key
[ki:]
n.键, 关键, 钥匙, 答案
adj.关键的, 主要的
vt.键入, 用钥匙锁上, 为 ... 调音
n.暗礁,低岛
n.<俚> 一公斤(大麻等)
例句与用法:
Gently sand the plastic to provide a key for the paint.
用砂纸在塑料上轻轻打磨出粗糙面以便涂颜料。
She keyed in all the new data.
她键入了所有的新数据。
He put the key in the lock and turned it.
他把钥匙插入锁里转动。
Do you know the key to the problem?
你知道这道题的答案吗?
He is a key witness in this case.
在这个案件中,他是一个主要见证人。
词形变化:
名词复数: keys | 动词过去式: keyed | 动词过去分词: keyed | 动词现在分词: keying | 动词第三人称单数: keys |
n.[C]
1. 钥匙
2. 图例; 题解
3. (解决问题的)线索; 秘诀; 答案
The detective believes the missing gun is the key to the mystery.
那侦探认为那把丢失的枪是侦破这宗疑案的线索。
4. (钢琴, 打字机等的)键
5. 【音】调
The song is written in the key of D.
这首歌是用D调谱写的。
6. 关键, 要害; 关键人物
The quarterback was the key of their team.
那四分后卫是他们队的灵魂人物。
This is the key to world peace.
这是世界和平的关键。
vt.
1. 锁上; 插上
2. 【音】为……调音
The musicians keyed their instruments just before the concert began.
乐师们在音乐会快开始前为乐器调了音。
3. 用键盘输入(信息等)[(+in/into)]
a.
重要的, 基本的, 关键的[B]
Self-confidence is the key factor in any successful career.
自信是任何成功之道的关键因素。
短语词组:
key up
1. 激励; 使兴奋
The thought of the coming adventure keyed him up to a state of great excitement.
他一想到即将来临的冒险就感到极度兴奋。
key
名词复数:keys
过去式:keyed
过去分词:keyed
现在进行时:keying
词形变化:
名词复数: keys | 动词过去式: keyed | 动词过去分词: keyed | 动词现在分词: keying | 动词第三人称单数: keys |
词义辨析:
同义:
n.钥匙; 提示
opener
clue
n.题解; 答案; 说明
answer
explanation
lead
n.音调
tone
pitch
note
同义参见:
explication
reference
cardinal
cue
island
highlight
key1[ki:]n.1.■钥匙2.■关键;秘诀,要领3.■(解决问题等的)方法,手段;线索4.■(试题等的)解答,答案;解释;说明5.■谜底6.■(外语书的)直译本7.■(钢琴等的)键8.■图例,图解;(辞书等的)符号表,略语表9.■(地理上的)要冲;关隘;门户10.■(对事物的)支配权11.■声调;(文章等的)格调,基调,风格12.■(感情等的)激烈程度13.■(图画、照片等的)基本色调14.■必不可少(或重要)的人(或物)15.■【音乐】调,音调;基调;主音调16.■【机械学】17.■楔,栓,销18.■(上钟表发条等的)钥匙,扳手19.■【建筑学】拱顶石;底层灰泥20.■【电工学】电键,电钥21.■(广告上的)索引标号22.■【植物学】翅果23.■【生物学】检索表24.■[复数]【宗教】精神权威;教皇的神权;(天国的)钥匙25.■【篮球】罚球区adj.1.■基本的;主要的;关键的2.■顶呱呱的,非常好的,最好的vt.1.■【音乐】调整…的调子;给…调音to key an instrument调整乐器的音调2.■为…定基调;使带有…语调:The letter is keyed to a tone of sarcasm.使该信带有一种讥讽的语气。3.■(用钥匙)锁住;(用销、栓等)插上;使固定(常与in, on连用):to key a bolt插上螺栓4.■使和谐;使适应:to key a programme to the younger audience使节目适合年轻观众5.■【绘画】使有某种色调(或色彩)6.■为…提供答案(或题解、符号表等)7.■【生物学】(用检索表)鉴定8.■【建筑学】9.■用拱顶石装饰(in)10.■粘合11.■将(墙等的表面)弄毛糙12.■键盘输入;(用键盘)操纵;(用键盘式排字机)排字13.■(给广告)加索引标号vi.1.■使用钥匙2.■使用键盘;发报3.■用楔子绷紧担架帆布4.■【美式橄榄球】,盯防,盯住;盯住对方的跑动;密切注视(常与 on连用)all in the same key单调地,千篇一律地false keys撬锁器get (或 have) the key of the street被关在屋外,在街上过夜;流浪街头,无家可归golden (或silver) keys贿金,贿赂hold the keys of支配,控制House of Keys英国马恩岛下议院in a minor key带着忧虑的心情;伤感地,忧郁地用低调地in key (with)(与)…协调,(与)…合拍King's (或 queen's) keys(警察捕人时破门而入所用的)撬棍,榔头key of a cipher (或 romance)解说(或探索)秘密的关键key of Russia斯摩棱斯克(Smolensk)的别称key of the mediterranean直布罗陀要塞(The fortress of Gibraltar) 的别称key of the Nile T T形十字(古埃及生命的象征)的别称keys of Rome罗马教皇的权限key to the boardroom被任命为公司董事会成员key to the executive washroom位居企业管理高层;地位显要lay (或 put) the key under the door闭门而去off key走调地,不合拍地on key合调地;协调地,和谐地out of key (with)(与)…不和谐;(与)…不合拍power of the keys教皇的权威turn the key on把…锁在门里under lock and key郑重保管变形n.keys key2[ki:]n.1.■暗礁;礁;低岛;珊瑚礁 key3[ki:]n.1.■[俚语]2.■(大麻等麻醉品的)一公斤,一公斤麻醉品(尤指大麻)3.■典型的名牌大学学生,有名牌大学学生派头的人
keykey[ki:]n.1.■(=cay, quay)暗礁
(pl. -eys)
- a small piece of shaped metal with incisions cut to fit the wards of a particular lock, and which is placed into a lock and turned to open or close it
钥匙
■a similar implement for operating a switch in the form of a lock, especially one operating the ignition of a motor vehicle
开锁状物的工具;汽车打火钥匙
■an instrument for grasping and turning a screw, peg, or nut, especially one for winding a clock or turning a valve
(拧螺丝钉、木钉、螺帽,尤指上发条或旋阀门用的)钥匙,扳手
■a pin, bolt, or wedge inserted between other pieces, or fitting into a hole or space designed for it, so as to lock parts together
销子,楔,栓 - one of several buttons on a panel for operating a typewriter, word processor, or computer terminal
(操作打字机、文字处理器或计算机终端的)键
■a lever depressed by the finger in playing an instrument such as the organ, piano, flute, or concertina
琴键
■a lever operating a mechanical device for making or breaking an electric circuit, for example in telegraphy
电键,电钥 - a thing that provides a means of gaining access to or understanding something
(接近、进入或理解某事的)关键
the key to Derek's behaviour may lie submerged in his unhappy past.
弄清德里克行为的关键可能隐匿在他不幸的过去中。
■an explanatory list of symbols used in a map, table, etc
(地图、图表等上的)符号表,凡例
■a set of answers to exercises or problems
(练习或问题的)答案
■a word or system for solving a cipher or code
密码本
■the first move in the solution of a chess problem
(下棋的)关键一着
■(Computing)a field in a record which is used to identify that record uniquely
(计算机)关键码 - (Music)a group of notes based on a particular note and comprising a scale, regarded as forming the tonal basis of a piece or passage of music
(乐)调,主调
the key of E minor.
E小调。
■the tone or pitch of someone's voice
人的声调
his voice had changed to a lower key.
他的声音变成了低调。
■(figurative)the prevailing tone or tenor of a piece of writing, situation, etc
(喻)(文章、形势等)主调,基调
it was like the sixties all over again, in a new, more austerely intellectual key.
在一种新的更加质朴的智力的基调中,好像又全都回到了60年代之中。
■the prevailing range of tones or intensities in a painting
(绘画的)基本色调
these mauves, lime greens, and saffron yellows recall the high key of El Greco's palette.
这些紫红色、石灰绿色和藏红花黄色让人回想起格列柯色调的高强度。 - the dry winged fruit of an ash, maple, or sycamore, typically growing in bunches; a samara
(岑树、枫树或无花果树的)翼果 - the part of a first coat of wall plaster that passes between the laths and so secures the rest
板条间首层灰泥
■[in sing]the roughness of a surface, helping the adhesion of plaster or other material
(有助于石膏等黏附的)粗糙表面 - (Basketball)the keyhole-shaped area marked on the court near each basket
(篮球)罚球区
- of paramount or crucial importance
关键的,重要的
she became a key figure in the suffragette movement.
她成为妇女参政运动中的关键人物。
[with obj.]
- enter or operate on (data) by means of a computer keyboard
用计算机键盘输入(或操作)(数据)
she keyed in a series of commands.
她键入了一系列命令。
[no obj.]a hacker caused considerable disruption after keying into a vital database.
一名黑客进入一个重要数据库后造成了巨大的破坏。 - [with obj. and adverbial](一般作 be keyed)fasten (something) in position with a pin, wedge, or bolt
用别针(或楔子,栓)固定
the coils may be keyed into the slots by fibre wedges.
线圈可以用纤维楔固定在槽中。
■(key something to)make something fit in with or be linked to
使符合,使相关
this optimism is keyed to the possibility that the US might lead in the research field.
这种乐观与美国领先该研究领域的可能性相关。
■(key someone/thing into/in with)cause someone or something to be in harmony with
使和谐
to those who are keyed into his lunatic sense of humour, the arrival of any Bergman movie is a major comic event.
对于那些喜欢他那种疯狂幽默感的人们来说,伯格曼推出的任何一场电影都是重大的喜剧事件。 - roughen (a surface) to help the adhesion of plaster or other material
(为便于黏附)将(表面)弄粗糙 - word (an advertisement in a particular periodical), typically by varying the form of the address given, so as to identify the publication generating particular responses
(为便于确定对广告的反应程度而)把索引标号加在(广告)上 - (N. Amer. informal)be the crucial factor in achieving
(北美,非正式)成为获得…的关键要素
Ewing keyed a 73–35 advantage on the boards with twenty rebounds.
埃文以20个篮板球成为保持73比35优势的关键因素。 - (informal)vandalize (a car) by scraping its paint with a key
(非正式)用钥匙刮漆破坏(汽车);用钥匙刮划(汽车)的表漆
in (或 out of) key
- in (or out of) harmony
(不)协调
this vaguely uplifting conclusion is out of key with the body of his book.
这个令人糊里糊涂地振奋的结论与该书的主体不协调。
- 见 lock
keyed
adjective
keyer
noun
keyless
adjective
语源
- Old English cæg, cæge, of unknown origin
key someone up
- (一般作 be keyed up)make someone nervous, tense, or excited, especially before an important event
(尤指在重要事件前)使紧张,使兴奋
key2
noun
- a low-lying island or reef, especially in the Caribbean
(尤指加勒比海中的)低岛,礁。 比较 cay
- late 17th cent.: from Spanish cayo 'shoal, reef', influenced by quay
key
名词 key:
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
something crucial for explaining
pitch of the voice
any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
同义词:tonality
a kilogram of a narcotic drug
a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843)
a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
同义词:cay, Florida key
(basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court
同义词:paint
a list of answers to a test
a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access
mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
同义词:winder
the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
a lever that actuates a mechanism when depressed
动词 key:
identify as in botany or biology, for example
同义词:identify, discover, key out, distinguish, describe, name
provide with a key
vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key
regulate the musical pitch of
harmonize with or adjust to
形容词 key:
serving as an essential component
同义词:cardinal, central, fundamental, primal
effective; producing a desired effect
同义词:operative
key
■A key or scale in which A is the tonic.
A调音阶以A调为主音调的音键或音阶
■A key or scale in which B is the tonic.
B键,B阶以B音为主音调的琴键或音阶
■The DRP system is exactly the key to this problem.
DRP分销管理系统正是解决此问题的关键。
■A key or scale in which D is the tonic.
D键,D阶以D音为主调音的琴键或音阶
■NGIO will benefit several key applications.
NGIO将有益于几个关键的应用。
■Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.
[谚]知识是宝库,实践是钥匙。
■One key issue is when to do NFT?
一个关键的问题是何时进行非功能性测试。
■The key to an entertainer's success is personality.
一个演员成功的关键在于他是否有个性。
■Don't smash the door open;I can find the key.
不要破门而入;我能找到钥匙。
■Do not smash the door open ; I can find the key .
不要破门而入,我能找到钥匙。
■There are tens of key universities in China.
中国有几十所重点大学
■A method of transforming a search key into an address for the purpose of storing and retrieving items or data. The method is often designed to minimize the search time.
为存储和检索数据项或数据,把搜索关键字转换为一个地址的一种方法。该方法常用于减少搜索时间。
■The key pollution indicators are ammonia nitrogen and BOD.
主要污染指标是氨氮和生化需氧量。
■The key question is in focus; why not reach a decision?
主要问题已非常明显,为何不作出结论呢?
■People looked out toward the key.
人们朝小岛的方向望去。
■The injury to their key player could be a decisive factor in the game.
他们主力队员受伤可能是这场比赛胜负的决定性因素。
■They will be thrown fatally out of key with reality.
他们将身不由已,注定会变得与现实格格不入。
■Their team work was the key to their success.
他们的团队合作是取得成功的重要因素。
■He told me they key on the playground.
他告诉我不要把钥匙忘在操场上。
■He concealed his key under the doormat.
他将钥匙藏在门前擦鞋垫下。
■He dived into his pocket for his key.
他把手伸进衣袋里找钥匙。
■He pitched the tune in a lower key.
他把调子定得较低。
■He jammed his key into the lock.
他把钥匙卡在锁里了。
■He put the key in the lock and turned it.
他把钥匙插入锁里转动。
■He concealed the key inside his tie.
他把钥匙藏在领带里面。
■As he picked up the envelope, a key dropped out.
他拣起信封时,一把钥匙掉了出来。
■He pulled out the key of his closet.
他拿出他房间的钥匙。
■He lifted the mat and slid the key under (it).
他掀起垫子把钥匙悄悄放在下面。
■He fished in his pocket for the key.
他搜囗袋想找出钥匙。
■He fumbled about in his pockets for the key.
他摸着衣兜找钥匙。
■He is striking the key of his typewrite.
他敲打着打字机的字键。
■The key to his attitudes is a belief in law.
他最突出的思想特点是相信法律。
■He is in a spot because he'd lost his car key.
他有了麻烦,因为他把汽车钥匙丢了。
■With no key on him he can but wait outside the door.
他没带钥匙,只好在门外等。
■He opened the door with his key.
他用钥匙开了门。
■He gave me a duplicate key of his house.
他给了我另配了一套他房子的钥匙。
■He take off his raincoat and take out the key.
他脱下雨衣,拿出钥匙。
■He took off his raincoat and took out the key.
他脱下雨衣,拿出钥匙。
■He's locked in and nobody knows where the key is.
他被锁在房间里,没有人知道钥匙在什么地方。
■He said his wife have the spare key, so he'd have to go home by taxi.
他说他的妻子带着备用钥匙,所以他要坐出租汽车回家。
■He slipped me the key when nobody was looking.
他趁没人看见把钥匙偷偷地传递给我。
■He chose to make the U.S. the key battleground.
他选择了把美国作为主攻市场。
■The accomplishment of the task depends largely on the solution of this key problem.
任务能否完成在很大程度上取决于这个关键问题的解决。
■Iran was key to the balance in the Persian Gulf.
伊朗是保持波斯湾平衡的关键。
■But no portal can be opened without a key.
但是没有钥匙传送门是不会打开的。
■You may leave your key at the reception desk.
你可以把钥匙留在服务台。
■You never left the key in the lock!
你总不会把钥匙留在锁上吧!
■Do you have a key to open the door with?
你有开这门的钥匙吗?
■Have you got the key of the sideboard on you?
你有餐具柜的钥匙吗?
■You stay near the key,and I'll pass it to you.
你留在篮下,我会传球给你。
key up
1. 激励; 使兴奋
The thought of the coming adventure keyed him up to a state of great excitement.
他一想到即将来临的冒险就感到极度兴奋。