keen
adj
verb
kiːn
adj
1
WANT STH
想要某物
wanting
to
do
something
or
wanting
something
to
happen
very
much
[尤英] 热衷的,渴望的,热切的;
especially BrE
keen
to
do
sth
He
told
me
that
he
was
keen
to
help.
他告诉我说他很想帮忙。
keen
on
doing
sth
I
wasn’t
keen
on
going
there
on
my
own.
我不想一个人去那里。
keen
for
sth
to
happen
The
government
is
keen
for
peace
talks
to
start
again.
该政府渴望重启和平会谈。
keen
that
The
chairman
is
keen
that
the
company
should
expand
its
product
range.
主席热切期望公司能够扩充其产品种类。
2
LIKE
喜欢
to
like
someone
or
something
[英,口] 喜欢某人/某物
BrE spoken
I’m
not
keen
on
cabbage.
我不喜欢吃卷心菜。
not
too/not
very/not
that
keen
on
sth
She
likes
Biology,
but
she’s
not
too
keen
on
Physics.
她喜欢生物学,但不大喜欢物理。
My
flatmates
want
to
have
a
party,
but
I’m
not
keen
on
the
idea
.
我同公寓的室友想办个派对,但我却不喜欢这个主意。
3
HOBBY/INTEREST
爱好/兴趣
someone
who
is
keen
on
something
is
very
interested
in
it
or
enjoys
doing
it
very
much
[尤英] 着迷的,有强烈兴趣的
especially BrE spoken
a
keen
photographer
一个热衷于摄影的人
keen
golfers
热衷于打高尔夫球的人
[+
on
]
Daniel’s
very
keen
on
tennis.
丹尼尔对网球有强烈的兴趣。
mad
keen
on
sth
I
was
mad
keen
on
dinosaurs
when
I
was
little.
我小时候对恐龙非常着迷。
She
takes
a
keen
interest
in
politics
and
current
affairs.
她对政治和时事极感兴趣。
4
EAGER TO WORK/LEARN
渴望工作/学习
someone
who
is
keen
is
eager
to
work
or
learn
and
enjoys
doing
it
〔对工作或学习〕渴望的,热衷的
keen
students
求知若渴的学生
The
kids
in
my
class
are
all
very
keen.
我班上的学生学习态度都非常积极。
She
was
new
in
the
job
and
keen
as
mustard
(=very
keen)
.
她刚开始做这工作,热情很高。
5
SIGHT/SMELL/HEARING
视力/嗅觉/听觉
a
keen
sense
of
smell
or
keen
sight
or
hearing
is
an
extremely
good
ability
to
smell
etc
灵敏的,敏锐的
Dogs
have
a
very
keen
sense
of
smell.
狗的嗅觉十分灵敏。
She
has
a
keen
eye
for
(=is
good
at
noticing)
talent
.
她很识才。
6
MIND
思维能力
someone
with
a
keen
mind
is
quick
to
understand
things
敏捷的,敏锐的
a
keen
understanding
of
commerce
对商业敏锐的理解力
With
her
keen
mind
and
good
business
sense,
she
soon
became
noticed.
敏捷的思维和良好的商业头脑使她很快就受到了人们的注意。
7
FEELING
感觉
a
keen
feeling
is
one
that
is
strong
and
deep
〔感觉〕强烈的; 深厚的
As
she
walked
away,
Joe
felt
a
keen
sense
of
loss.
她走了,乔感到一阵强烈的失落感。
8
COMPETITION
竞争
used
to
describe
a
situation
in
which
people
compete
strongly
〔竞争〕激烈的
We
won
the
contest
in
the
face
of
keen
competition
.
面对激烈的竞争我们赢得了比赛。
9
ATTRACTED
着迷的
to
be
sexually
attracted
to
someone
对某人十分着迷
BrE
10
SHARP
锋利的
a
keen
knife
or
blade
is
extremely
sharp
[文]〔 刀、刃〕锋利的
literary 〔
11
WIND
风
a
keen
wind
is
cold
and
strong
[过时] 寒冷刺骨的
old-fashioned
12
PRICES
价格
keen
prices
are
low
[英] 低廉的
BrE
I
was
keenly
aware
of
the
dangers.
我深知其危险。
verb
13
to
sing
a
loud,
sad
song
for
someone
who
has
died
[旧] 〔为死者〕哀歌,唱挽歌