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adj.锋利的,敏锐的,敏捷的,热心的,渴望的

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/ki:n; kin/
adj (-er, -est)
1 ~ (to do sth/that...) eager; enthusiastic 热切的; 热情的; 热心的
*a keen swimmer 喜好游泳的人
* I'm not keen to go again. 我不太想再去了.
* She's keen that we should go. 她热情地叫我们去.
2 (of feelings, etc) intense; strong; deep (指感情等)热烈的, 强烈的, 深刻的
*a keen desire, interest, sense of loss 强烈的愿望、兴趣、失落感.
3 (of the senses) highly developed (指感觉)灵敏的, 敏锐的
*Dogs have a keen sense of smell. 狗的嗅觉很灵敏.
4 (of the mind) quick to understand (指头脑)敏捷的, 精明的
*a keen wit, intelligence 敏捷的头脑、很强的理解力.
5 [esp attrib 尤作定语] (of the points and cutting edges of knives, etc) sharp (指刀等的尖和刃)锋利的, 快的
*a keen blade, edge 锋利的刀片、刀刃.
6 (of a wind) bitterly cold (指风)刺骨的, 凛冽的.
7 (Brit) (of prices) low; very competitive (指价格)低廉的, 竞争力强的.
8 (idm 习语) (as) ,keen as `mustard (infml 口) extremely eager or enthusiastic 极热心的; 极热情的. keen on sth/sb (infml 口)
(a) interested in sth 热衷于某事物
*keen on (playing) tennis 很喜欢(打)网球.
(b) fond of sb/sth 喜爱某人[某事物]
*He seemed mad keen on (ie very interested in) my sister. 他发疯似的爱着我妹妹.
* I'm not too keen on jazz. 我不太喜欢爵士乐.
(c) enthusiastic about sth 对某事物满腔热情的
*She's not very keen on the idea. 她对那主张不很感兴趣.
* Mrs Hill is keen on Tom's marrying Susan. 希尔太太很希望汤姆能和苏珊结婚.

/ki:n; kin/
v [I] (usu in the continuous tenses 通常用于进行时态) lament a dead person by wailing 为死者恸哭、哀号
*keening over her murdered son 恸哭她那被谋害的儿子.

n Irish funeral song accompanied by wailing 爱尔兰哀歌(边哭边唱).

keen


Giani Sant Singh Maskeen (1934 – 18 February 2005) , ) was a Sikh Scholar and Theologian known for his expertise of Gurmat and Gurbani.
1. He is a keen and resourceful politician.
    他是个头脑敏锐又足智多谋的政治家。

2. He talked of the old college days when he and Gaston had been best friends, of the days of keen ambitions and large intentions.
    谈他在大学里与加斯顿是好朋友,谈那时曾雄心勃勃,志向高远。

3. Dogs have a keen sense of smell.
    狗的嗅觉很灵敏.

4. A third, a keen viewer of TV theatre, recognized a phrase in the poem which had been used as the title of a recent play.
    第三个学生是电视剧的热心观众,他记起了最近有一出剧就是用这首诗中的一句话作为剧名。

5. She is keen on algebra.
    她对代数极感兴趣。

6. Some really keen enthusiasts go so far as to build their own record players and radio transmitters.
    有些真正的狂热家甚至自己制造电唱机和无线电发射机。

7. Mrs. Miller is very keen on art.
    米勒太太对艺术很感兴趣。

8. Competition between bidders for this valuable painting has been keen.
    拍卖时各出价人对这幅名画竞争很激烈.

9. But a keen appetite for pleasure even in its simplest and most modest forms.
    而且还带来了寻找乐趣的强烈欲望,那怕是最简单的、最低等的乐趣。

10. Building garages and making furniture. Some really keen enthusiasts go so far as to build their own computers.
    有些热衷于自己动手的人甚至自己组装电脑。

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