉的；有竞争力的
kept low in order to compete with other prices
风 wind
寒冷刺骨的
extremely cold
刀 knife
锋利的；锐利的
having a sharp edge or point
a keenly fought contest
争夺激烈的比赛
We were keenly aware of the danger.
我们深知其危险。
wanting very much to do well at sth; enthusiastic
verb
V（为死者）恸哭，哀号
to make a loud high sad sound, when sb has died
keen
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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.You're not keen on going, are you?...
你不太想去，是吗？
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...Doyle's keenness to please.
多伊尔想取悦他人的热切心情
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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.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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...his keenness for the arts.
他对艺术的喜爱
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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.She was a keen amateur photographer.
她是业余摄影爱好者。
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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.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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...the keenness of the students.
学生的好学
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ADJ-GRADED （兴趣或感情）浓厚的，强烈的
A keen interest or emotion is one that is very intense.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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She remained keenly interested in international affairs...
她仍旧对国际事务很感兴趣。
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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.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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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.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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They're keenly aware that whatever they decide will set a precedent.
他们深知无论他们的决定是什么，都将开创先例。
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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....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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Charles listened keenly.
查尔斯竖着耳朵听着。
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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.Mick has always been very keen on Carla.
米克一直迷恋卡拉。
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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.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 contest should be very keenly fought.
比赛将会争夺得非常激烈。
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ADJ-GRADED （价格）低廉的，有竞争力的
Keen prices are low and competitive.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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The shops also offer a keenly priced curtain-making service.
这些商店也提供价格优惠的窗帘制作服务。
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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.He tossed back his head and keened...
他仰天恸哭起来。
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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.So you're not mad keen on science then?...
那么你对科学并不是太感兴趣了？
noun
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- a funeral lament sung with loud wailing
verb
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- express grief verbally
- we lamented the death of the child
- Synonym: lament
adj
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- having a sharp cutting edge or point
- a keen blade
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- 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
- Synonym: cutting knifelike piercing stabbing lancinate lancinating
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- very good
- he did a bully job
- a neat sports car
- had a great time at the party
- you look simply smashing
- Synonym: bang-up bully corking cracking dandy great groovy neat nifty not bad(p) peachy slap-up swell smashing
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- intense or sharp
- suffered exquisite pain
- felt exquisite pleasure
- Synonym: exquisite
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- 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
- Synonym: acute discriminating incisive knifelike penetrating penetrative piercing sharp
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The devs don 't get paid for this job , still they are keen on helping us .
开发者做这些工作也没有薪水，但他们还是热切的帮助我们。
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Pushy does not mean keen . It means pushy .
一意孤行就是它的字面意思，而非热切的渴望。
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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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There is keen competition for places at the college .
要在这所学院就读竞争是非常激烈的。
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The government is keen to put some distance between itself and these events .
政府急于想表示自己与这些事件无关。
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She unites keen business skills with a charming personality .
她一身兼备经商技巧与个人魅力。
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John was very keen to help .
约翰很热心，愿意帮忙。
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My friend has a keen eye for a bargain .
我的朋友最会发现便宜货。
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Dogs have a keen sense of smell .
狗的嗅觉很灵敏。
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I 'm not keen on spicy food .
我不喜欢加有香料的食物。
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Most managements are keen to avoid strikes .
大多数经营者都很希望避免罢工的发生。
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He was a small-time lawyer keen to be someone .
他是个没有什么名堂却总想出人头地的律师。
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Tom 's very keen on Anna .
汤姆迷上了安娜。
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Companies are increasingly keen to contract out peripheral activities like training
公司越来越倾向于把像培训这样的非核心业务外包出去。
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He is keen to point out the benefits which the family network can provide .
他很乐意指出家庭网络可以带来的好处。
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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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They are keen to get the negotiating process back on the rails
他们热切希望使谈判重新步入正轨。
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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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He has the keen eye and robust approach needed .
他具备了所需的敏锐的洞察力和坚定的行事态度。
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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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My father was very keen that I should fulfill my potential
我父亲热切地希望我能够发挥出自身的潜力。
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You 're not keen on going , are you ?
你不太想去，是吗？
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Americans are never too keen to leave their beloved country
美国人从不急于离开他们热爱的国家。
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I can see you have a keen sense of humour .
我能看出你极具幽默感。
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Steve was keen to get all the dirt he could on her
史蒂夫一心想要搜罗关于她的一切丑闻。
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She 's still keen to keep in touch
她仍旧很愿意保持联系。
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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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They 'll be keen to enhance their reputation abroad
他们会非常渴望提高他们在国外的声誉。
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Firms are now keen to hold on to the people they recruit .
各公司现在都急切地想要留住招聘来的员工。
指对即将发生的事情或想要做的事情感到热切和兴奋的，含有迫不及待之意，常后接介词 for 或动词不定式。
All the students in her class are eager to learn.
她班上的学生都渴望学习。
She is eager for success.
她渴望取胜。
Our company is eager to expand into new markets.
我们公司急欲开辟新的市场。
指非常激动或迫不及待地想要进一步了解某事的，只作表语。
We waited agog for the next part of his story.
我们急切地等他讲下一段故事。
They are all agog to know the news about the World Cup.
他们都渴望获知有关世界杯足球赛的消息。
指非常急切地想做某事或渴望某事发生的。
He is anxious to improve his working conditions.
他急于改善自己的工作条件。
The management is anxious to avoid another strike.
管理层亟欲避免另一场罢工。
指迫切渴望某事发生而不想等待的，只作表语。
These soldiers are impatient to leave Iraq.
这些士兵迫不及待地想要离开伊拉克。
She is impatient for her husband to come back.
她盼着丈夫快点回来。
指因兴趣或欲望强烈而急于做某事或渴望某事发生的，通常后接介词 on 或动词不定式。
She was keen on going to the picnic.
她很想参加这次野餐。
They were keen on going to Europe in the spring.
他们热切盼望春天去欧洲。
She is keen to pass the exams.
她迫切想要通过考试。
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