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单词 keen
释义
keen
adjective
uk
/kiːn/
us
/kiːn/

keenadjective(EAGER)

B1
veryinterested,eager, orwanting(to do) something very much
热衷的;热心的;渴望的
They were very keentostartworkassoonaspossible.他们渴望尽早开始工作。
Joanwantedto go to amoviebut I wasn't keen(= I didn'twantto go).琼想去看电影,可我不想去。
She's a keentennisplayer.她热衷于打网球。
She'skeen on(playing)tennis.她很喜欢打网球。
UKMy son'smadkeen oncycling.我儿子对骑自行车很着迷。
He'sratherkeenonagirlin hisschool(= he is veryattractedto her).他迷上了学校里的一个女孩子。
More examples
  • Prince Charles is a keenpoloplayer.
  • They've been keenwalkerseversince theyreadabout thebenefitsofexercise.
  • Doctors areshortoftimetolistenand arethereforekeen todishoutdrugswheneverthey can.
  • "What did hethinkofyoursuggestion?" "I don'tthinkhe was too keen."
  • With anelectionapproaching, theprimeministeris keen tomaintainhispopularity.

keenadjective(STRONG)

extremeor verystrong
强烈的,激烈的
Manypeopleare taking a keeninterest(= a verygreatinterest)in theresultof thevote.许多人对投票结果表现出浓厚的兴趣。
C1
very good or welldeveloped
敏锐的;敏捷的
a keensenseofsmell灵敏的嗅觉

keenadjective(SHARP)

literary
verysharp
尖利的;寒风刺骨的
a keennorthwind寒冷刺骨的北风

Idiom

(as) keen as mustard
keen
verb[I]
literary
uk
/kiːn/
us
/kiːn/
to make aloud,long,sadsound,especiallybecause someone hasdied
(尤指因某人死去而)恸哭

keenness

noun[U]uk
/ˈkiːn.nəs/
us
/ˈkiːn.nəs/
thequalityof being keen
热衷;渴望

Examplesofkeen

keen
The tester explains that she wants to know what food the child likes and what he is not tookeenon.
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I can be perfectly rational in believing that my faculty of vision is keener than my companions.
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As a result, although he waskeento reflect the sense of local culture in his school, he was somewhat selective.
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His extraordinary ability and strength of character were indicated in abundance from the early years of his youth, together with rare scholarship andkeenintellect.
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This created consternation even among non-governmental members who werekeenfor more diversified sources of funding.
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In pursuit of this latter goal it was evident that children werekeento resist separation from parents by almost any means.
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There was little discussion in any of the focus groups on this topic and none of the participants werekeento discuss it.
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These are relatively hard to get hold of, but contain a wealth of fascinating itineraries to keep the keenest geologist busy.
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One of the big ideas in the play is power, and we werekeento find a way of investigating this in the choruses.
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But the quest for unknown landscapes, and the search for the exotic remainedkeen.
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The middling sorts werekeenconsumers of publicly performed music as well as avid makers of music in their homes.
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In sum, there are indications that with donor backing, civil society is a sector which sections of government are neitherkeennor able to ignore.
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Despite this volume being primarily written for the specialist the written style and scope also provide ample interest for thekeenamateur.
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Specifically, the authors make thekeenobservation that the use of visual aids tends to take the audience's attention away from the presenter.
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People were not, therefore, generally verykeento 'trade down' and they were even more opposed to the idea of moving into rented accommodation.
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