keenadjective | verb 1 keen / kin ; ki:n /adjective 1.WANT STH 想要某物, especially BrEwanting to do something or wanting something to happen very much热衷的,渴望的,热切的;SYNeager 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, be keen on sb / sth BrE spokento like someone or something喜欢某人/某物:
•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, especially BrEsomeone who is keen on something is very interested in it or enjoys doing it very much着迷的,有强烈兴趣的:
•a keen photographer一个热衷于摄影的人
•keen golfers热衷于打高尔夫球的人
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•Daniel's very keen on tennis.丹尼尔对网球有强烈的兴趣。
mad keen on sth spoken ( =very keen on something ) 极其喜爱某事物:
•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, BrEbe keen on sb to be sexually attracted to someone对某人十分着迷 10.SHARP 锋利的, literarya keen knife or blade is extremely sharp〔 刀、刃〕锋利的 11.WIND 风, old-fashioneda keen wind is cold and strong寒冷刺骨的 12.PRICES 价格, BrEkeen prices are low低廉的 —keenly adv:
•I was keenly aware of the dangers.我深知其危险。
—keenness noun U 2 keenverbIold use 1. to sing a loud, sad song for someone who has died〔为死者〕哀歌,唱挽歌