keen /kiːn/ CET4 TEM4 ( keener, keenest )

• 1. 

  ADJ If you say that someone has a keen mind, you mean that they are very clever and aware of what is happening around them. 敏锐的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  They described him as a man of keen intellect.

  他们把他描述成一个才思敏锐的人。

• 2. 

  keenly ADV 敏锐地

  例：

  They're keenly aware that whatever they decide will set a precedent.

  他们敏锐地意识到无论他们决定怎么做，都会开创先例。

• 3. 

  ADJ If you have a keen eye or ear, you are able to notice things that are difficult to detect. 灵敏的

  例：

  ...an amateur artist with a keen eye for detail.

  …一位对细节有敏锐洞察力的业余艺术家。

• 4. 

  keenly ADV 灵敏地 [ADV with v]

  例：

  Charles listened keenly.

  查尔斯竖起耳朵听着。

• 5. 

  ADJ A keen interest or emotion is one that is very intense. 强烈的 [英国英语]

  例：

  He had retained a keen interest in the progress of the work.

  他一直对工作的进展保持着强烈的兴趣。

• 6. 

  keenly ADV 强烈地

  例：

  She remained keenly interested in international affairs.

  她一直对国际事务有强烈的兴趣。

• 7. 

  ADJ If you are keen on doing something, you very much want to do it. 渴望的 [v-link ADJ]

  例：

  You're not keen on going, are you?

  你不是很想走，对吗？

• 8. 

  keenness N-UNCOUNT 渴望

  例：

  ...Doyle's keenness to please.

  …多伊尔的极欲讨好心态。

• 9. 

  ADJ If you are keen on something, you like it a lot and are very enthusiastic about it. 热衷的 [v-link ADJ 'on' n]

  例：

  I wasn't too keen on physics and chemistry.

  我对物理和化学并不太热衷。

• 10. 

  ADJ You use keen to indicate that someone has a lot of enthusiasm for a particular activity and spends a lot of time doing it. 着迷的

  例：

  She was a keen amateur photographer.

  她是一个痴迷的业余摄影师。

• 11. 

  ADJ A keen fight or competition is one in which the competitors are all trying very hard to win, and it is not easy to predict who will win. 激烈的 [英国英语]

• 12. 

  keenly ADV 激烈地

  例：

  The contest should be very keenly fought.

  比赛应该争夺很激烈。

• 13. 

  V to lament the dead 哀悼