keen

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. 敏銳的[ADJ n]

They described him as a man of keen intellect. 他們把他描述成一個(gè)才思敏銳的人。

2. keenlyADV 敏銳地

They're keenly aware that whatever they decide will set a precedent. 他們敏銳地意識(shí)到無(wú)論他們決定怎么做，都會(huì)開(kāi)創(chuàng)先例。

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

...an amateur artist with a keen eye for detail. …一位對(duì)細(xì)節(jié)有敏銳洞察力的業(yè)余藝術(shù)家。

4. keenlyADV 靈敏地[ADV with v]

Charles listened keenly. 查爾斯豎起耳朵聽(tīng)著。

5. ADJ A keen interest or emotion is one that is very intense. 強(qiáng)烈的[英國(guó)英語(yǔ)]

He had retained a keen interest in the progress of the work. 他一直對(duì)工作的進(jìn)展保持著強(qiáng)烈的興趣。

6. keenlyADV 強(qiáng)烈地

She remained keenly interested in international affairs. 她一直對(duì)國(guó)際事務(wù)有強(qiáng)烈的興趣。

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

You're not keen on going, are you?

你不是很想走，對(duì)嗎？

8. keennessN-UNCOUNT 渴望

...Doyle's keenness to please. …多伊爾的極欲討好心態(tài)。

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

I wasn't too keen on physics and chemistry. 我對(duì)物理和化學(xué)并不太熱衷。

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. 著迷的

She was a keen amateur photographer. 她是一個(gè)癡迷的業(yè)余攝影師。

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[英國(guó)英語(yǔ)]

12. keenlyADV 激烈地

The contest should be very keenly fought. 比賽應(yīng)該爭(zhēng)奪很激烈。

13. V to lament the dead 哀悼