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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2280 COCA: 6508

keen

1 keen /ˈkiːn/ adjective
keener; keenest
1 keen
/ˈkiːn/
adjective
keener; keenest
Learner's definition of KEEN
[also more keen; most keen]
: having or showing an ability to think clearly and to understand what is not obvious or simple about something思维敏捷的;机智的;精明的
: very strong and sensitive : highly developed灵敏的;敏锐的
: very excited about and interested in something热衷的;着迷的
: feeling a strong and impatient desire to do something渴望的;热切的
: strong or intense强烈的;浓烈的;激烈的
informal + old-fashioned : very good : wonderful极好的;了不起的
◊ This sense is now usually used in a playful or ironic way.此义项现通常用于开玩笑或讽刺。
see also peachy keen
literary : having a sharp edge or point锋利的;锐利的
British, of a price : very low(价格)低廉的

(as) keen as mustard

British
: very excited and interested : very enthusiastic极感兴趣;极为热心

keen on

: very excited about and interested in (something)热衷于;对…喜爱
chiefly British : interested in or attracted to (someone)对(某人)着迷

— keenly

adverb

— keenness

/ˈkiːnnəs/ noun
[noncount]
[singular]
2 keen /ˈkiːn/ verb
keens; keened; keening
2 keen
/ˈkiːn/
verb
keens; keened; keening
Learner's definition of KEEN
[no object] old-fashioned + literary
: to make a loud and long cry of sorrow恸哭;哀号
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2280 COCA: 6508

keen

1 of 3

adjective

1
a
: intellectually alert : having or characteristic of a quick penetrating mind
a keen student
a keen awareness of the problem
also : shrewdly astute
a keen assessment
b
: extremely sensitive in perception
keen eyes
a keen sense of smell
c
: sharply contested
keen competition
keen debate
2
a(1)
: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness : enthusiastic
a keen swimmer
(2)
: eager
was keen to begin
b
of emotion or feeling : intense
the keen delight in the chase F. W. Maitland
3
: wonderful, excellent
a keen idea
4
a
: having a fine edge or point : sharp
a knife with a keen blade
b
: affecting one as if by cutting
keen sarcasm
c
: pungent to the sense
a keen scent
keenly adverb
keenness noun

keen

2 of 3

verb

keened; keening; keens

intransitive verb

1
a
: to make a loud and long cry of sorrow : to lament with a keen
b
: to make a sound suggestive of a loud cry of sorrow
a keening siren
2
: to lament, mourn, or complain loudly

transitive verb

: to utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry
keened our sorrow Punch
keener noun

keen

3 of 3

noun

: a lamentation for the dead uttered in a loud wailing voice or sometimes in a wordless cry
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2280 COCA: 6508
keen

adjective

(especially BrE) eager/enthusiastic急切;熱心VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES VERBSappear, be, look, seem, sound顯得熱心;熱心;看上去熱心;好像熱心;聽起來熱心remain依然熱心ADVERBextremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常熱心She's a very keen gardener.她非常熱愛園藝。desperately, especially, more than, particularly, terribly特別熱心;狂熱He's particularly keen on football.他特別喜愛足球。not at all, not exactly, not overly, not too一點兒也不/並非真的/沒有過度/不太熱心The banks were not at all keen to lend to somebody who actually seemed to need money.銀行一點兒也不熱心於把錢貸給那些看上去真正需要錢的人。equally同樣熱心She is extremely keen to remain with the police and we are equally keen to retain her.她特別想留在警察部門,而我們也同樣想要留住她。always總是熱心She was always keen to hear the local gossip.她總是熱衷於打聽當地的街談巷議。obviously明顯熱心naturally, understandably自然地/合情理地熱心She was naturally keen to make a good impression.她自然很想給人留個好印象。PREPOSITIONfor渴望They were desperately keen for information.他們當時迫切需要信息。on對⋯着迷Sally's quite keen on the idea.薩莉對這個主意很感興趣。PHRASESas keen as mustard (= very keen) (BrE, informal) 極為熱心;極其渴望

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