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n.钥匙,关键,解答,(打字机等的)键,调子,对译本,(开钟表、发条的)栓,要害 vt.调节...的音调,锁上,插上栓,提供线索 vi.使用钥匙 n.[乐]键,调,基调

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key为小学词汇   词频:1399

词形变化:

名词复数:keys 动词过去式:keyed 过去分词:keyed 现在分词:keying 第三人称单数:keys

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melody  rhythm  measure  rhyme  pitch  timbre  tone  scale  diapason  key  clef  modulation  syncopationcolor  hue  tint  tinge  dye  complexion  shade  tincture  cast  coloration  glow  flush  tone  key  coloring  tone    

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key


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n
1 [C] metal instrument shaped so that it will move the bolt of a lock (and so lock or unlock sth) 钥匙
*turn the key in the lock 转动锁孔中的钥匙
* the car keys 汽车钥匙
* the key to the front door 前门的钥匙
* have a duplicate key cut, ie made 配钥匙. =>illus 见插图.
2 [C] similar instrument for grasping and turning sth, eg for winding a clock 类似钥匙的器具(如上钟表发条用的)
*Where's the key for turning off the radiator? 关散热器的开关在哪里?
3 [C]
(a) (music 音) set of related notes, based on a particular note, and forming the basis of (part of) a piece of music 调
*a sonata in the key of E flat major/A minor 一首降E大调[A小调]奏鸣曲
* This piece changes key many times. 这首曲子有多处变调.
(b) (fig 比喻) general tone or style of sth (事 物的)基调, 调子, 调门儿
*Her speech was all in the same key, ie monotonous. 她的演说自始至终是一个调子(单调乏味).
4 [C] any of the set of levers that are pressed by the fingers to operate a typewriter, piano, etc (打字机、钢琴等的)键. =>illus at App
1 见附录1插图, pages x, xi.
5 [C]
(a) set of answers to exercises or problems 题解; 答案
*a book of language tests, complete with key 附答案的语言测验试题集.
(b) explanation of the symbols used in a coded message or on a map, diagram, etc (地图、图表等上的)略语表, 符号表, 凡例, 图例.
6 [C usu sing 通常作单数] ~ (to sth) thing that provides access, control or understanding 关键; 要诀
*Diet and exercise are the key (to good health). 吃固定食物、做运动是(身体健康的)关键.
* The key to the whole affair was his jealousy. 整个事情的症结是因为他忌妒.
7 [sing] roughness given to a surface so that plaster or paint will stick to it (助灰浆或颜料附着的)粗糙表面
*Gently sand the plastic to provide a key for the paint. 用砂纸在塑料上轻轻打磨出粗糙面以便涂颜料.
8 [C] (botany 植) winged fruit of some trees, eg the ash and elm 翅果(如 、榆等树的果实). =>illus at App
1 见附录1插图, page i.
9 (idm 习语) under lock and key => lock2.

adj [attrib 作定语] very important or essential 极重要的; 关键性的
*a key figure in the dispute 争论中的关键人物
* a key industry, speech, position 重要的工业、讲话、位置.

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v
1 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (in) (computing 计) type in (data) using a keyboard 用键盘输入(数据)
*I've keyed this sentence (in) three times, and it's still wrong!我把这个句子输入了三次, 可是仍然不对!
2 [Tn] roughen (a surface) so that plaster or paint will stick to it 将(表面)弄粗糙(以便附着灰浆或颜料).
3 (phr v) key sth to sth
(a) make sth similar to sth else 使某事物与他事物相似
*She keyed her mood to that of the other guests. 她控制住情绪使之与其他客人一致.
(b) make sth suitable for sth else 使某事物与他事物相适应
*The farm was keyed to the needs of the local people. 农场按当地人的需要作了调整. key sb up (usu passive 通常用于被动语态) make sb excited, nervous or tense 使某人激动或紧张
*The manager warned us not to get too keyed up before the big match. 领队告诫我们在大赛之前不要太激动.

key


Landkey is a small village in the county of Devon in the south-west of England with a population of 2274. It is situated from the nearest town of Barnstaple.
1. Education is one of the key words of our time.
    教育是我们这个时代的关键词之一。

2. Betty: Can I have the key to the front door , please?
    贝蒂:我可以带前门钥匙吗?

3. Bits of broken glass, lengths of string, a key to a door long since decayed away, a rusty knife-blade, old shoes saved for a road that never was and never will be, a nail bent under the weight of things too heavy for any nail, a dried flower or two s
    碎玻璃块;小线头儿;一扇早已朽败的门上的钥匙;一把锈蚀的刀;一双为某条从来没有、将来也不会有的路而准备的旧鞋;一颗弯折的钉,它所承受过的重量足以弄折任何钉子;一两支干花,仍散发出几许花香。

4. Bad as well as good moods add flavor to life and build character. The key is balance.
    坏情绪和好情绪都给我们的生活增添了风味,也构成了我们的性格,关键是要平衡。

5. The key to a solution of that problem lay in an everyday observation.
    可以从我们的日常生活观察中找到这个问题的答案。

6. The key is to be satisfied with gradual improvement, expecting and accepting the occasional slips that come with any change.
    关键是你要对逐渐的进步感到满足,要预见到并接受可能伴随这种改变而来的偶尔失误。

7. The key to escape is the smaller tunnel that runs between the two train tunnels.
    逃生出口的关键所在是运行于两条火车主隧道间的一条小隧道。

8. Telecommunications is also a key to Shanghai's dream of becoming a top financial center.
    通信工程也是上海实现其成为一流金融中心这一梦想的关键。

9. ´Well, I´d prefer to stay here,´ I said. ´You see, I´ve forgotten my key
    "可我更愿意呆在这儿,"我说,"您瞧,我忘带钥匙了。"

10. ´My key,´ I shouted.
    "钥匙!"我喊道。

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